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Pet ghosts in mini bottles.
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5 from 2 votes

Pet Ghost Craft

Learn how to make adorable little pet ghosts in a bottle! This is a fun Halloween craft for adults that you can complete in under half an hour.
Prep Time30 minutes

Equipment

  • Hot Glue Gun and white gluesticks (not clear), see note

Ingredients

  • Mini Bottle or Apothecary Jar
  • Moss
  • Fishing Line
  • Black Fine Tip Sharpie
  • Needle optional

Instructions

  • Grab a square of aluminum foil and fold it in half and then in half again. This is what you’ll squeeze the hot glue out on to make the ghosts. Cut a six inch length of fishing line and lay it down on your foil square. It’s very hard to see fishing line in photos so I highlighted it in pink in the photo. NOTE: photos are taken on a cutting mat instead of foil, but using foil is recommended.
    Curved piece of fishing line on a cutting mat.
  • Create a ghost by squeezing a large dot of hot glue out onto one end of the fishing line. Continue squeezing out glue to create a ghost shape. If you are using 2 inch bottles, your ghost should be about 3/4 of an inch tall. Don’t stress if you don’t like the shape of your first ghost – you can make another!
    Squeezing out a dot of hot glue on one end of the fishing line; more hot glue to create ghost shape.
  • Allow the hot glue to cool for about two minutes. You’ll see it begin to get cloudy as it cools. As soon as it feels cool to the touch and firm, pick up the foil and peel it off the back of the glue ghost, which will have a piece of fishing line coming out of the top. Don’t wait or the glue will bond to the foil and you won’t be able to pull it off. You’ll see that once the ghost is pulled off the foil it looks much whiter. Use a fine tip or ultra fine tip Sharpie to draw eyes and a mouth on the ghost.
    Sharpie used to draw eyes and mouth on the ghost.
  • Open one of your mini jars and place a little bit of moss in the bottom of it.
    A little bit of moss in the bottom of a mini bottle.
  • If you are using a needle, thread the other end of the fishing line on it. Then starting from the bottom, push the needle through the cork topper. Using a thimble or something like a ruler to push down on the needle will be helpful. Once the needle is all the way through, you’ll see your ghost suspended from the cork.
    Using a needle to thread fishing line through the cork stopper.
  • Place the ghost inside the mini jar and press the cork down to seal, pulling on the fishing line until the ghost is suspended above the moss in the jar. Place a tiny bit of hot glue on top of the cork where the fishing line comes out to secure it, then snip off the excess fishing line. Your pet ghost is complete!
    Ghosts in mini bottles craft.

Notes

Some gluesticks are very clear and some are more cloudy and white. For this project you'll want to use the white gluesticks so your ghost is very visible inside the bottle. Gorilla brand gluesticks are fairly white and work well here.
If you don’t want to use a needle to thread the fishing line through the cork, just lower the ghost into the mini bottle until it’s where you want it, then place the cork stopper on, sandwiching the line between the stopper and the edge of the bottle. This is easier, but the ghost may not “float” as nicely because it won’t be in the very center of the bottle.