easy halloween mummy TUTORIAL

From your comments on yesterday’s post, the consensus was my mummies were more “ghosts of mummies past” {in Claire’s words} than mummies. LOL I agree. They did look like 1/2 ghosts, 1/2 mummy. I loved Wendy’s suggestion of “dirtying” them up with ink to make them look older and more mummy-ish. {thanks for the comments and suggestions, ladies!} So I took an ink pad to my mummies this morning so let’s see if you think they look more “mummy-ish” today……

Mummy Craft

 

what do you think? better with a little “dirt”? i thought so too!

these little mummies would be a great craft for the kids to help with {with supervision, of course!}. AND an easy and inexpensive craft for craft groups or Super Saturday events.

this is what they look like without ink….

so are you ready to see how i made these super easy and inexpensive little mummy-ghosts? here’s how…..

SUPPLIES

2×4 wood {you’ll need 6″ in length for each one}

white spray paint

25mm googley eyes

cheesecloth

glue gun

wood saw

brown ink

1. cut your 2×4 wood into 6″ pieces. {this is a great project for those left over pieces of 2×4’s from other projects! you could do different lengths for a fun variation}

2. paint your 2×4 pieces white. this will take a couple coats of paint. be sure to let the paint dry between coats.

3. heat up your glue gun and cut your cheesecloth into 1.5″ strips.{i used about 8-10 strips per mummy ghost}

4. starting at one end of the wood, wrap cheesecloth strips around and glue in place. be sure to overlap the cheesecloth so you can’t see the wood through it.

*TIP: if your kiddos are helping you make these, you could very easily let the kids wrap all the cheesecloth strips around the mummy without using hot glue because the cheesecloth will stick to itself. you could then add the hot glue later to secure the cheesecloth in place.

5. when you get to the end of one strip of cheesecloth, start the next. i used about 8 strips of cheesecloth to cover the body.

6. when your wood is completely covered, glue down the top strips, as shown.

7. glue 2 googley eyes in place at the top. *if children are helping, please supervise closely or do this step for them so that those cute little fingers don’t get burnt!

8. then take 1 more strip of cheese cloth and wrap around the eyes to hide them a little.

9. use your ink to add a little dirt to the edges.

 

DIY wood mummy

add these spooky little guys to your Halloween decor! so easy and so cute, they’re scary. right?? aren’t these a great use for all those stubby 2×4 scraps you have :)

happy crafting,

Linda

Linda
Hi! I'm Linda, the craft addict behind Craftaholics Anonymous®, a craft blog. Crafting is cheaper than therapy, right? When I'm not DIYing something, I can be found taxiing around our 4 crazy kids or working out. Or shoe shopping... because you can never have too many shoes! Happy crafting! ♥
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