The pumpkin carving thread...

[Rikki]

I didn't realize that you could shave a fake pumpkin! I've always been too nervous to try shaving a jack anyway. You may have inspired me to try it this year, though!

[St0ney]

Give it a shot - you'll love the detail you can archive in shading.

Just take your time.



Shaded patterns do take longer than cut threws .
But you can't get as much detail in cut threw patterns.

each year I do about 50/50
1/2 cut threw and 1/2 shaded patterns.

Having both makes a great display.

[Packrat]

Ah Yes the Mona Simmons one of Da Vinci's lesser known paintings,Looks good StOney,Getting a Early Jump on the rest of us?

[EvilMel]

Wow.

Around here people think I'm a supremely awesome pumpkin carver. I totally feel lame now. hah hah.

I always use the patterns from Pumpkin Masters, but more often I use the ones from Zombie Pumpkins. I had no idea there were other pattern sites out there. I will definitely join yours this year.

[Pumpkinprincess]

My pumpkins are my favorite aspect of my haunt each year. I have about two dozen funkins so far and carve about 40 real pumpkins each year.

Now, thanks to Stoneykin I am going to do "windowkins" on all my front and side windows. I think they will look great and work well with my pirate theme this year.

I'm going to start with a couple of my own designs now, and get some more once membership opens in a month.

[EvilMel]

WOW. 40 pumpkins! That's awesome.

I was in Washington state around Halloween two years ago and we went to a pumpkin patch and picked out pumpkins. It was awesome!

[Pumpkinprincess]

I just moved to Washington. I wonder how much the pumpkins are here. I could pick up tons of pumpkins when I lived in Ohio. I paid pennys on the pound. When I moved to North Carolina I could find them at Walmart for $2.50 a piece. I used my boss' wine celler to store them.

I don't have any idea about this year. That's why I'm going to start early and buy funkins as soon as I see them in the store.

[WonderfullyWicked]

Like a lot of others, pumpkin carving tends to get pushed to the back burners. I didn't realize you could shave those Michael's foam pumpkins. Now that I know I think I could commit to making a lot of these in the offseason.
Thanks!

[EvilMel]

Sadly, while I SUPER hate Wal-mart...I too get pumpkins from there mainly.

If you dig to the bottom of those large cardboard bins, the really huge ones are down there. You can get large ones for like $3!

I also go to a lot of other places and buy pumpkins, just to spread the money around and try to overcome my guilt for buying from Wal-Mart, hah hah.

[childofthenight]

wow everyones carvings are awesome!!! I really liked the one that was my avatar, never thought i would see it on a pumpkin.I was like WOW thats cool. I dont have any pics, but will post them when I do..again great job everyone!!