Pumpkin Carving

[Krybak17]

Since it's almost time for pumpkin carving, I thought I'd share these with everyone:

None of the pumpkins in these pictures are real. We discovered these at the craft store last year around this time and tried them out, and I don't think I will ever carve a REAL pumpkin again as long as I live!
These guys are made out of a thick, hard, foam type material, and are hollow, very sturdy, and durable. I was skeptical about how they would carve, but they ended up just like real pumpkins, you can use the same saws and everything. They cost between $5-$10 depending on the size, so they are a little more pricey than the real thing but they can last forever!
...and you don't have to deal with the gross slimey stuff on the inside!

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[comatosegrl]

Those are very cool! I would have never thought of using the craft pumpkins. I've decorated them with paint and such, but never thought of carving them. Here is the pumpkins that I did last year. Took me about 2 hours all together, and they were soggy and icky looking within 24 hours. lol I'm so trying the fake pumpkins this year. Again, kudos!

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[johloh]

I like the ability to keep the foam ones, but I also really enjoy pulling out the guts and making a mess. maybe I'll do one of each...

here was my pacman pumpkin last year...



and here are a bunch ive posted about in the past...

[Brodeuse]

...and you don't have to deal with the gross slimey stuff on the inside!

But you can eat the gross slimey stuff on the inside! Yum!

So... hem... where d'you find those fake pumkins, exactly?

[Krybak17]

The ones I used were from Michael's. The also sell them at Joanne Fabric, but those are a little more expensive and also feel a little different. Here is their website: http://www.funkins.com/

[demonicangel132007]

Might have to try that since my mother thinks we are "too old" to carve real pumpkins (21 and 18 are not too old!).

[Tadiera]

My friends and I tried the "fake" pumpkins last year and we loved them! I didn't have much cleanup in my kitchen (vacuum and DONE!) and instead of having gooey rotty pumpkins in a couple days, these are STILL up on top of the cabinets in my kitchen. I can't wait to make more this year.

We found ours at Michael's and Hobby Lobby.




Boo was mine. Dunno exactly what pattern Imma use this year.

[johloh]

the boo in that set is by far the best one! maybe ill do a traditional pumpkin and a craft one too. we grew pumpkins this year, got five good sized pumpkins ready to pick in the backyard!

if anyone is carving pumpkins this year try and get a pic up ASAP, i like to blog halloween stuff early to get people hyped up, so the sooner you get pics up the better!