Pumpkins I CarvedI've been cavring pumpkins since I was a little kid. Sometimes Mom would salt and roast the seeds for my brother and me to eat, but I really got into it when I found a "Pumpkin Masters pumpkin carving kit" at Wal-Mart. So, I've been having a lot of fun with the books since around 1999. I would buy 1 or 2 books a year, and pick the best one that I wanted to carve. I've always gotten lots of compliments from the trick-o-treaters' parents. One year I even heard a little girl say, "Mom! This is the house with the cool pumpkins." I knew then that I couldn't stop carving...
| 2000 | This is my second year to carve pumpkins like this. I can't find the pictures for the first year... :-/ | |||||||||
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| 2001 | This year, I tried what they call shadow images. There are designs carved into the back of the pumpkin to make pictures on the wall behind it. The haunted house took me 4 hours to carve. Both of them have images that glow on the wall behind the pumpkin, but it's hard to see. I still need to experiment with taking the picture so you can see the image. | |||||||||
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| 2002 | The year of the fog....and more pumpkins. | |||||||||
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| 2004 | Finally got some new pumpkins. Lost my carving kit last year, so I had to wait until they came out again to finish last year's pumpkin and do this year's. |
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| 2006 | I don't know what happened to '05. I need to update the site with those pictures. |
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