Halloween Crafts: Jack-O'-Lantern Creepy Enough for Tim Burton

by Laura Fenton, Posted Oct 29th 2009 10:45AM

A jack-o-lantern inspired by The Nightmare Before Christmas. Photo: Laura Fenton

I'm a huge Tim Burton fan. (Edward Scissorhands is an all-time fave and I am absolutely panting to see his take on Alice in Wonderland in 2010 -- the shots of Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter in Vanity Fair earlier this summer were a huge tease!) So, I guess it's no surprise that I was tempted to create a jack-o-lantern ode to one of my favorite films by Mr. Burton.

For this project, I took my inspiration from Jack Skellington, the clay-mation hero of The Nightmare Before Christmas. To create a King of Halloween lookalike, I chose a white pumpkin and created a face design that mimicked the original Jack. You can draw your own Jack Skellington freehand or borrow our downloadable template, just be sure to re-size the image to your pumpkin.

Maybe next year I'll carve Alice in Wonderland-themed pumpkins!

The original Jack Skellington. Photo: Film still from The Nightmare Before Christmas

Filed Under: DIY: Done in a Day, Fun Stuff, Crafts & Projects, Parties & Entertaining, Holidays

Tags: halloween

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10-29-2009 @5:30PM
carol55 said...

These are the most fabulous jack o lanterns! They would make the best decorations ever for a Halloween party as well as home decorations! If you want to see some great ideas for Halloween party activities that will keep everyone engaged and laughing and having a spectactular Halloween celebration look at Celebration Ideas Online.
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