Zombie Pumpkins

Do you have a special way to carve a pumpkin?
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Zombie Pumpkins

Post by EvilMel » Mon Oct 16, 2006 3:38 pm

Holy <deleted>! Have any of you seen this site???

http://www.zombiepumpkins.com/

It's got some of the most awesome pumpkin carving stencils. You have to join to be able to download them but you can join for only $2...then you get to see a freaking ton of neat patterns that you can print!!

This changes the plan for my pumpkin carving for Halloween...woo hoo.

Mel
ps yes, I am very excited.

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Post by kiki » Mon Oct 16, 2006 4:46 pm

Awesome idea for a site!
I am getting excited!!! It's getting close!

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Post by pum'kinpye » Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:56 am

I've never carved anything besides the reg. mouth, triangle eyes cut (all the way) through...I will definately have to try something like this, this year.
Thanks.

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Post by Haunted Horseman » Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:20 am

I always love a new pumpkin carving site. Thanks for the tip.

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Post by mesmark » Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:51 am

Zombie Pumpkins is one of the best sites on the net for pumpkin carving. I've been a ZP carver for 4 years now and the reactions I get from the pumpkins is well worth the small donation needed to join the site.

I always recommend http://www.zombiepumpkins.com to everyone!



These are my 2006 Zombie Pumpkins.
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Here are my 2005 Zombie Pumpkins
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Post by jadewik » Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:34 am

They have Zombie Pumpkins and a whole list of other carving related sites in the Live Journal community I've been reading for a couple years now:
http://community.livejournal.com/pumpkincarving/

... of course, the community also has people who LOVE to carve pumpkins too. =)

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Post by Haunted Horseman » Tue Sep 25, 2007 11:44 am

Mesmark, Excellent Work. I'm impressed. :wink:
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Post by mesmark » Tue Sep 25, 2007 5:50 pm

Haunted Horseman wrote:Mesmark, Excellent Work. I'm impressed. :wink:
Thankss! I'd love to say that I'm an artist but I'm not. Those patterns are rather simple (no scrape away bits and the pieces aren't too small.) After you transfer the pattern, it's pretty much connect the dots :D

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Post by magickbean » Tue Sep 25, 2007 7:12 pm

:shock: Wow, mesmark, those pumpkins are beautiful! Don't be humble - it's amazing work! :D
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Post by mesmark » Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:44 am

Magicbean - Thanks! It does take some time and patience. It's also very addicting. You just start with one little one. You know, what could it hurt.

Before you know you have your own patch, you hit up friends to grow some 'kins for you and you still buy more when they start appearing in local stores. I'd say don't start but additction also loves company :D

BTW, the scariest thing on this site is your days to Halloween ticker!

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Post by sharkey » Fri Sep 28, 2007 2:50 pm

zombie pumpkins is the best especially with the craft pumkins.. a couple years ago i made this real complicated pattern, it came out really well until i decided i need to put my cat in the pumkin for his first halloween. lets just say he wasnt as happy as i was about it and kicked out the whole front... :cry:
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Re: Zombie Pumpkins

Post by Ghost » Tue Jun 17, 2008 3:17 pm

Wow. I may not have found this talk until mid-2008, but the work is amazing. I will definately try to make one of those this Halloween.

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Re: Zombie Pumpkins

Post by Andybev01 » Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:30 pm

some are a lot of work but the pay off is a great JOL.
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Re: Zombie Pumpkins

Post by Ghost » Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:44 pm

Hey, anyone wanna help me? I always make some lines of the pumpkin too thin and I have to ckop up pieces of toothpick and stick them together with that. :( Got any advice to keep that from happening that doesn't include a pumpkin carving kit?
(tried it, it was cheaply made and didn't last through much.)

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Re: Zombie Pumpkins

Post by Andybev01 » Fri Jun 20, 2008 5:54 pm

You can make the openings (cut out pieces) pretty thin, instead of the part of the pumpkin between the openings.

When lit up at night the cuts look larger than they actually are.
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