Get Spooky with Suspended Jack-o-Lanterns

These suspended Jack-o-lanterns are a whimsical spin on an old Halloween favorite. I’m making them again this year for the annual Halloween fete at the Garden Home Retreat. I like to hang them from the arbors attached to the art studio and summer kitchen. Glowing in the darkness they appear to be hovering above the guests.

Making a floating Jack-o-lantern is easy. Here is a photo journal of the steps. Click here for complete instructions.

I made some of the faces on my pumpkins happy & smiley, others ghostly & scary.

A dowel inserted through holes on either side of the pumpkin provided somewhere to tie the wire.

To come up with the wire length I measured how far down I wanted the pumpkins to hang & doubled it. Then I tacked on a few inches for tying to the dowels.

I dropped in LED tea lights before hanging the pumpkins. They don't give off that scent of candle warmed pumpkin, but they are safer and won't blow out.

Find more fun Halloween projects by watching the video below!