Jack-O-Lantern light post cover Halloween decoration

This pumpkin shell model is designed to be slipped over an outdoor lamp and light up in the most spooktacular manner!  His name is “Pumpykin”.  Spooky!

Safety first!

Since this is going to be over a light, we need to talk safety: you must ONLY put this over an LED light--if you put it over an incandescent bulb, it WILL melt.  You have been warned.  I highly recommend printing in PETG for further heat resistance.

Printing notes.

You will need to print two shells (I recommend putting a face on both sides, but there's a blank for the back if you prefer), a left eye, a right eye, and a mouth. The shells will print WITHOUT supports--it's like magic!  Enlarge the and carefully rotate it so that it fits on your printer.  You want this to be as big as possible.  The one in my photos was enlarged to 130% and barely fit on my MK3S+.

You will have to print the mouth insert with supports, but everything else prints quite cleanly without them.  Don't forget to enlarge the eyes and mouth to match the shell!  Glue the eye and mouth inserts using superglue, 5 minute clear epoxy, or PET Gloop!  Use some small zip-ties to connect the shells.

For my lights, it is easiest to connect the top two zip ties first, then clam-shell the pumpkin over the light, then connect the bottom zip ties.

Thank you!

If you print a model of Pumpykin, I'd love to see photos of him in action!  Happy Halloween!!!