Thread: Jack-O-Lantern Ideas

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Every year I usually carve 8 or more jack-o-lanterns around my house. I was always big on carving by hand without the assistance of any stencils but the last couple of years I have been running out of ideas for the faces.

Is it possible that you kind folks can add photos of your past jack-o-lantern art so I can get some inspiration for this season? This way you can also show off your hard work carving and get some much deserved ooohs and aaahs.

Here are a couple of mine from the past;

If you have photoshop you can use the stamp tool to create your own stencils.
Good work on your pumpkins! I enjoy the canabalistic pumpkin
Am having trouble uploading pics at the moment. I always carve a haunted house with trees.

From 4 years ago when the weather was so bad I couldnt decorate the garden so I just carved a bunch of pumpkins. My mother had brought me back a pumpkin carving kit from the US where she had been on holiday because you couldnt get them easily over here then.

Not my own designs but I was proud of them anyway. Barney the Dino was done for my daughter as was Nemo, but Barney was no doubt the scariest one.

After using real pumpkins for years, I now use Michael's pumpkins for the stencils. At some point my yard will be full of them. I still do standard JOLs with real pumpkins every year. Gotta keep it real! Great pics above! Sorry for the size of these pictures.. I'm not sure how to change them.

Wow, excellent carving everyone.

My 6 year old son was particularly fond of your Vader pumpkin, Medea!

All these carvings are giving me some great ideas, more, more, more!

Thanks

Oh nice job! I am partial to the Vader also lol And the one that was the same as mine!

wow, amazing JOLs everyone!!
Since it's so warm down here in sunny south Florida,
I don't carve until 1 week prior to the big night and keep
it stored in the fridge covered in plastic food wrap to
prevent it from shriveling up - but when it does, I put
the entire JOL in an ice bath in a deep sink for about an
hour or two - and when I pull it out and dry it off, it's
as good as new and plump as ever

Here are a couple that I have done in the past. I normally do a couple each year myself & dont like using stencils. What I do is go online and find pics or go to halloween shops and take pics of masks that I like and then sculpt the pumpkins.

Originally Posted by Boo Baby!!

Wow, excellent carving everyone.

My 6 year old son was particularly fond of your Vader pumpkin, Medea!

All these carvings are giving me some great ideas, more, more, more!

Thanks

Funny- we did a Darth Vader last yr for my 6yr old. LOL

PdCollins I actually Oooh'd so loudly my whole family who where getting ready for school/work came to see what I was Oooh'ing at.

Beautiful carving work.