Milk Jug Ghosts (Free Template)

There are a variety of ways to make milk jug ghost luminaries. But they all have two things in common. First, put a ghost face on the jug. And second, put lights inside to make a luminary.

You will also want to weight down the milk jug if you are concerned about winds or being knocked over. Add some sand or rocks to the inside of the jug before adding in lights.

Here’s how I made my milk jug ghosts with Cricut. However, you don’t need a Cricut machine to make these. You can get the free ghost face download (linked below in the Supplies list) and use it as a stencil to draw with a Sharpie Marker.

How to Make Milk Jug Ghosts

Supplies

• Empty milk jug
• Free Ghost Face Template
• Black vinyl
• Transfer tape
• Strand of lights (or glow sticks)

Instructions

Make sure your milk jug is clean and dry inside. You don’t want any milk residue causing your luminaries to smell!

Upload the SVG into Design Space. Resize the design, if needed, to fit on the front of the jug. Weld the pieces together.

Place the vinyl on the cutting mat and cut the design. Weed out the excess pieces and place a piece of transfer tape on top.

Transfer the face to the front of the jug.

Thread the strand of lights through the top of the jug.

To make a luminary, you can use glow sticks, battery operated tea lights (NOT real candles with flames that would melt the plastic) or twinkle light strands.

***You might also like my other outdoor ghost decorations upcycled from laundry detergent bottles and a trash can.

See some of my upcycled Halloween decorations in the video above (and I'd love if you subscribed to my channel!)

Be sure to check out all of my easy DIY Halloween decorations to make! (Link is underneath supply list below.)