I carved 97 pumpkins and my oldest daughter carved 7 pumpkins. I also carved 9 wedding pumpkins. This year we were haunted scarecrows.

Check my site to see four years of pumpkin carvings.

http://picasaweb.google.com/ntiegs

Some of the pictures are drawn on free hand. Most of them I have created stencils. I tape them on and draw on the pattern with a grease pencil. It takes me an entire day to draw on all the patterns. I string my own lights. I use speaker wire and little light sockets. I use the lights from Wal Mart t...

Hi to everyone,

Here is my site to check out this years pumpkin display. I hope you all enjoy it.

http://www.pumpkincarvingshalloween.com

pumpkinwoman

I bought wire that is used with stereo systems. I measure the wire and place my own light sockets where I want them. I then buy candle shaped light bulbs that are painted orange and red. I put all the bulbs in and plug in the wire. I have 6-7 strands of wire. I light 60+ pumpkins. If a light burns o...

This was a good year for pumpkins. I bought almost all of them at a grocery store for a $1.00 each. The snake I cut out of pumpkins that were .50 each. I lost one pumpkin to rot out of all that I bought.

I can carve 20 pumpkins in 6 hours. My husband cuts and guts and I carve. We did all of the pumpkins on Friday and part of Saturday. We keep them in the garage where it is cool and out of the sun. The first ones carved usually shrivel by Halloween night. So, we take those and soak them in water for ...

Hi to everyone,
I really like looking at everything on this site. The pictures are great.
Here are my pictures for Halloween 2006. There are seven pages, so take your time.

http://www.geocities.com/ntiegs

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