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Awesome Pumpkins

By Awesome Barb, October 2, 2010 at 9:24 pm

Recently, the other half and I decided that just because we live in a mid-rise condo building downtown, doesn't mean we should be deprived of the joy that is the Halloween tradition of pumpkin carving. Now I can't recall the last time I actually carved a pumpkin...but I'm pretty sure it was somewhere in the mid-90's. No doubt, it was a hysterically pathetic sight. 

I may be more than a decade older, but one thing remains the same: my tragically awesome artistic skillz. (Let's just say that kindergarteners can draw stick figures better than I can.)
So I did what any artiste would do...scoured the interweb. I don't like to think of it as carvery plagerism...but rather...inspiration...you know, since I'm hardly capable with coloring between the lines.
On that thought...maybe I shouldn't be using knives for this sucker? Afterall, there is a strong probability that I'll lose a thumb in the process. 

But I digress.
Navigating your way through all of the crazy pumpkin carving ideas out there is about as tricky as finding your way out of a haunted corn maze after three too many keg stands. So I took some time to pull a few of my favorite and fun pumpkins to share with you wonderful folks. So don't make your Halloween pumpkin just a jack-o-lantern...make it a work of art. 

Check out some of these truly awesome pumpkins...

Be sure to come back next week to check out all of the haunted craziness I'll be experiencing this weekend. In the meantime, keep up with us over on Facebook and Twitter!

May the Force be with you...
Crazy Al Evans' Tiki jack-o-lantern...kind of makes me want to crawl inside and go party.
This eye is one of those that manages to follow you no matter the angle you look at it.
Of course there's a Twilight pumpkin.
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Alice Cooper
...one ring to rule them all.
R2-D2...where are you?!
A beautiful and crafty haunt...
My precious...
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...if only I could be so talented!
"I can see Russia from my house!"
What this scene really needs is Ms. Pac-Man and a cherry.
Everyone's favorite Italian plumbers.
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On your street trick-or-treating. That, my friends, is Where The Wild Things Are.
Attack of the killer pumpkin...
Here's Johnny!
Hide the rum! It's Captain Jack Sparrow...
Chilling...
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Ironman.
Curse those hospital gowns!
Good versus Evil.
The boy who lived.
And is anyone else geeked that it's nearly November and the release of Part 1 of the last film?!
A pumpkin or a cheeseburger? You decide.
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Emily the Strange rocks on.
Dwight from The Office...if only you could turn carve such intricacies into a beet!
Deathstar Pumpkin? Badass.
Make your own deathstar with these instructions: http://www.fantasypumpkins.com/carving-the-deathstar.htm
You don't know the power of the dark side!
Chucky has always given me nightmares. A Pumpkinized Chucky is no exception.
Ace Ventura, anyone?
Jack-o-lanterns inside a jack-o-lantern....
This broad is uglier than the Wicked WItch of the West.
Predator!
Simply amazing.
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Filed under: Octoberween, Random

Tags: Ace Ventura, Alice Cooper, Chucky, Darth Vader, Deathstar, Dwight Schrute, Emily the Strange, Gollum, Halloween, Harry Potter, Ironman, Jack Sparrow, Jack-O-Lantern, Kristen Stewart, Lord of the Rings, Lord Voldemort, Luigi, Mario, pac-man, Pirates of the Caribbean, Predator, Pug, Pumpkins, R2D2, Robert Pattinson, Sarah Palin, Severus Snape, Star Wars, Super Mario Brothers, The Office, The Shining, Trick-or-Treat, Twilight, Where the Wild Things Are, Wicked Witch of the West, Yoda

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  • Stylin19 said October 15, 2010 at 12:00 am

    I think your image of Iron-Man is actually Optimus Prime from Transformers, not 100% though. Cool pictures though!

  • RunningJayhawk said October 15, 2010 at 12:00 am
    In reply to Stylin19:

    You know...I thought that, too! But Ironman was listed on the site that I found...so I figured I'd give credit to the attempt of the artist. ;)

  • borg said October 17, 2010 at 12:00 am
    In reply to RunningJayhawk:

    That is definitely not Iron Man in any incarnation that has ever existed, and is 100% Optimus Prime from the Transformers.

  • borg said October 17, 2010 at 12:00 am
    In reply to RunningJayhawk:

    Optimus Prime:
    http://starsmedia.ign.com/stars/image/article/996/996813/optimus-prime-20090622044515697.jpg

    Iron Man

  • cocopark2010 said October 19, 2010 at 12:00 am
    In reply to RunningJayhawk:

    I like this post

  • VelvetMinxx said October 15, 2010 at 12:00 am
    In reply to Stylin19:

    Oooh, scary! Just what I needed to get into the spirit! (Referring to the Palin pumpkin, of course.)

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