Light up Ghost yard decoration

I made this cute decoration a couple Fall seasons ago. The kids in the neighborhood love it! You will need:

• 1 tomato cage
• pliers to bend the cage ends
• duct tape
• 1 string of holiday lights (I used Christmas lights)
• 1 twin flat sheet
• a 4 foot dowel or stick
• 2 socks that no longer have matches (darn that sock monster in the dryer!)
• black fabric marker

I was lucky enough to have all of these supplies some where around the house. Pack rat tendencies run in the family!

Directions:

1. Turn tomato cage upside down, creating a flat base.
2. Using pliers, bend the pointy ends inward and rounding. you are creating the head of the ghost.
3. Once all three ends of the cage are turned in, duct tape them together. This will keep your sheet from tearing as well as you!
4. Wrap the string of lights all around the tomato cage, weaving in and out of levels of cage. Make sure you leave enough to plug into an outlet.
5. Duct tape one sock to each end of the dowel.
6. Stick the dowel through the mid line of the tomato cage. This will serve as the arms of the ghost.
7. Drape the twin flat sheet over the tomato cage and dowel arms. You may have to do a bit of tucking to ensure it meets your expectations of a ghost figure.
8. Using your black fabric marker, make dots to mark where you want the eyes and mouth.
9. Remove sheet and design the eyes and mouth completely with the black fabric marker. The bigger and darker the better!
10. Return the sheet to the tomato cage and dowel form and arrange flat sheet so that the "face" of your ghost lays appropriately.
11. Plug in!

Viola! A very C-U-T-E yard decoration to spook little spooks! I assure you will receive pats on the back for your creativity.