I bought 2 pumpkins this year again. Hurray, Kat decided she would carve one with her friends. Kat loving cats did what else but a cat pumpkin. It turned out well.
I thought I’d pick a spider web because it looked simple. Was I ever wrong! Even though it seems straightforward it was not.
This year’s pumpkins turned out amazing. I still can’t believe how a person with very limited artistic abilities can create something so cool from a bit of paper and carving tools.
The Pirates of the Caribbean were really hot this year. I saw a Johnny Depp pattern and even though it looked complicated I went for it. I also carved a skeleton pirate. Why do I keep buying 2 pumpkins? I guess I’m hoping someone will do one with me but so far I’m on my own.
The results stunned me.
Last year’s pumpkin was such a success. The kids that came by loved it.
I decided since I’m a master carver now (NOT) that I would not only carve a pumpkin but I would create my own pattern. I did 2 pumpkins this year. Not sure why but it seemed like a good idea at the time.
I wanted to do a Senators pumpkin. I took the logo and stretched it until I had the correct size. I printed off several copies and made my pattern. This picture was taken before I had completely finished. I forgot to take one of the final version. It turned out OK.
I did a simple one layer carved pumpkin with the second one. I had spent hours on the first and ran out of energy for it.
I got a lot of compliments on the pumpkins and some kids had come with their friends this year to see what I had done.
What had I done? Now they will expect them every year!
Dave I., a friend & co-worker of mine, got me interested in carving pumpkins. These aren’t the usual triangle eyes & nose and crooked mouth kind of pumpkins. These ones involve a pattern and hours of work. You carve completely through in some areas, peel off the skin in others. It looks like a mess until you add a candle and turn out the lights.
I picked Nemo for my first try. It wasn’t as complicated as the other patterns.
I followed the instructions given at:
http://www.carvingpumpkins.com/
This is a pumpkin I did before I became a real pumpkin carver.
I was late getting a pumpkin and the only one left at the store near us was green.
“Work with it.”
It’s green and kind of alien to what a pumpkin should look like.
Alien pumpkin…
