[snow2alike]

Other that the routine rules we all follow -- like start with the smallest parts and work out. Cut the inside curves before the outside. Here are some of the other TIPS I passed along this year at the zoo. I also printed these (i had about 25) out on little fortune cookie papers they could draw out of a pumpkin.

Zombie Pumpkins.com is my favorite pattern site !

To quickly change the color of your white led puck light --- wrap it in a piece of tissue paper in whatever color you want! You will be surprised !

Zombie Pumpkins.com is my favorite pattern site !

If you buy the "As seen on TV" puck lights (Staples carries them) ---they have only ONE very BRIGHT led light. This allows you to project your carving design on the ceiling, wall. floor - wherever !!

Zombie Pumpkins.com is my favorite pattern site !

An emory board cut in half at a 45 degree angle makes a great file to remove all those little rough edges you get after sawing. Just recut the line when it gets dull.

Zombie Pumpkins.com is my favorite pattern site !

.......Well, you get the Idea !!!

BTW ........ My favorite question this year was --- " how do you keep your pumpkins from rotting?" I laugh and say " all of my pumpkins are ARTIFICIAL" She says" How do you grow those???" !!!!

Zombie Pumpkins.com is my favorite pattern site !

[matspud]

BTW ........ My favorite question this year was --- " how do you keep your pumpkins from rotting?" I laugh and say " all of my pumpkins are ARTIFICIAL" She says" How do you grow those???" !!!!

That makes me think of the number of times I have had to explaing the difference between "organic" and "genetically modified"

Now if I could produce "artificial " pumpkins by "genetically modifying" "organically" grown real ones ! could make a killing

[snow2alike]

YES,

You could have the perfect pumpkin:
No black line(s)
No peeling paint
the perfect color
realistic stem
uniform thickness

and If you planted a ZP pattern next to it ~~~ the pattern would
just appear on the kin.

Oh you would be rich, rich, rich !!!

[Zombie Pumpkins!]

Those are certainly some great tips, snow2alike. I especially like the odd ones. Well, I meant the odd numbered (if they were numbered). But I guess Zombie Pumpkins could be considered "odd." I'd take that as a compliment.

In any case, thanks for educating the public with what you do. And if you finally figure out how artificial pumpkin can be grown, I hope you come to this forum first to let us all know!

[Ajax]

It's easy, just plant the seeds from a foamie you carve. Comon people .