Sharing knowledge for the art of artificial craft pumpkins.
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By dryersheet
#91557
My Michaels had bins full of pumpkins AND a whole wall. It was beautiful. They were all the old style pumpkins with the silver sticker and the stamped numbers on the bottom.

I also saw the halves, they seem pretty sturdy. I didn't buy one because I had a 50% coupon I wanted to use on the more expensive full pumpkin. My husband suggested we just cut all my pumpkins in half and have double the amount :roll: :lol:
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By BigScience
#91579
Michaels is stocked and ready! Now waiting on them to go 40% off with my 15% teachers discount on top of that. I dont know if they have redone the mold for the 13" kin, but it looks different than it has in years past. It has more "imperfections" and looks more "organic" and "pumpkin-y" with extra dents and bumps. The finish also looks slightly more glossy. I may be making this up though...
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By wookie66
#91616
I am now picturing covering the entire outside of my house in half pumpkins for Halloween. I am even tempted now to cut the ones I have in half. A whole new way to display our pumpkins to wow the neighborhood.
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By BigScience
#91687
WalMart is carrying 12" foamies for $9.99. Carved one last night with no issues whatsoever. Nice soft white foam. The have a smaller one for $6.99 but it is short and squatty. Would take a specific design to fit it
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By YoshioKun13
#91716
BigScience wrote:The have a smaller one for $6.99 but it is short and squatty. Would take a specific design to fit it
Definitely got some designs that are longer horizontally than they are vertically, which those kind of wider 'kin shapes would be an ideal fit for.

I wonder if HOME DEPOT has started putting out their Halloween stuff yet, the foam pumpkins they sell are the ones I primarily use for my carves. I believe they are Gemmy brand, same material as the Michaels ones but without those dumb ribs on the inside and a different shape standing about 12" tall.

Not too big but too small either.....they're perfect.
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By pumpkinautopsy
#91758
BigScience wrote:Michaels is stocked and ready! Now waiting on them to go 40% ...
The wait is over!! 40% off. There's a 10% off purchase including sale items coupon as well!! Just walked 5 out for 88.64 after tax!
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By BigScience
#91761
I have carved a couple more of the WalMart foamies and they are pretty good, but the thickness of the walls is variable. It can run from a quarter to about half an inch or so.
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By YoshioKun13
#92260
The other day I went to pay a visit to my local HOME DEPOT to see if they'd gotten their annual craft pumpkins in stock yet...

Well, they had all of their Halloween merchandise out it looked like. However, no pumpkins.

At least not any of the ones they usually carry each year. The only ones they had are these pumpkins molded with pre-cut faces, same brand as the blank ones. Maybe it's still a little too early, and they'll put the blank foamies that I like to buy out a little later when they stock the organic ones. Good thing I stockpiled on all they had after October last year, got 14 of 'em for about $5 bucks a pop. I've been working on all of them save for one that's still blank, so I'll have at least 13 fully carved out before October even begins! :D

I also went to Michaels, noticed that they're carrying a new pumpkin shape or at least one that I hadn't seen before.

And one of those was metallic silver...

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It's a little real squatty one, not sure what kind of designs this would be an ideal fit for. Very wide, long horizontal ones to be sure. Perhaps just basic lettering wrapped all around.

Did stop by Walmart, who are just starting to put out their Halloween stuff where I am.

They had a similar pumpkin, same kind of shape but cheaper looking and colored bright orange including the stem. But, that's it.
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By ktizwilson45
#92348
Just letting everyone know, Michaels has all foam pumpkins 60% percent off right now. I just went and the medium sized ones are $6.79 each, instead of $16.99. Thought I would share the good news :D