Halloween Ideas

How to Make a Halloween Jack-O'-Totem

Add some personality to your entry and welcome trick-or-treaters with a pumpkin topiary in the shape of a totem pole. All it takes is a few faux pumpkins, basic craft supplies and a little imagination.

By Layla Palmer, The Lettered Cottage
Filed under: Decorating, Halloween, Crafts, How To, Handmade

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Materials Needed:

3 faux pumpkins
spool of 3/8" wide black craft ribbon
black acrylic craft paint
white acrylic craft paint

small craft paintbrush
hot glue gun and glue sticks
pumpkin-carving tool or sharp knife

Select Pumpkins

Select three similarly shaped faux pumpkins.

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Cut Hole

Use a sharp knife or pumpkin-carving knife to cut a hole in the bottom of the first pumpkin. Make sure the hole is big enough for the stem of the second pumpkin to fit into. Repeat this step on the bottom of the second pumpkin.