Thrifted Ghost Painting
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About
Thrifted Ghost Painting refers to a trend popularized on TikTok where people buy a painting from a thrift store, often of a landscape or location and paint ghosts into the scene. The ghost designs often resemble someone with a white sheet over their head. The trend was popularized in July 2023 on TikTok, gaining some spread to Twitter and YouTube.
Origin
On June 19th, 2023, TikToker[1] @whichwitchvillage posted a video documenting her "ghost painting party." In the video, a few people sit around a table and paint ghosts over damaged thrift store paintings. The video garnered over 1.1 million views in a month (shown below).
@whichwitchvillage Hosting a Thrifted Ghost Painting Party! #spookytown #spookyvillage #halloween #halloweendecor #spookyseason #witch #spookyvibes #thrifting #ghostpainting #crafts #art #sunmerween ♬ Ghost Duet – Louie Zong
Spread
The trend became notably popular throughout July 2023. On July 9th, 2023, TikToker[2] @its_canyonsage posted a video doing the trend that gained over 850,000 views in two weeks (shown below, left). On July 11th, TikToker[3] @caskl posted a video that gained over 530,000 views in 10 days (shown below, right).
@its_canyonsage gathering some fall seratonin 🍁👻 ive wanted to do this forever! #thriftedpaintings #fall #ghost #halloween ♬ original sound – Emilayygrunn7
@caskl This is my new hyperfixation #painting #halloween #thriftflip #ghosts #art #thrift ♬ Oh Klahoma – Jack Stauber
On July 12th, TikToker[4] @simplycathymae posted a video doing the trend, garnering over 3.7 million views in nine days (shown below). On July 13th, Twitter[5] user @lilfoxfiend posted a photo of a piece of thrifted ghost art. On July 21st, Dexerto[6] reported on the trend.
@simplycathymae ✨This project made my heart happy!✨🧡👻🎃 #fyp #summerween #fall #cozy #crafty #diy #ghost #thrifting #spookyseason #pumpkinseason #autumnvibes #upcycling ♬ original sound – Emilayygrunn7
Various Examples
@lwillgirl kicking off Halloween to a great start! #paintedghost #fyp #halloween #ghosts #fall #painting #bsf #trending #fypシ #thrifted #thrifting #xyzba #spookyseason #halloweeninjuly #ventura #getonthefyp #halloweenlook #halloweendiy #trending #trendyyy ♬ original sound – Emilayygrunn7
@emdetka Thrift some art and make it spooky 👻 I am obsessed!! #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #thrift #halloween #thriftchallenge #ghost #ghostpainting #spookyseason ♬ Oh Klahoma – Jack Stauber
@cupcakevintage Thrift store ghost painting. Haooween is coming! #halloween #ghost #thriftstore ♬ Oh Klahoma – Jack Stauber
@ponderosaandplaid I tried the thrifted ghost painting trend & here’s how it went… #thrifted #ghostpainting #diy #spookyseason #summerween #halloween #fypシ #upcycling #crafts ♬ original sound – Emilayygrunn7
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External References
[1] TikTok – whichwitchvillage
[2] TikTok – its_canyonsage
[4] TikTok – simplycathymae
[5] Twitter – lilfoxfiend
[6] Dexerto – What is thrifted ghost painting
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