Anyone here do pumpkin carving?

[ammre]

I personally LOVE pumpkin carving and sometimes i go to a pumpkin festival in keene, nh where there's around 24 thousand pumpkins all carved and lit... I didin't get to go this year but i have carved at least one pumpkin...

I figure what else better to go on a pumpkin then a dead man...

 

[@}-}rebecca----]

I personally LOVE pumpkin carving and sometimes i go to a pumpkin festival in keene, nh where there's around 24 thousand pumpkins all carved and lit... I didin't get to go this year but i have carved at least one pumpkin...

I figure what else better to go on a pumpkin then a dead man...

Hey Ammre......................Steve Urwin ?

If I am right its very clever. Little bit to close to home for complete comfort for me. Thinking about it and in hindsight I would have to say Steve probably would have liked it and I am fairly certain if her father was alive still Bindi would as well.

 

[Kailey_86]

I personally LOVE pumpkin carving and sometimes i go to a pumpkin festival in keene, nh where there's around 24 thousand pumpkins all carved and lit... I didin't get to go this year but i have carved at least one pumpkin...

I figure what else better to go on a pumpkin then a dead man...

My family has a pumpkin carving contest every year. We have random people pulled from outside come and judge them. i won the last 3 years in a row but not this year. After we are done we drag them down to Keene, NH for the pumpkin festival. This year was somewhat difficult. Even though there were 20 something thousand pumpkins it still didn't seem like it. There were a lot more people this year. It was so crowded that it was hard to see the pumpkins at all. i think that if pumpkins weren't so expensive this year and everyone who came brought a pumpkin we would have went well past the world record (created 3 or 4 years ago with 34 thousand i think). Last year it rained so this year was definately a lot better. It was so much fun. i'm sorry you missed it.

 

[snowy ciara]

I do I do! I haven't done mine yet this year. Um, I usually end up doing more than one, but like Kailey said, they're rather expensive this year.

Very cool pumpkinage, ammre!

I'll post a picl of what ever I do this year.

 

[callinectes]

Excellent pumpkin art Ammre!

My pumpkin carvings are really pitiful! But, since it is still so warm down here the pumpkins only last one day after being cut anyway. So, I tell myself it's not worth spending hours carving a pumpkin that will last one night. LOL

I looove the scent of a pumpkin with a candle in it though.

 

[snowy ciara]

I generally do mine the night before, but things are so crazy during the week for me, I'll do it on the 29th. Then coat the inside with petroleum jelly to make it last. Some of the kids at school have asked if I'll bring one into the classroom, since I was a little bit of a pain when they wanted to decorate my classroom.

 

[callinectes]

I generally do mine the night before, but things are so crazy during the week for me, I'll do it on the 29th. Then coat the inside with petroleum jelly to make it last. Some of the kids at school have asked if I'll bring one into the classroom, since I was a little bit of a pain when they wanted to decorate my classroom.

The petroleum jelly is a great idea! Thanks for the tip.

 

[A Desert Rose]

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c170/RoxannaDanna/YellowFoot_030803_4473C.jpg

 

[Evil_Geoff]

We do indeed carve pumpkins, have two sitting in the kitchen right now awaiting the carver's knives and saws...

janey and I have hosted a "pumpkin party" the last 3 years, inviting several folks from our BDSM group to come and engage in some consentual cutting! *grin* Lots of fun for everyone. This year we will be doing it this coming Tuesday evening. I'll see if I can get a pic or two for y'all.

YIK,
- Geoff

 

[FurryFury]

Yep we do em but not all fancy like. I don't know how y'all do that cooler carving shit.

Usually my husband does em. Some years he is working and I do em. Once or twice the kids had a go. Our neighborhood has a party for doing em sometimes.

I like the smell of the candle inside em and the way they glow. I put some cinnamon on the "lid" as it ages and begins to smell a bit. That is a very nice thing to do aroma wise. I like the seeds roasted.

Eventually they get gooey and then we have a "fruit of aggression" moment where we take a bat to them or throw them against trees in the woods. The whole "fruit of aggression" thing began because, my Grands used to bring us fruit all the time but it was usually already spoiled by the time they brought it. So we'd just have some fun with it, maybe feed the wild life a little. I know that's not the best idea but then I'm not the best person in the world either.

Fury

 

[ammre]

i wish i had known the petrolium kelly tip. steves face already caved in. DOH.

I have a pumpkint hat looks like a butt, i have to take a picture of it. I think i'm going to give it a tattoo and maybe some marks as well...

 

[Miss Diva]

We never carve, but we buy one and stick outside. After Halloweeen we cook it and eat it.

 

[shy slave]

ammre

That carving is amazing.

You are very talented.

Halloween is not a big thing in England, but it is very popular in Scotland.

Have never seen any carvings other than ghoulish faces and never heard of pumpkin festivals or parties.


Ammre ~ you have alot of hidden talent

 

[@}-}rebecca----]

ammre

That carving is amazing.

You are very talented.

Halloween is not a big thing in Australia, but it is very popular in Scotland...

Have never seen any carvings other than ghoulish faces and never heard of pumpkin festivals or parties.

Ammre ~ you have alot of hidden talent

Was just going to quote the last line but then I though hey Shy is pretty spot on ........smiles...........goes to shadow Shy's next post

 

[D's mariposa]

The petroleum jelly is a great idea! Thanks for the tip.

Remember to apply the petroleum jelly to all the cut edges, not just the inside of the gourd.

Warning: Geek Moment to follow.

The reason a pumpkin (or other squash/gourd) lasts so long when it's unharmed is that bacteria and such has a hard time getting through the tough outer skin. When you cut it, you're creating an open wound where it can get in and feed on the softer flesh. Since pumpkins have a high sugar content, bacteria have a feast, and that's what rots your pumpkin so quickly. Especially if you live in a warmer climate like snowy and I do.

 

[D's mariposa]

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c170/RoxannaDanna/YellowFoot_030803_4473C.jpg

Major cutie, in a sweet sad sorta way.

 

[snowy ciara]

He looks lonely! He needs a friend.