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Tomato Cage Ghost

Easy to make tomato cage ghosts for a cute Halloween decoration
Prep Time15 minutes
Active Time12 minutes
Total Time27 minutes
Yield: 1
Author: Melissa Haines
Cost: $15

Materials

  • tomato cage
  • old sports ball or Styrofoam ball. If you are using a sports ball, find as close to white as you can
  • Packaging tape
  • White LED lights I used a strand of 100 lights
  • An old white t-shirt or small piece of white fabric to go over the ball - If it is not white or has other colors on the ball
  • 1 piece White Fabric - You'll need at least 2 yards More about fabric in notes: I like polyester, or a polyester cotton blend
  • Black foam sheet
  • Fabric Glue or 3in1 craft glue
  • Scissors
  • Binder clips

Instructions

  • Set your tomato cage upside down so that the pointed parts are at the top
  • Push your ball down in between the 4 metal stakes
  • Make sure that the ball is about halfway down, and the stakes are not poking out too much
  • Use the packaging tape to tape the ball and metal stakes
  • If necessary, cut up an old white shirt or use a piece of white fabric large enough to cover the ball and place it over the ball to hide dark colors - tape to secure
  • Place your foot down on the bottom of the cage and start wrapping the lights from the bottom up. The plug end should be on the bottom
  • Use tape to secure the lights in a few places - as needed
  • Take your big fabric and throw it over your tomato cage and ball so that it hangs down all the way to the ground. If you have 2 pieces, then criss-cross the fabric so it goes all the way around the cage (in some cases, you don't need to cover the back)
  • Cut out eyes, and if you want, a mouth and glue it to the ghost's head
  • Note: If you are placing these in the yard, use stakes to hold them down, and if you are in a really windy area, use bricks or something similar to weight them down.
    On porches, add something heavy to the bottom of the cages to hold them in place

Notes

Note about fabric
It should be 2 yards wide and 2 yards long - basically a full square 6ft. x 6 ft. If you can't find wide fabric then, get 4 yards and you'll need to crisscross the fabric
Types of Fabric : My favorite type of fabric to get is polyester because it isn't stiff, it flows. You can also get a blend of polyester and cotton. or buy a full-size white sheet and cut it to fit your cage