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    Home » Yard Art And Upcycled Garden Decor

    Repurposed Funnel Jack-o'-Lantern

    Published by Pam Kessler | 441 words. · About 3 minutes to read this article. - 24 Comments

    A super cute repurposed Jack-o'-Lantern for Halloween made from a galvanized funnel. A quick and easy DIY project for fall!

    Last year at the Country Living Fair I saw a cool jack-o'-lantern made out of an oil funnel. OK, I had to actually use good old Mr. Google to figure out what kind of funnel this was, because it's HUGE.

    A super cute repurposed Jack-o'-Lantern for Halloween made from a galvanized funnel. A quick and easy DIY project for fall!(from some random vendor at last year's Country Living Fair*)
    Turns out farmers use them with their tractors.

    When I went back to the Country Living Fair this year I was a woman on a mission. Come heck or high water, I was going to score a funnel.

    But not one that someone had already made into a jack-o'-lantern. Oh no, that would be too easy. I wanted to try my hand at this myself.

    And I found one.

    I didn't necessarily want to cut the funnel like in my inspiration piece (I have no idea what they used to cut that with), so I decided to use magnets to make the face.

    A super cute repurposed Jack-o-Lantern for Halloween made from a galvanized funnel. A quick and easy DIY project for fall!

    They are the sheet magnets that you can buy at any craft supply store or Amazon.

    I just cut out my face freehand (ouch) and slapped it on the funnel and he was ready for his five minutes of fame.

    A super cute repurposed Jack-o-Lantern for Halloween made from a galvanized funnel. A quick and easy DIY project for fall!

    The clock's ticking here, Mr. Funnel Man.

    If you want to make your own and don't already have a funnel hanging around the house, you may be able to find one on Amazon or etsy or at your local Habitat Restore.

    A super cute repurposed Jack-o-Lantern for Halloween made from a galvanized funnel. A quick and easy DIY project for fall!

    I put him on my front porch where he can greet visitors with his toothy grin.

    A super cute repurposed Jack-o-Lantern for Halloween made from a galvanized funnel. A quick and easy DIY project for fall!

    There is really no limit to what you can make jack-o'-lanterns out of these days.

    Oil funnels, enamelware tubs,

    A super cute repurposed Jack-o-Lantern for Halloween made from a galvanized funnel. A quick and easy DIY project for fall!

    (I probably should have made the mouth and eyes more ghost-like on this guy)
    even a chippy old watering can.

    A super cute repurposed Jack-o-Lantern for Halloween made from a galvanized funnel. A quick and easy DIY project for fall!

    Oh, and there's pumpkins if you want to go old school. I hear they're not magnetic, so you might have to get out a knife to carve a face on them.

    A super cute repurposed Jack-o-Lantern for Halloween made from a galvanized funnel. A quick and easy DIY project for fall!

    Have you made any Jack-o-Lanterns out of odd objects this year?

    A super cute repurposed Jack-o-Lantern for Halloween made from a galvanized funnel. A quick and easy DIY project for fall!

    A super cute repurposed Jack-o'-Lantern for Halloween made from a galvanized funnel. A quick and easy DIY project for fall!

    *BTW, I ran across an etsy shop, The Mustard Seed 205,  who makes some amazing jack-o'lanterns from gas cans using the original cutting method! You HAVE to check them out.

    Repurposed gas can pumpkins from The Mustard Seed 205 on Etsy

    A list of all my Halloween projects can be found here - Featured Halloween.

    Check out the web story version of this article HERE.

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    1. Erica

      October 02, 2015 at 8:18 am

      Pinned! Super cute idea. Now to hunt down a funnel.....

      ~Erica

      Reply
      • Pam

        October 02, 2015 at 4:23 pm

        I cannot believe you don't own a funnel, girl! Or is it a Pyrex one 🙂

        Reply
    2. Linda @ Itsy Bits And Pieces

      October 02, 2015 at 8:46 am

      What a great idea! Looks wonderful and doesn't alter the piece! I need to get some of that magnetic stuff...So many things you could do with it! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
      • Pam

        October 02, 2015 at 4:24 pm

        I'm driving my husband nuts with sticking faces on everything 🙂

        Reply
        • chris aka monkey

          October 02, 2015 at 7:17 pm

          hahahaha so dang cte xx

          Reply
    3. Musings from Kim K.

