Thread: Jack-O-Lanterns

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Shannie-Boo, i know you mentioned you saw good prices on pumpkins last year at homedepot, does anybody know if this is still the place or is tgere a better deal somewhere else this year?

I don't know how many of ya'll have these grocery stores in your area, but Stop & Shop has pumpkins 2/$10 and Market Basket has them for .29 cents/lb. Which is the better deal. I ended up paying 3.48 for one that's pretty much the same size as the ones in S&S. Market Basket also had a bigger selection.

We bought a nice real one from Wal*Mart last Friday for 3$.

The best thing to do when illuminating your Jack-O-lantern is to use the LED tea lights ! If you still use candles I carve the pumpkin from the bottom and set it over the candle ! No more burnt fingers ! Another thing I do is sprinkle cinnamon or all spice on the inside top.As the candle heats the top of the pumpkin it releases a delightful aroma !

Here's a link to the Betty Crocker patterns, for lazy folks like me!

http://www.bettycrocker.com/menus-ho..._Ad&esrc=15876

A plethora of pumpkins !!

I like using patterns simply because I'm not artistically-inclined myself. I generally like things cat or witch related. A few years back I did the classic jack-o-lantern face with vampire teeth (instead of the block-style teeth), but that's as far as my creativity goes.

To me, jacks don't always need to be spooky. I'm perfectly happy with a silly grin! The fact is that jack-o-lanterns are one of the few Halloween crafts/activities that are age-appropriate for everyone. Not everyone is going to like the same styles. That's what's so fun about them!

Originally Posted by RCIAG

Try http://www.zombiepumpkins.com/patterns.php. You pay $20 & get all access to all their patterns. They have tons of cool ones.

Thanx for this link! It's so awesome! I want to do Edward Scissorhands