You need to get working on this jack o lantern decor craft as soon as possible! This Halloween is right around the corner which means it is time for those spooky crafts!
I absolutely love all things spooky, but the price of this craft is what really sold me. Can you believe that you can get all the supplies from the dollar tree?
Don’t worry, I was in shock when I found out too! Nothing is better than a price-efficient craft with great end results!
Keep on reading so you don’t miss out on this amazing piece of decor! You will not regret sticking around!
What You Will Need
You will have no trouble gathering your materials for this jack o lantern decor craft. All it takes is one trip to the dollar store.
Here are the items you are going to want to secure:
- Jack O Lantern Template
- Wooden Craft Stick
- Twinkle Lights, White
- Batteries
- Craft Paint
- Felt
- Champagne Cork
- Vellum Paper
- Wired Twine
- Self-Heating Mat
Of course, you will need a few tools to complete this as well. But you most likely have them stocked up already.
You are going to be in love with the results you get from this craft! Who would’ve thought a jack o lantern decor craft could be so easy?!
When I made it the first time, I was truly in awe of what I was able to create. This will look so good sitting anywhere in your house for decor.
If you want to spread some of the wealth, I won’t stop you. Go ahead and tell all your crafty friends to give this jack o lantern decor craft a try too!
I won’t gatekeep any of these fun and creative crafts from you! The more the merrier!
How To Make This Jack O Lantern Decor
I’ve said it before and I will say it again: this decor is so easy for anyone to make! I think your little ones will want to help out with it as well.
With some supplies and tools, you will be on your way to making the perfect decor for your home this season! Halloween decor is never unnoticed!
The best part about this is that not many people will have it in their homes. You will have something unique to set your house apart from the rest!
The thing I love most about Dollar Tree crafts is that you can make multiple of them for a good price! That isn’t too common these days.
With prices going up, getting your craft on can be getting a little too costly. That’s why this craft is so perfect for everyone!
Dollar Tree Canvas Jack-O-Lantern Decor Craft
Another reason you should give this jack o lantern craft a try is that it is almost October! You can’t go into the spooky season without a plan!
The house needs to be decorated with spider webs and witches. And you have to get your pumpkins out.
Now you can get your own fresh pumpkin look to decorate your house. Just another great benefit of this project!
I can assure you that you will love the results you get from this super fun craft! You will not find anything else quite like it!
But I promise, there is more where this came from! I have an influx of Halloween crafts for you to give a try!
If you are craving more Halloween crafts to get you in the spooky season spirit, check out some of these:
How To Make A Dollar Tree Canvas Jack O Lantern
I can assure you that you will love the results you get from this super fun canvas jack o lantern craft. There is nothing else quite like it!
Materials
- Jack O Lantern Pattern
- Art Canvases (4 of them)
- Wooden Craft Stick
- Twinkle Lights, White
- Batteries
- Craft Paint (Bright Orange, Medium Orange, Dark Orange)
- Scrap of Felt (Olive Green)
- Champagne Cork
- Scrap of Cardboard
- Vellum Paper
- Wired Twine
- Self-Healing Mat
- Pencil
Tools
- Hot Glue Gun
- Glue Sticks
- Scissors
- Wire Cutters
- Craft Knife
Instructions
- Gather all of your supplies.
- Print the Jack-O-Lantern and leaf patterns, and then cut them out with scissors.
- Paint a basecoat on all four art canvases with medium orange acrylic craft paint.
- While still wet, add dark orange and light orange acrylic craft paint strokes.
- Blend until you are pleased with the color variations. Allow to them dry.
- Flip over one canvas and trace the Jack-O-Lantern features with a pencil.
- Place the canvas on a self-healing mat and carefully cut out the Jack-O-Lantern features with a craft knife.
- Trim a wooden craft stick into three pieces using your scissors and attach them to the back of the Jack-O-Lantern teeth with a glue gun and glue sticks.
- Attach the canvases together in a rectangle using a glue gun and glue sticks. Gluing a canvas to the right and left side. Use the hot glue gun to glue the canvases together to make a cube.
- Measure and cut a piece of scrap cardboard to fit the bottom of the lantern.
- Apply a base coat. Allow it to try completely before moving on.
- With the orange side up, attach the cardboard to the base of the lantern.
- Apply a dot of glue at the base of each leaf and fold it in half.
- Measure and cut two 12” pieces of wired twine using wire cutters wrap around a pencil, and then slide off to create a vine. Stretch and bend the wire to make a pumpkin vine.
- Attach a champagne cork to the front center of the canvas with a glue gun and glue sticks. Hold in place until the glue dries completely. Glue down the wired twine vines and the leaves to the sides of the cork stem.
- Measure and cut a piece of vellum paper 4” by 6” and place it inside the lantern behind the Jack-O-Lantern features. Place batteries in a strand of twinkle lights and place them inside the lantern. The vellum gives the lantern a soft glow.
