Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Hallowe'en Pumpkins

Happy Hallowe'en! I know that some of us are worried about the safety of friends and loved ones in storm-ravaged places, but we'll put on a brave (scary?) face for the wee'juns hotly anticipating trick or treating this evening, won't we?
I've had a few things on my plate this week, so the pumpkin is scooped, but not carved. My "wee'juns" are too cool to carve now, being teenagers, so I went looking for pumpkin-carving inspiration this a.m.
I thought I'd share some of my finds with you.
At first, I envisioned that I'd do a Van Gogh-inspired masterpiece:


Then I thought, "No, it should have a Hallowe'en theme!" And I envisioned this:

Then I thought, "It's Hallowe'en! The pumpkin should be spooky." And I envisioned this:
All of this took about five minutes. At which point I remembered, "Hm... I have zero artistic/sculpting talent. " So, in the end, this is what I will end up with:
But it's always good to dream....

Happy Hallowe'en!
Vanessa




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