Who's Got Pumpkin Carving Pics???

So one reason I like brewing beer is because it allows for a chance to be creative. With that said, I also like Halloween because it allows me a chance to be creative in costumes and pumpkins. So, here's this years pumpkin. I wasn't sure what to do but Batman seems to be in this year so I did a silhouette of him jumping off a building in front of the moon. I think the original is from Batman the Animated Series.

Here's last years Army of Darkness pumpkin.

And I really, really wish I had gotten a better picture of this one two years ago because it's hard to tell but this is my Antoine Dodson (aka: The Bed Intruder guy). So you can run and tell, run and tell that, run and tell that, home, home, homeboy...

Nice work!
I'm artistically impaired

This is about as creative as I get when it comes to jack-o-lanterns.

^Sometimes there is something creepy about simplicity. Not sure if that is supposed to be happy or scary.

My daughter said she wanted to carve pumpkins this year. I told her I'll carve with her, but she is going to have to carve a cool pumpkin. She's too old for carving lame stuff.

Maybe tonight, since she doesn't have dance. Maybe I'll carve a Gary Bettman pumpkin. Nothing scarier than guy who can drain the joy out of the fall season for millions of people.

I have some on my website www.jerryhhicks.com My wife and daughter carved them up this year, I think they did a good job!

This is one I did several years ago. Unfortunately, I woke up the next day and it had collapsed in on itself... 4 hours of work down the drain.

m_c_zero said:

This is one I did several years ago. Unfortunately, I woke up the next day and it had collapsed in on itself... 4 hours of work down the drain.

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That sucks, at least you got the picture. Was it inside or outside? I had one fall apart on me because I left it inside so the squirrels didn't chew at it and the heat caused it to decay faster. The Batman one is covered in olive oil which is supposed to preserve it and it's in the garage so it's cold. Also, I guess the stem still provides nutrients to the pumpkin so cutting it off hastens decay. Cutting your hole in the back or bottom and you can avoid this problem.

This year

I try every year but usually end up getting "pumpkin lust" and eating the thing half way through carving. It always starts with sticking the carved out bits in a microwave for a minute or two with some butter and black pepper and then end up eating the whole thing.

This year SWMBO bought us two so I could eat one and still offer up a carved jack o lantern to our ever hopeful 7 year old. She got bored waiting for me to finish eating and started drawing up her own pattern for me to use the sharp knife on so here's her witch.

mcspanner said:

I try every year but usually end up getting "pumpkin lust" and eating the thing half way through carving. It always starts with sticking the carved out bits in a microwave for a minute or two with some butter and black pepper and then end up eating the whole thing.

This year SWMBO bought us two so I could eat one and still offer up a carved jack o lantern to our ever hopeful 7 year old. She got bored waiting for me to finish eating and started drawing up her own pattern for me to use the sharp knife on so here's her witch.

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I'll be eating that tomorrow.....

inhousebrew said:

Was it inside or outside?

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I left it inside. If I was smart, I would have stuck it in the freezer, or maybe that would have destroyed it too, not sure. The worst thing is that it was for a pumpkin carving contest the following day...