I’ve got the best Jack-o-lantern display spot in the neighborhood; I’ve got a gigantic pumpkin; I’ve got a couple of hours.
The standard “face” seems a little pedestrian. I need some other ideas. Here are the limitations:[ul][li]It needs to be visible and discernible from a pretty good distance away. I’ve got an awesome display spot (third floor, dead center of the apartment building – almost like the entire building is pointing to this window), but it’s a little far from the street.[]I don’t have an expert set of tools, so it can’t be too intricate. []I’ve only got one pumpkin.[/ul][/li]
I was thinking maybe some kind of icon from current pop culture, but I can’t figure out a way to get “YOUR PUMPKIN IS NOW DIAMONDS” onto a pumpkin.
A little too early for having it last until Halloween. I wouldn’t carve it until a few days before otherwise by Halloween is will be a drooping, rotten mess. Plus, having a prominent display position will only enhance the possibility it will be vandalized before the big day ever gets here.
- You’re probably right about lasting until Halloween. But that’s ok: I might get another one next week if this one starts getting nasty. This display spot is too good to waste on just one pumpkin.
- I’m not worried about vandals though: the window is on the third floor of the building.
I went with the traditional batman symbol, kind of like this, except reversed. Maybe I can do something more creative for my next one. Still looking for suggestions!
Maybe a TARDIS? Or how about a pumpkin?
I always chuckle at the “vomiting” pumpkins. Google images has some cute photos-probably also some good ideas for other carvings. (did not see Guinastasia’s post)
I’d pay homage to the opening credits of Halloween, where a jack-o-lantern burns away to reveal a skull.
“…As a matter of fact, it was.” -Donald Pleasance (1919-1995)
Just punch it with your fist and remove the inside out of the hole. That would be Punk. A Punk-kin.
