Showing posts with label jack-o-lanterns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label jack-o-lanterns. Show all posts

9.18.2010

Jack o lantern string lights

Uhg, I am so bugged right now.  I'm looking for a picture of the jars that inspired me, and I cannot find it anywhere.  The one with the frankenstein and the dracula and the pumpkin and the ghost mod podged with tissue paper.  Where ever you are, blogger that did that, I tried to give you credit, I really did.

So, imagine that picture here:


And then this one:
from Amanda at the Hand Me Down House, specifically this post. 
And now this one:

And here's my own little hybrid idea:
Baby food jars, modpodge+food coloring, a sharpie, and a string of Christmas lights.
Ta-da!
There it is (was, I've taken it down).  I don't put up Halloween stuff until October 1st.  I haven't even gotten my fall stuff up, due to stupid pneumonia.
Here's a picture from the process I want to share:


I put the holes in the lid with my rock hammer.  In retrospect, there is probably a much better way to do this.  Like with a drill.  I did improve with the rock hammer, though.  The one on the left is the first one I did (pretty sad, huh?), the one on the right looks more like the majority of them. 
I just like this picture. 


I would love to include some pictures of them with the lights on, but unfortunately the string of lights I used didn't work.  Oh, it worked when I tested it out, but after everything all set to go and I plugged it in, no dice.
And I don't have the energy to climb up into our attic loft and get down another thing of Christmas lights.
Anyway, there you have it- my take on the plastic pumpkin string lights.

**UPDATE**
Thanks to the anonymous commenter that gave me the link to the picture I described.  It was Crazy Domestic!  Of  course!  She's brilliant.  Here's the picture:
Here's the post.  I think my favorite is the mummy in the middle.  I love how the tissue strips are all wonky- you know, like the wrappings on a mummy!