Pumpkin Craft Tutorials

I was thinking of ways to illuminate our doorway for trick or treat-ers on Halloween, as we don't have an outside light (kind of weird). Although, I don't take my child out and about on Halloween night (he gets to dress up and go to Boo Fest which is a city wide event where children may go to different businesses and get candy and a free book from the library (--my favorite part!) and then he gets to go to a Hallelujah Party at our friend's church, where he gets to play games and get a few treats) my family likes to pass out candy and Christian tracts so that we may share the gospel with our little visitors!

Anyway, I came across some cute ideas, including this one (found on Pinterest):

 

Here is my version, including a tutorial for how I did it:

You will need everything you see here:

 

Start by painting your jar the color you desire and let it dry:

Next, paint on your cute scary faces and let that dry:

Add a string of battery operated lights or a flameless candle like so:

  

Add some cute fabric strips/ribbon if you like and you're set!

I'm planning on putting this out on my front steps to light up the porch a bit!

I also found this idea on Pinterest and decided to give it a try as well (I added my own little touches):

This one is mine:

 

Here's how ya do it:

First, gut it out! (I gutted it from the bottom, instead of the top)

Next, poke holes where you want to pull your lights through:

(I used a screw driver, but a drill works too)

Then start pulling your light bulbs through from the inside:

  

Then you can add any special touches if you like, and you're done!

Had to test it out--I like it!

While I was fixing up my pumpkin and gutting it out and such I was reminded of this thing I read one time, it goes like this:

"Being a Christian is like being a pumpkin.

God lifts you up, takes you in, and washes all the dirt off of you.

He opens you up, and scoops out all the yucky stuff--

including the seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc.

Then He carves you a new smiling face

                     and puts His light inside you to shine for all the world to see"
  

:)-Enjoy!

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