I made a trip to my local craft store  over Halloween, and , I saw this really cool looking crooked lamp post. They wanted $40 for it! Well, I had 1" PVC left over from my other projects and this is what I made!
I stopped and picked up two 45 degree elbows and one 90 degree elbow, and one end cap. The PVC lengths are
ONE 20" piece - top
TWO 14" pieces - middle
ONE 12" piece - bottom

I took a six inch plastic flower pot and cut the top off to about 1 1/2" from the bottom, then drilled a hole in it. Make sure you put the 90 degree elbow in the center, otherwise it will be off balance.
The base is what was left from the pedestal fan from the witch. The 1" PVC fit nicely over it with a little help from a few wraps of duct tape. None of the pieces are glued, they are just stuck together. Then I used a shimmering Brown finish spray paint to give it an old rusty look.
The signs were just scraps of wood, I painted them green, then masked off the center and edged in the same brown. The names were painted freehand with black.
My original idea was to use my blue solar garden ball, but it wouldn't show up inside except when we werent there, so I opted for a battery powered pumpkin. Gives it a skeery look! I suppose if you wanted you could use a lamp kit and wire it for electric.
The pot bottom was screwed onto the PVC cap. the pumpkin fits nicely in there. The signs were screwed on with pipe brackets. I guess I could have painted them, maybe I will. This was such an easy project I had it done in one day.
I've been asked several times how I did the stone look to the house.
Well, I used Scene Setter Block Wall. It comes in a 50' length X about 4' tall. Since we have wood siding, I used tacks to hold it up. If you have never looked at the scene setters, this stuff is made of thin plastic sheeting, kind of like a table covering. It is weather proof and works great indoors as well as out. I plan to use it again.
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