How to Make Ghost Painting (Easy Thrifted Art Trend)

How to Make a Ghost Painting (Easy Thrifted Art Trend) Have you seen the latest ghost painting trend taking over social media? This fun DIY project is such a great way to give old paintings a completely new personality for spooky season. The idea is simple: find an old painting, add adorable little ghosts with acrylic paint, and transform it into one-of-a-kind Halloween decor. The thrifted ghost painting trend has been showing up everywhere lately, from TikTok videos to Instagram and Pinterest. People are finding thrift store paintings and adding cute ghosts, spooky details, and Halloween elements to create something completely new. It is one of those amazing DIY projects that looks complicated and artistic, but the actual process is surprisingly easy. For my ghost painting, I used a piece of art from my dad passed on to me from my childhood home. I believe my mom painted it during her adolescence...but it wasn't precious, special or even that interesting! Instead of letting this ...

Harry Potter Cosplay: Moaning Myrtle!

 Harry Potter Cosplay: Moaning Myrtle! (It was brought to my attention that I spelled "Myrtle" wrong...such a muggle!) Everything about this whiny bathroom dwelling ghost is so fun!  A DIY costume is simple and easy! Pigtails and bangs.  If you don't have bangs just loop and bobby pin hair like we did. Round glasses Gray tattered clothes...we thrifted a mans gray button up Gray tie White shirt (or slightly gray)  And face paint! We used this fantastic paint I just used a little water and white paint and brushed it all over her face. Then I used some copper and watered it down and painted the sides of the  cheeks to look sunken skeletal structure almost...and a little on the lips.  Don't forget to pout and whine! Great for a last minute Halloween costume! Get a group together and storm Hogwarts!   This post published on Doodlecraft first