      October 02, 2015 at 9:25 am

      Love, love, love these ideas!!

      Reply
      • Pam

        October 02, 2015 at 4:24 pm

        Thanks! Have Chris pick up a funnel at his next estate sale!

        Reply
    4. Barbara

      October 02, 2015 at 10:09 am

      You are proof that you can turn anything into a jack-o-lantern as long as you've got the face! Your porch is simply charming! Love the wreath with the tin w/pumpkins on it!

      Reply
      • Pam

        October 02, 2015 at 4:25 pm

        I guess I do sort of have a theme going on out there with the tin and galvanized stuff. That thing with the pumpkins in it n the wreath is an old colander for the kitchen 🙂

        Reply
    5. The Summer Kitchen Gilrs

      October 02, 2015 at 11:21 am

      OH....don't we love this idea (and we'll share it for sure!!!)

      Reply
      • Pam

        October 02, 2015 at 4:26 pm

        Thank you! Share away!

        Reply
    6. Judy Clark

      October 02, 2015 at 12:32 pm

      So cute! I hope I can find one of those!! LOVE!!

      Judy

      Reply
      • Pam

        October 02, 2015 at 4:28 pm

        Oh, I hope you can find one there. I've walked past those funnels at estate sales all the time without giving them a second look. What was I thinking!

        Reply
    7. Joanne Noragon

      October 02, 2015 at 4:31 pm

      Husband must lighten up; all your faces are wonderful.

      Reply
    8. Mary Ferguson

      October 02, 2015 at 10:12 pm

      Your Fall decorations look terrific. Love the funnel
      Enjoy your weekend
      Mary

      Reply
    9. Michele @The Vintage Vixen

      October 03, 2015 at 1:14 am

      So cute!!! I love all your pumpkins!!!

      Reply
    10. Heather @ new house new home

      October 03, 2015 at 7:34 am

      OMG! I need some craft magnet! So, so cute. I'm thinking of all the ways to use this stuff! Refrigerator jack o lantern?'

      But the funnel is the best!

      Reply
    11. Oliva Ohlson

      October 03, 2015 at 11:33 am

      Too stinking cute!!! I love the watering cans!!! Thank you for sharing!!!

      Reply
    12. Diana

      October 17, 2015 at 12:23 am

      Super cute! Such a clever idea using magnets for the features. I'd love it if you linked up this post at our new party--Vintage Charm--which opened yesterday. Hope you have a great week-end 🙂 Adirondack Girl @ Heart

      Reply
    13. productreferee

      October 13, 2018 at 1:41 am

      Wow, Such a fun idea using magnets for the features. I can't wait to try this. So I need to get some of that magnetic stuff then. Thank you so much for sharing this, Keep up with good work.

      Reply
    14. Morrell Alvin

      November 11, 2018 at 1:23 am

      Lots of amazing ideas! Thanks so much for the great post!

      Reply
    15. Kathleen

      September 03, 2019 at 1:38 pm

      Oh my gosh, that funnel pumpkin is just the cutest. I thought you had painted the face on, but to use magnets is just genius and I am inspired to copy your idea. Right now we have loads of mosquitoes and even though by Halloween the majority of them should be gone I just don't want an open tin hiding place for them ( I would put cotton balls in the spout).

      Reply
    16. Brenda

      April 14, 2021 at 10:11 am

      I am a Pumpkin lover and I am going to make a few of these happy Pumpkin faces on different tin pails and such that I have around and collect along the way.
      What a cool idea.
      Thank you so much for sharing this and everything else you share with us. 🙂

      Reply
      • Pam Kessler

        April 14, 2021 at 11:45 am

        You are welcome!

        Reply

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