I love the fall, and Halloween is definitely up there as one of my favorite holidays! I wanted to get a bunch of pumpkins to decorate my apartment, but being a city gal, I don't have a car and didn't love the idea of lugging home 25 pounds of pumpkin.
What's a city girl to do?
Fortunately I stumbled upon the idea of turning chinese lanterns into pumpkins! Thank you Martha Stewart! I wanted mine to be spooky, so I added some spiders to mine.
Here's a breakdown of everything you need to know before making this project:
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Time: 10 minutes
Cost: $15 - 50 dollars (this depends on how many "pumpkins" you buy, since chinese lanterns are the most expensive component)
Onto the parts you'll need....
What's a city girl to do?
Fortunately I stumbled upon the idea of turning chinese lanterns into pumpkins! Thank you Martha Stewart! I wanted mine to be spooky, so I added some spiders to mine.
Here's a breakdown of everything you need to know before making this project:
Level of Difficulty: Easy
Time: 10 minutes
Cost: $15 - 50 dollars (this depends on how many "pumpkins" you buy, since chinese lanterns are the most expensive component)
Onto the parts you'll need....
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Chinese lanterns (8", 12" and 16" inches are the sizes I used). They're relatively inexpensive on Amazon.com, but can also be found in many shops.
Floral Tape
Thread (clear would be ideal, but I used black and that also worked well)
Green Pipe Cleaners
Plastic Spiders
Scissors
Floral Tape
Thread (clear would be ideal, but I used black and that also worked well)
Green Pipe Cleaners
Plastic Spiders
Scissors
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For adding a light, 4 lengths of cotton, taped around the oustide of an led tealight and taped or knotted to the top bar should work well. Or a single thread hot glued to the tip of the tealight then,again, taped or knotted to the bar. In either case, make sure you can get your hand up inside to switch the light on and off.
If you want to have your pumpkin(s) leaning 'artistically', be aware that these hanging lights (especially the single-thread version) will 'fall' off-centre. To counter this, florist's wire might be best.
However, if you add some of your spider string through the stem to hang it up in a doorway, the movement might add an interesting dimension - or put a few in a window, and have an oscillating fan pointing towards them (don't have it on constantly, and vary the power if possible).