Thread: Bank of Pumpkin Pails

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Here's something new I came up with for Halloween 2009.

I ended up driving all over town hunting up enough different colored plastic pumpkin pails, collecting them from Target, Sears Essentials, Walmart, and cleaning out the entire stock of two Toys R Us stores. I bolted the bottom row of pails to a strip of wood that I painted white (to match the porch rail) and zip tied the strip to the rail. I attached the other pails by drilling small holes near the top of each pail - one on either side - and used colored zip ties to lock each pail to the one beneath and above it.

For more support, I also zip tied each pail of the top row to the pail beside it, and then anchored the two pails on the far sides to the upright rails (with more zip ties of course).

Though the pic I've included was shot in the daylight and doesn't show the unit to its best effect, each pumpkin was lighted (some blinking) and highly visible. I melted a hole into the back side of each pail and inserted a Christmas light.

I'd like to see a night pic...I should think it looks very effective.

It will also be a good clue for the men in white coats when they come looking for the looney that has been running around buying up the town's supply of pumpkin pails....

I agree with Baron... A night shot and a video would be great. I think you have lots of possibilities with it.

I found a night shot.
Check it out.
The blue ones really aren't as dark as they appear in the pic.

that is very clever. lots of possibilties is right. i like the night shot

Great (and rather iconic) idea! If you don't mind, I'd love to do something along these lines eventually, and I could see whole lantern columns and walls done like this.

good idea. it has meny posibilities.

Thanks everybody. I'm glad you all like it. It got a good response from the neighbors.

Good job, I love it! May have to take your idea to use on my balcony next year. Thanks for sharing!

It does look rather effective when lit.
As ZM says, Very iconic and lot's of possibilities.