Homemade ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ decorations set high bar for Christmas displays

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“The Great Christmas Light Fight” returned on Sunday, and viewers thought the Ford family’s “The Nightmare Before Christmas” themed decorations were incredible. Especially the fact that everything was handmade.

The Skellingtons Toys display blew viewers’ minds as did the Ford’s use of a tree-spinning motor for the Mayor character, a real bathtub on the roof to kidnap Santa, and a bunch of lawn and garden pieces to make the perfect reindeer skeletons.

“Because they use household items,” judge Carter Oosterhouse said, “it doesn't cost them a fortune to make this display work. And at the end of it, it looks fantastic.”

And even though the Ford’s didn’t win the competition, they did win over Oosterhouse with their creativity.

“This ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ display,” Oosterhouse said, “it knocked me off my feet. They used their imagination and everyday items to recreate the characters from the movie with Hollywood precision. It is spook-tacular.”

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- 3, 2, 1! Whoa! Oh, my gosh, this is so-- this is incredible.

- The Great Christmas Light Fight returned on Sunday, and viewers thought the Ford family's "Nightmare Before Christmas-themed" decorations were incredible, especially the fact that everything was handmade.

- The arms are made out of yellow flexible gas pipe.

- Oh, that's so smart.

- The Harlequin demon is made from planters, two different sized plastic color pots. And the brain on the dock is half a walnut.

- No!

- The Skellingtons toys display blew viewers minds as did the Fords use of a tree-spitting motor for the mayor character, a real bathtub on the roof to steal Santa, and a bunch of lawn and garden pieces to make the perfect raindeer skeletons.

- Those are made out of shop back hose.

- What? And because they use household items, it doesn't cost them the fortune to make this display work.

- The eyelashes our number 12 electrical wire.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

And at the end of it, it looks fantastic.

- And even though the Fords didn't win the competition, they did win over Judge Carter Oyster House with their creativity.

- This "Nightmare Before Christmas" display, it knocked me off my feet. They use their imagination and everyday items to recreate the characters from the movie with Hollywood precision. It is spooktacular.