13 Days of Halloween: Day Six

~Spook in a Jar~

      We have finally done what no ghost hunter, parapsychologist, or psychic has ever been able to do.

WE HAVE CAPTURED A GHOST. 

A spook.

In an old apothecary jar.

Behold:

Booooo!

You might be sitting, in front of your computer, amazed by what you see. You might be wondering, "How? Oh how did those clever girls do it?" You might think this is just a simple tissue paper cut out, stuffed into a jar. You might be right. Okay, we'll admit it. You hit it right on the nose.

October is one of those months that always seems to get away from us. Before we know it, the leaves have changed and we are scrambling to put together our costumes. We can spend hours pouring over Halloween decorations on Martha Stewart's website, but who has the time to do all that? 

That's why it is so wonderful to find a project that is easy, and takes literally two or  three minutes (assuming you have the materials on hand, which we did). We spotted this at Target, not for sale, but pictured on a package of a completely different product. We think these would look great in different sized containers, grouped on a table, or lined up on a bookcase, mantle, or window sill. Here are some simple instructions to capture you own spook in jar.

Supplies 

-white tissue paper

-scotch tape (if needed)

-a glass receptacle (we like apothecary style jars, our's is thrifted, but mason jars, or even a vase would work just fine)

-scissors

How To

-Cut out a ghostly shape from your tissue paper. Make it a little long for your container, but not too wide. The body should be a little wavy. Don't forget to cut out eyes and a mouth.

-Now get your container, and place your ghost inside. Our ghost wouldn't lay quite right, so we attached it to the inside of the lid with a small piece of tape. Mess with until it looks perfect.

-Put your lid on and proudly display!