Make Paper Doily Ghosts for Halloween

This is such a simple Halloween craft, and chances are you have everything on hand to make paper doily ghosts.

You can use any size and shape paper doilies. I even used some heart doilies that I had used to decorate a flourless chocolate cake.  You can use large round, small round, square, or even heart-shaped doilies to make this adorable little ghost craft.

What you will need:

• Paper doilies
• Scissors
• Black marker
• Twine if making a garland or using it to wrap packages.
• A glue stick

Simple directions to make paper lace doily diy ghosts

1. Cut free-form shapes from the lace part of the doily into the smooth, uncut part, which will be the head.
2. You can use a variety of shapes to create a ghost-like shape.
3. Using a black marker, make oval eyes and maybe a mouth on the ghost’s head. 

How to use your paper doily ghosts

• Use these charming little ghosts for all kinds of Halloween décor, like a garland. Glue them to some twine and hang. I used three colors of twine from my favorite little twine kit. 
• You could add them to a mirror for decoration. You could add a bit of sparkle with some white glitter. 
• Add ghosts to decorate packages or bags. 
• Make tiny paper doily ghosts to add to small gift tags like these. 

Can kids make these paper doily ghosts?

Absolutely! Doilies come in variety packages of 120, and are relatively inexpensive. You can make several ghosts using just one doily. This is a quick craft and could be done in a classroom or at home. 

Doilies are easy to cut, even with a pair of child scissors. 

I love simple holiday crafts that can also be used as gift wrap as well as decor. This one is just so easy, and if you are like me, you probably have a stack of doilies in a drawer.