DIY A Budget-Friendly Pottery Barn Ghost Light Dupe With Dollar Tree Supplies

Pottery Barn is known for its drool-worthy, high-end holiday decorations. Unfortunately, it's also known for its high prices. One of the most adorable decorations on the website is these super cute Lit Mini Ghost Lamps. A set of two sold for approximately $70. That's a lot to spend on decorations you'll only use once a year. But even if the expensive price tag doesn't put you off, these can no longer be purchased on the website. However, YouTuber Bargain Bethany creates a cute knockoff of the ghost lamps using Dollar Tree supplies. This is a simple project you can finish in an afternoon with supplies that are readily available.

With this dupe, you can create ghost lamps for around $15 instead of $70, a much more affordable option. All you'll need is some basic supplies, including paper towel holders, fairy lights, fabric, and zip ties. Additionally, there are tons of ideas so that you can make your own for even less than $15. You may be able to reproduce it without buying anything, using items already in your home that make great Halloween decor. This is just one of many cheap and easy Halloween decorations you can DIY.

Head to your local Dollar Tree and buy as many Halloween Decorative Hanging Ghosts as you want. You'll need one for each lamp. You'll also need a strand of fairy lights and batteries for each lamp. Pick up a Cooking Concepts Paper Towel Holder to serve as the base of the lamp. Finally, grab a sheet of black felt, glue gun sticks, and zip ties.

To make the lamp, zip tie the fairy light battery pack to the bottom of the paper towel holder and wrap about half of the lights around it, leaving the rest hanging free. Next, pull the white fabric off the Dollar Tree ghost. You'll see a styrofoam head and fabric arms underneath. Cut a slit in the bottom of the head and stick it onto the top of the paper towel holder. Wrap the rest of the fairy lights around the arms. Drape the ghost fabric over the head. It will be too long, so trim it to the right length. Hot glue the excess fabric you cut off to the bottom of the styrofoam head to hide the paper towel holder and the battery pack. Put the ghost fabric back over the styrofoam head. Cut out some ghostly eyes from the black felt and glue them to the fabric. Turn on the fairy lights and enjoy your ghost lamp! Because the lamps are white, you can use them as part of the 'boring' Halloween trend that never dies: neutral, spooky decorations.

If you're willing to invest a little more time and effort, you can do this project for practically free. If you don't have the materials at home, you can usually find them for next to nothing at a thrift store. The only thing you may need to buy new is the strand of fairy lights. If you don't have a paper towel holder, you can repurpose a wire coat hanger. Start by straightening out the coat hanger. Then use a pair of needle-nose pliers to coil one end of the coat hanger into a spiral. This will be the base of your lamp. Bend it 90 degrees so it can sit flat. Take the rest of the coat hanger and bend it in half, mimicking the shape of the paper towel holder. You should end up with a curve at the top. Use the pliers to turn in the end of the wire hanger so it won't scratch anyone.

Instead of the styrofoam head, you can wad up paper from the recycling bin or use that stash of plastic grocery bags to form a roundish shape. Then, tape it around with masking tape to help it keep its shape. Old lamp shapes could be used as well. You can use pipe cleaners or another type of wire for the arms. Pad them with paper or scrap fabric. Wrap the fairy lights as above. Instead of the ghost's fabric, use any white covering, such as from an old pillowcase or white garbage liners. Cut the eyes from whatever black fabric you have and glue them on. This method takes a little more effort and creativity, but it's a nice way to make cute decorations without spending a lot.