This idea came to me after looking through a magazine – that I was featured in – WHAT!?!?!?!?! Seriously though, my Halloween porch from last year was featured in the October 2020 issue of HGTV Magazine!!!! Along side it were other outdoor Halloween spaces, one of which was a Halloween mummy door by @natassjadesigns. So I did what any curious home decor blogger does, I hit pinterest for inspo and found so much! Here is my feature and me sharing it on @tablefor5please – so surreal and made 2020 not so horrible after all:
Mummy Door
Materials
- Plastic black table cloth (black craft paper could work too) to use as the dark background of the door.
2. This can be done with various materials – gauze fabric, cheesecloth, medical gauze, crepe paper – but I chose something I could grab easily (crepe paper streamers).
3. Tape. I had masking tape on hand but painter’s tape is suggested as well.
4. Eyes. Walmart had these huge googly eyes I grabbed one day while shopping for something else, but I’ve also seen paper plates used like this one I found on Pinterest by Party City:
How To
- Wrap the door with the black table cloth. My door is a dark brown, so I chose to only wrap the glass part.
2. Start taping crate paper strands across the door. I found it faster to precut the strips and tear pieces of tape off the roll ahead of time. I had the door open because I had to tape on the sides of the door. This way when the door is closed no one can see the tape from inside or out!
3. Fill in gaps as necessary. I did leave a space open towards the middle/top for the eyes. That gives the illusion that the mummy is all wrapped up with a tiny space for his eyes to peek through!
3. Add eyes to your open space! Mine came with a sticky pad to put on them, but I also added some extra tape to the back as well.
4. Once complete I took some extra strands of the streamers and added them to make it look like the mummy was coming unraveled a bit. They are just stuck in between some of the layers. Added a rug and some other decor to complete the look!
My Halloween obsessed son came home and I surprised him with this creation. He wanted to pretend he was scared of the mummy, but he absolutely loved it!
Here are some other fun ideas I found from Party City (not sponsored just thought they has cute easy ideas). HERE is a link to their Halloween door ideas.
Hope that gives you some inspiration if you are a Halloween lover as well. This should all be stuff you can pick up at Walmart, Amazon, or even Party City. Thanks for stopping by as always. Have a SPOOKtacular day!
