Easy to make Jack-o-Lantern

Do you remember 

when I posted 

about this hanging 

jack-o-lantern

a couple years ago?

I had seen a similar version

in Minneapolis at the Bachman's

Fall Idea House home tour. 

I decided to go home

and try to make my own version.

So, I ran to Hobby Lobby and bought
two large faux pumpkins 
that are hollow and easy to carve.

Then I marked and carved out the faces.

I liked their happy and inviting eyes and

noses so I made the same faces on mine.

 I used an old steak knife to carve our the face.

I took the big section from the mouth

and hot glued it as a new bottom to

create a sturdy perch for the candle.

(These pumpkins come with a 4-5" hole in the bottom.)

Could not find a macrame' plant

holder anywhere so I purchased

black macrame' string

 and created my own version of a hanger.

Right near the string 

they had these gold metal rings 

and so I put the two together

to make a contraption or a sling

for the little fellows to sit on.

Some simple loops, a couple knots, and

some braiding and this is how it turned out.

They are very sturdy and should be able

to hold even a real pumpkin, if necessary.

Anyway, this is how they turned out:

Made one for the main door and one for the side entry too.

These plastic pumpkins were pretty easy to carve and will last forever.... pretty much!

This candle was used for my photos only. Will replace with candle operated for the 31st!

Best part,

you can use them 

over

and

over

and

over!*

Are you ready for Halloween?

*This story originally ran in part in 2011.