I drilled two holes in the bottom pail, one in the bottom, and one in the back (for the electrical cord). I took a lid from a hard plastic cup for the base, and ran a bolt through that and the hole in the bottom pail. On the other end of the bolt I put a rubber stopper over the tip, and placed a long thin PVC pipe over the end. This is what all the pails are resting on. I drilled holes in each pumpkin, and ran a string of clear Christmas lights up through the pails, with several resting in each pail. I nabbed the lid from a McDonald's Happy Meal pail we had lying around, to cap the top pail. Oh and I filled the bottom pail with rocks and gravels to stabilize it.



There's probably a better way to do it, but so far it's working, and my engineering skills are a bit limited. :-)



I think all of these came from Wal-mart over the years, and the purple and green ones were picked up this year to add some new colors we didn't have on hand.



Chris