Viral Ghost Sconce DIY
I saw Cherish Lawson’s Instagram reel about the halloween decor created from sconces and had to try it. They are so cute. The Ghost Sconce DIY is one you can totally do. And the best part about it was that it only cost me $3.23!
Over the years I’ve hoarded a fair amount of materials. So I had a feeling that I could do this DIY with stuff mostly from my stash. My only hiccup was hat but we’ll get to that later. First, you’ll need some old sconces. These should be opaque rather than clear glass. If you have clear, you could probably frost them on your own. Cherish found her sconces at her local thrift store. I headed down to Pittsburgh to check out Construction Junction. They have a nice little selection of these sconces all for about $1 each. The three cost me $3.23 total.
DIY Process for the Ghost Sconce
Locate your sconces or globes. These can be found in thrift shops and reuse centers. Once you get them home, give them a good wash. Remove any price tags and let them dry. While they dry you can gather the rest of your supplies.
Paint/Paint Pen
Paper or Fabric for the hat
Ribbon for bows
Battery Tea Lights
The witch hats took the most time for me. I wanted black hats, ideally felt so that I could embroider them. I only had some black cotton and it was pretty flimsy so it wouldn’t hold it’s shape. Extra manilla folders were lying around from my attempt to organize my sewing patterns. These gave me the sturdiness I needed.
Flip the sconce over and trace around the top. This way you know what the hat needs to rest on or slide over. After that, I was able to determine the size of the brim and sketched that out. Now I had my template. I cut out three. Then I cut out six from the fabric so that I could sandwich the folder and hide it. Next, I made the cone of the hat. Don’t struggle like me, use a tutorial like this one.
Using glue, I put the fabric over the cone and the brim, and connected them. Using hot glue, I put a spare bit of lace around the hat base. Then added the bows. I’d love to switch out the bows later, or maybe get a more vintage looking fabric and repeat the hat process. For as many ideas as I have on improving them, I really do love them. I even busted out super glue and added some bling. Glue your hat to the sconce so they stay put.
All that’s left is to paint on the face! I used a paint pen that I had from decorating Christmas ornaments last year. I had a bit of manilla folder showing at the edges so I used the acrylic paint pen to blend/hide these.
