How to Make a Halloween Felt Ghost Cup Coaster

If you want a Halloween craft that is both cute and useful, a flat felt ghost cup coaster is a perfect little project. Instead of making a stuffed ghost, you simply cut a ghost shape from felt and decorate it with embroidery, buttons, beads, or other small details. The result is a lightweight handmade coaster that you can actually use under a mug, glass, or Halloween drink.

This is an especially nice craft for people who enjoy simple sewing, embroidery, felt crafts, and seasonal decorating. It can also be a fun Halloween activity for older children with adult supervision. Because the coaster is flat, it is quick to make, easy to store, and you can create several ghosts in different expressions and colors.

What You Need to Make a Felt Ghost Coaster

The main supply is craft felt. White or off-white felt is perfect for a classic ghost, but you could also make pale gray, lavender, black, or pastel ghosts for a different Halloween style.

You'll need fabric scissors to cut the ghost shape. A sharp pair of craft or fabric scissors will make it easier to create the curved edges and little wavy sections at the bottom of the ghost.

For the face, gather black embroidery floss and an embroidery needle. You can embroider two eyes and a little mouth, or make different expressions such as a happy ghost, surprised ghost, sleepy ghost, or spooky ghost.

You can also use small black buttons or beads for the eyes. Other useful supplies include a fabric marker or pencil, ribbon, colorful embroidery floss, small felt scraps, and fabric glue if you want to add decorative details without stitching everything.

If you want the coaster to be more substantial, you can also use two layers of felt. The layers can be sewn together around the edge, creating a slightly thicker coaster while keeping the ghost completely flat.

Step 1: Create a Ghost Template

Start by drawing a simple ghost shape on paper.

You don't need anything complicated. Make a rounded head at the top and a slightly wider body underneath, finishing with a few gentle curves or waves along the bottom.

Make the template large enough for a mug or glass to sit comfortably on it. A coaster around 4–5 inches wide is a useful starting point, but you can make yours larger or smaller depending on how you want to use it.

Cut out your paper ghost and use it as your template.

Step 2: Cut the Ghost From Felt

Place your paper template on your felt and trace around it with a fabric marker or pencil.

Carefully cut around the outline with your fabric scissors.

If you want a thicker coaster, trace and cut two identical ghost shapes.

You can make an entire group of ghosts at this stage. Cut several white ghosts and decorate each one differently. Having a few different expressions can make a Halloween table setting much more playful.

Step 3: Make the Ghost's Face

Now give your ghost a personality!

The easiest option is to use black embroidery floss to stitch two small eyes and a little mouth.

You could make simple round eyes, sleepy eyes, surprised eyes, or classic spooky eyes. For the mouth, try a tiny smile, an oval surprised mouth, or a zigzag spooky expression.

If you want a quicker version, you can sew on small black buttons for the eyes. Just make sure the buttons are securely attached, especially if the coaster will be used around children.

You can also use tiny black felt circles instead of buttons.

Step 4: Add Cute Halloween Details

The ghost doesn't have to be plain.

Use colored embroidery thread to add little stars, hearts, tiny pumpkins, bats, or spiderwebs around the ghost.

You could also cut tiny shapes from orange, purple, black, or green felt and sew or glue them onto the ghost.

For example, an orange felt pumpkin next to the ghost's face can make it instantly more Halloween-themed. A tiny purple bow can make it cute rather than spooky.

Another fun idea is to give every ghost a different accessory. One could have a bow, another could have a tiny pumpkin, and another could have a little embroidered witch hat.

Step 5: Make the Coaster Thicker

If you're using your ghost as an actual coaster, you may prefer a two-layer felt design.

Place the two ghost pieces together and stitch around the outside edge using embroidery floss. You can use a simple blanket stitch or running stitch.

This gives the coaster a finished handmade border while making it thicker and more substantial.

You can use contrasting thread for an extra decorative effect. Black stitching around a white ghost looks classic for Halloween, while orange, purple, or green thread can make it more playful.

If you prefer a very simple craft, you can leave it as a single layer of thick felt.

Step 6: Add a Decorative Border

A stitched border can make your ghost coaster look much more polished.

Use black embroidery floss and make small stitches around the outside edge. You don't have to make every stitch perfectly even. The slightly handmade appearance is part of the charm.

For a cute version, use colorful thread. For a gothic Halloween table, black or dark purple thread would look beautiful against white or cream felt.

You could even make a different border color for every ghost in your set.

Step 7: Let Your Ghost Coaster Become Part of Your Halloween Table

Once your coaster is finished, place it underneath a Halloween mug, glass, or seasonal drink.

A group of handmade ghost coasters can make an ordinary Halloween table look much more festive. Put different ghost faces underneath different mugs so every guest gets their own little ghost.

They can also be used for a Halloween movie night, children's Halloween party, afternoon coffee, or simply as a small seasonal decoration on your kitchen table.

Because the coasters are flat, you can easily stack them together and store them with your other Halloween decorations when the season is over.

Why This Felt Ghost Coaster Is a Great Halloween DIY

This is one of those projects that is simple enough for a beginner but still leaves plenty of room for creativity. You don't need a sewing machine, complicated pattern, or large collection of supplies.

The basic ghost can be made with just felt, scissors, and embroidery thread. Then you can add buttons, beads, felt shapes, or decorative stitching depending on how elaborate you want your coaster to be.

It's also a useful handmade craft rather than something that simply sits on a shelf. Every time you put a mug on the ghost, you get to see the little face you created.