We did this and it worked well on the sugar pumpkins since we had dozens of them. I will see if I can find a pic of it.Hottie McNaughty wrote:I converted all my Christmas lights to LED's last year so I'm going to try this!
Sadly that was the last year. My brother moved and does not live in a Halloween good area. I never get kids here at my house. My wife and I are going to Salem with some friends but it does not feel the same. That last display had close to a hundred pumpkins.hkzombie wrote:salemblack wrote:We did this and it worked well on the sugar pumpkins since we had dozens of them. I will see if I can find a pic of it.Hottie McNaughty wrote:I converted all my Christmas lights to LED's last year so I'm going to try this!
looks really great! They brighten up really well, I love the display! Will you have the same one this year? or will you try something different?
-C9 bulbs? Considering Im doing more pumpkins this year, I will give that a try.. you sure its not C4 jk thats an explosive!Pumpken wrote:I use the big bulbs. I usually put a piece of foil under the bulb because I cover my tables with black plastic. You can use different colors for things like a red devil or green witch. And they don't blow our when it is windy. I think they are C9 bulbs. I don't know if C7 bulbs would work.
lol, im glad you caught that! I meant for the thread to catch anyone off guard. Seems like you were the first to comment about it!mudd wrote:was it wrong of me to get the wrong idea for a split second when i first read the thread title?i feel dirty now. anyways, bottom is easier, you just sit the pumpkin over the candle/light bulb.
No worries on that one!That sounds like an amazing Halloween! I'm so bummed that it was your last year! I seldom meet people who do those kind of things in their area or community here in CA. I think East Coast people are whole heartedly dedicated to Halloween, the history, and traditions than West Coasters (no offense to anyone from the WC...). I would love to someday visit the East Coast for Halloween. My bfs from PA and he says this holiday is celebrated on another level. Plus, the weather is consistenly warm all year round so sometimes holidays toward the end of the year don't seem authentic to me. Fall is the season of change (colorful leaves, cooler, crisp outdoor temps...), and its hard to see that when you have a lot of palm trees around heresalemblack wrote:hkzombie wrote:Sadly that was the last year. My brother moved and does not live in a Halloween good area. I never get kids here at my house. My wife and I are going to Salem with some friends but it does not feel the same. That last display had close to a hundred pumpkins.salemblack wrote: We did this and it worked well on the sugar pumpkins since we had dozens of them. I will see if I can find a pic of it.
looks really great! They brighten up really well, I love the display! Will you have the same one this year? or will you try something different?
The guy across the street had a display that took seven storage spaces to hold. He retired as well and sold off his stuff. We have actually had people come up to us and tell us how upset they are while we are out. The town closed the street and did a count as best they could of the people. Our last year was our best. The town averaged about 10000 people or so. My god the tubs of candy. I think we had 20 or 30 of those 50 gallon tubs full of candy. I will miss it so much.
Pumpken wrote:I cut out the bottoms because I use a string of Christmas lights to light them. I just set the pumpkin on the light. Cleaning them is the same whether cutting the bottom or the top.
If you light with a candle, you can still cut the bottom. Just set the pumpkin over the candle, see where the smoke hits the top, then cut a chimney where the smoke hits. That way you don't have to try to reach inside to light or drop in a candle.
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