The other day, I sat and stared at a box of pot lids in the thrift store, wondering what I could do with them when a fun upcycled idea for a Halloween decoration popped into my head. This repurposed pot lid jack o’lantern is a unique and whimsical way to add a festive October touch to your home.
This funny little jack o’lantern started as an old pot lid with a perfect triangular handle just begging to be turned into a jack o’lantern nose. If you can’t find a lid with a triangle handle, any shape would look super cute!
I taped off the handle and then spray painted the lid bright orange.
I distressed the edges a bit to give it a little more of a rustic appearance …
… then cut out a vinyl jack o’lantern face with my cutting machine. I placed the vinyl eyes and mouth around the nose …
… and hot glued a twig stem onto the top then tied it with scraps of fabric.
Unfortunately, I dropped the lid right after I finished it and broke off the corner of the nose so this little guy is now just a bit more whimsical {wink}.
My kids love this newest upcycled Halloween decoration and I think he’s pretty cute too! For fifty cents and a short amount of time, this pot lid got a fun new life! Would you make a pot lid jack o’lantern?
For more repurposed Halloween projects, be sure to check out this simple pumpkin cloche that’s perfect for fall entertaining …
… a repurposed bundt pan pumpkin …
… and upcycled light bulb pumpkins!
woow. that´s a really great job 🙂
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This is so cute, Randi! I need to get a Cricut or Silhouette so that I can make cute things like this. I see pot lids all the time at Goodwill and would love to make one of these. If I put it in my classroom, my kids would love it! Thanks so much for sharing this cute project at “Best of the Weekend.”
This is just the cutest idea – would never have thought of it in a million years !!!
This is super cute and such a great idea! Saw this at viewfromthefridge.
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This is so cute Randi! I have passed up so many pot lids😀
He’s super cute, and easy! I love easy projects. I can always find pot lids at Goodwill. 😊