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:

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.