How to Make DIY Hanging Witch Hands for Halloween Decor
To make hanging witch hands, glue skeleton or witch hands onto the cut ends of dollar-store hanging witch feet (or onto sewn fabric tubes about 1.5 to 2 inches wide), wrap the joins in black lace, add brooches or gems, and drape the arms over a cabinet or shelf. The Keeper of the Cheerios keeps the stuffing minimal so the arms stay skinny.
Hanging witch hands look like a witch is clawing her way over a cabinet or mantel, and the project needs very little: a pair of skeleton or witch hands, some lace and a hot glue gun. The method below follows The Keeper of the Cheerios’ 2019 tutorial.
What do you need for hanging witch hands?
| Item | Why you need it |
|---|---|
| Skeleton or witch hands | The hands; glitter ones came from a party store |
| Dollar-store hanging witch feet, or Halloween fabric | The arms; fabric is the alternative |
| Black lace | Wraps the hands and arm ends |
| Brooches, charms, gems and small spiders | Embellishments |
| Hot glue gun and glue | Attaches the hands and lace |
| Scissors and a little batting | Shaping the arms |
How do you make hanging witch hands?
- Cut the feet. Snip the feet off the hanging witch legs, making one arm shorter than the other for a natural look.
- Or sew tubes. Without the feet, sew fabric into two tubes about 1.5 to 2 inches wide.
- Stuff lightly. Add only a little batting, enough for shape.
- Attach the hands. Roll up the bottoms and glue the hands in place.
- Wrap in lace. Wrap the hands and arm bottoms in black lace and glue it down.
- Embellish. Add gems, spiders or brooches.
- Drape. Fold the top ring of the dollar-store feet over a cabinet top to balance the weight and keep the hands in place. For fabric arms, sew across the top to hold the stuffing and add weight so they do not slide off.
Where should you hang witch hands?
The tutorial drapes them over kitchen cabinets. They also suit a mantel, bookshelf or the top of a door frame. Pair them with a bubbling prop from our witch cauldron scene, add cobwebs from our realistic spider webs guide, and see the budget home haunt build guide for more inexpensive builds.
Safety note (ours): the source gives no glue set time, so let the hot glue cool and harden before hanging the arms, and keep the glue gun away from children. Keep lace and fabric away from candles and heaters. Keep the arms indoors or under cover, since lace and batting do not handle rain.
Frequently Asked Questions
What if I can’t find hanging witch feet? Sew two fabric tubes about 1.5 to 2 inches wide and add weight so they do not slide off the shelf.
How do I keep the arms skinny? Use only a small amount of batting.
How do the arms stay on the cabinet? The top ring of the dollar-store feet folds over the cabinet top and balances the weight.
Where do the hands come from? The tutorial used glitter hands from a party store and notes that skeleton hands are in most Halloween sections.
How long does the glue take to set? The source does not say. Let it cool and harden fully before hanging.
Building a witch corner? Build a witch cauldron scene to go with the hands.
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