NEW PATTERN ✦ HALLOWEEN
A cute ghost is hiding in your scraps
Meet Boo-quet, the flower crown ghost: wool-blend felt, a velvet ribbon loop, and a crown of tiny spiral roses. She finishes as a keychain or a hanging ornament, and at about 3 inches tall she is exactly the right size to hide on a bookshelf, hang from a bag, or start a Halloween tree.
Beginner friendlyAn afternoonAges 14 and up
Halloween is in the air! Summer is not quite behind us yet, but my mind is ready for fall. And one of the best things about fall, outside of pumpkin spice and boots, is Halloween crafting. Get a head start with this sweet little ghost.
WATCH HER COME TOGETHER
Two layers of felt sewn with a blanket stitch around the edge, an embroidered face with blushing cheeks, and a crown of tiny spiral roses. The roses are the same rolled-rose technique from my Mini Felt Bouquet of Roses tutorial, just smaller. (In the video I punched the rose circles with a die because I was making a batch. The pattern shows you how to cut them by hand, no special tools needed.)
What’s in the pattern
- The printable template, with a print-check bar so she comes out true to size
- Full step-by-step instructions
- Trace-or-freehand guides for the cheeks, leaves, and rose circles
- Pattern registration for corrections, pattern hacks, and early access to new patterns
Her crown is freehanded, and yours can be too
The template has shapes for the cheeks, leaves, and rose circles, but I hope you’ll freehand them! Every ghost comes out a little different that way. If you’re not quite there yet, a heat-erase pen is your friend: draw her face on, sketch the leaf shapes, and iron every mark away when you’re done. I avoided heat-erase pens for years and now I won’t mark felt with anything else. I wrote up the whole conversion story here.
What you’ll need
- White, pink, and green wool-blend felt (scraps are perfect)
- Embroidery floss and an embroidery needle
- A few inches of velvet ribbon (grosgrain works nicely too!)
- Tacky glue and scissors
- A keychain ring or twine, depending on her finish
Exact sizes and cut counts are in the pattern.
If you make her, tag @darilyndesigns on Instagram so we can admire her flower crown.
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READY TO MAKE HER?
Boo-quet, from your scrap bin
The PDF has the template, the steps, and every tip I know about tiny spiral roses. Print it, raid your scraps, and she’s yours by bedtime. Instant download.