I have finally crawled out from under the mound of pumpkin guts, patterns and bits! Well, ok, I just got back from my post Halloween vacation ;) I ended up with 38 pumpkins this year! 12 foam and 26 real, 17 of them from ZP! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/starparty/Halloween%202011/DSCF7319.j...

Got a late start today on my real pumpkins and only managed to gut 8 before the dark and cold chased me back inside. BUT! I have borrowed an industrial heater so I can get the other 24 gutted and start tracing tomorrow. I took some time to knock out one last foam pumpkin tonight! And WOW is she cree...

Jo Ann Fabrics has this Rat chocolate mold on sale for $1.19! http://www.joann.com/joann/catalog/productdetail.jsp?CATID=cat263841&PRODID=zprd_11055209a You can also buy the Wilton Chocolate Melts there! Take a small amount of melted chocolate and carefully coat the inside of the mold. Tap on the co...

Ohio has an embarrassment of pumpkin riches! This place is about an hour out of Columbus and everywhere you turn there are monster kins for sale! I came across a farm stand yesterday that is closing next weekend and saw THIS http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/starparty/Halloween%202011/317020_101...

These are FANTASTIC! Team Rocket was always my favorite!

I can't wait to see the whole group together!

Greetings from Pumpkin Heaven Ohio! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/starparty/Halloween%202011/2011-10-21_15-42-01_993.jpg Between the local bulk foods store and Hershbergers I have made out like a bandit! And I have been spreading the ZP Love across Holmes County! http://img.photobucket.com/a...

Thank you everybody! I'm really happy with the way it came out! The pumpkin in the back was kind of a DUH moment :lol: I couldn't get the pins out of the bottom and shoved it in the back window to look for my pliers, saw the reflection and just left it there! Amandap - Thank you!! I made the shirt a...

Oh that is AWESOME!

So do you think if we all mailed Ryan a bag or two of pumpkin shavings he'd have enough to make a vat or two of this??

The dry run for 2011's costume was a success! I didn't wear my new new boots (Renaissance Faire dust + black velvet = B.A.D.) but I think the addition of Cat Got Your Tongue more than makes up for it! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/starparty/Halloween%202011/305818_263798156988669_14302323573...

Two more from the farmer's market yesterday!! I have really lucked out on colors this year! And for $5 each?? Can't beat it!! :D http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/starparty/Halloween%202011/2011-10-17_17-57-42_455.jpg I also have started my pre-holiday clean up around the house and yard. As I wa...

*shudder* That WAS a scary story but I'm glad it had a happyish ending! Also, he is 16! He's old enough to be making $ to pay for the damages! At the very least he should be pressed into pumpkin servitude for a couple hours as repayment! I'm not familiar with Monster Mud, but holes in the lid isn't ...

Thank you! I'm super excited about them! I usually pick out a costume theme to give full sized candy bars to anybody in that costume. Last year it was the Old Spice Guy and I didn't give a single one out. I *was* going to do Angry Birds this year to go with the display... but if the internet buzz is...

I think it looks great! The trouble you had just ups the creep factor for me.

Maybe the pumpkin was POSSESSED ALREADY?!

Two more down! I adore the Night Owl pattern! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v69/starparty/Halloween%202011/316568_10150320016293562_548338561_7989066_863643533_n.jpg The new lights I have are bright enough that I was able to point the carving at the ceiling and had a perfect silhouette of the ca...

I admit, when it comes to selection I am spoiled ROTTEN :lol: There are patches *everywhere* with some truly wicked monsters just waiting to be carved up! The poor girls at Hershbergers are still not quite used to the crazy lady that shows up and drools all over their pumpkin piles every year. The f...