Halloween Pumpkins - 2009
Pumpkin carving, one of my favorite holiday traditions, is something that I look forward to all year. While I'm not capable of the carving marvels that you see on the Internet, I pride myself on doing something new each year. Sometimes I try something I've seen in a book or on a Web site, and other times I try to make something strange work. What always helps is that we live right next to Trax, a huge farm that grows a seemingly endless number of gourds and pumpkins - all of different sizes, colors, and textures. You can always find something unique.
This year, I had an idea to make a parasitic Siamese twin pumpkin. I had no idea how to go about this, and although there are several issues with the finished pumpkin (the twin is too big to stay up on it's own, for example - I'm still trying to come up with a solution), I think it worked out just fine. What do you think?
I also wanted to buy a big white pumpkin and make it into a ghost. Unfortunately, this idea had to be altered as it must be a bad year for white pumpkins - there wasn't much of a selection. Instead, I opted for some long, whitish gourds. We think it would be fun to line the whole walkway with little ghosts. You could also make a Pac-man pumpkin...
Parry, my husband, hates pumpkin guts. Scooping out the insides makes him queasy. He's a sissy, but he still carves a pumpkin every year anyway. I've noticed that he always gives his pumpkins tiny facial features - especially eyes. It is somehow appropriate. This year, he made a minotaur.
If you'd like to check out our pumpkins from previous years or our current Halloween decorations (the theme this year: decapitated heads), head over to my picture page: My Halloween Pictures There are a lot of good ones over there! Check them out!
This year, I had an idea to make a parasitic Siamese twin pumpkin. I had no idea how to go about this, and although there are several issues with the finished pumpkin (the twin is too big to stay up on it's own, for example - I'm still trying to come up with a solution), I think it worked out just fine. What do you think?
I also wanted to buy a big white pumpkin and make it into a ghost. Unfortunately, this idea had to be altered as it must be a bad year for white pumpkins - there wasn't much of a selection. Instead, I opted for some long, whitish gourds. We think it would be fun to line the whole walkway with little ghosts. You could also make a Pac-man pumpkin...
Parry, my husband, hates pumpkin guts. Scooping out the insides makes him queasy. He's a sissy, but he still carves a pumpkin every year anyway. I've noticed that he always gives his pumpkins tiny facial features - especially eyes. It is somehow appropriate. This year, he made a minotaur.
If you'd like to check out our pumpkins from previous years or our current Halloween decorations (the theme this year: decapitated heads), head over to my picture page: My Halloween Pictures There are a lot of good ones over there! Check them out!
Posted by Amanda at 10/24/2009 2:56 PM 
Categories: My Life
Tags: trax farms halloween siamese twin ghosts minotaur pumpkin jack-o-lantern parasitic twin mutated freak gourd carving
Categories: My Life
Tags: trax farms halloween siamese twin ghosts minotaur pumpkin jack-o-lantern parasitic twin mutated freak gourd carving
I liked the uneasy looking one with the parasitic friend. I have a friend like that!
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Amanda,
When you do decide to have kids, you will be the most awesome mom ever! You have such a great imagination!
Ann
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I have to say it! Pumpkin carving has always been one of my favorite things to do. I have always loved it. The fact that we can make different faces simply amuses me. Moreover, the best thing about the pumpkin is that the way we can make faces also depends upon the kind of pumpkins that we choose to carve upon. The shape is a relative factor and so is the size. However just make sure you don’t make it a hobby!
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