I don’t know what the culprit was, but I had some lousy pumpkins this year. Some were soft, which make intricate cutting impossible. I broke about 5 pumpkins this year, which can really almost make a lady cry, after spending 50 minutes cutting a face, only to have a large chunk of it break off… *sniff* Dry up! There’s no crying in extreme pumpkining!!
So, I’ll just give you a view of what I carved this year. I’m a little sad that in the end, we only had one pumpkin for our stoop. Okay, it was actually two… but Kermit was just a practice one, since the pumpkin was mouldy when I first cut into it, but I’m AMAZED that he lasted so long – I cut him five days before Halloween! Most of them went to the W Hotel again this year.
Okay, here we go:
So there you have it. If you’re interested, here’s a look at last year’s orbs. And yes, I’m totally exhausted. I’ll take a manicure now, please…
I hope everyone had a blast rocking All Hallow’s Eve last night!!
PS – Jack-o-lanterns are very difficult to photograph… they were all so much better in person.
SonyaD says
WOW! The best carvings ever!!! I’m inspired…next year!
Tracey says
Thanks, lady!! Go to FB and check out my Chewbacca… oy, he was hard. 🙂
Jennifer says
You and your mad pumpkin carving skillz astound me, Tracey!
Tracey says
I like the girlie skull too – took her to a party for the 7 year old birthday girl. She took about 7 minutes to carve…
I know the weird “membrane” stuff you’re talking about – I almost always get that all over my hands whenever I prepare any kind of squash. What IS that stuff?! Weird. And it doesn’t wash off very readily… gah!
Tracey says
Thanks, lady!!
Julie says
i like the girlie skull! you rock. i got this “membrane” of pumpkin all over my hands that i couldn’t wash off. i didn’t realize it was there until i made a fist and my “skin” cracked….freaky!
DesiValentine says
So awesome! My kids drew our pumpkin faces this year, mostly because I have no skills. You rock, lady!
Tracey says
I just might surprise you, lady!
Erin Little says
You astound me! Porter is having a 50% off sale, come visit!