I’ve had a massive attack of holiday spirit when it comes to Halloween this year (don’t worry, it’ll all wear off by December and I’ll be my usual Grinchy self), so when I saw that CurlyWurlyGurly was having a pumpkin carving contest I set out to do something awesome (or at least live up to my reputation for being a kook!).
I bought some pumpkins on sale at Shop Rite (20lb pumpkins 3 for $10 — how awesome is that?), and took the kids in my family on a creative adventure in pumpkin carving. Here is the result of our efforts:
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October 28, 2008 at 12:32 pm
curlywurlygurly
okay, now i’m late for work and my mascara is streaming down my face from the tears that poured from my eyes after viewing your “celebrity” pumpkin.
you are so funnnnny! the creativity in blog-ville never ceases to astound me.
i’m so glad i’m not the judge of this contest—dishy is!
thanks for the laugh.
oh, and the kids’ pumpkins were VILE…especially the pooh-m-kin.
jimsmuse sez: I have no idea why everyone doesn’t LOVE “the dumpkin”. I think it’s hysterical — and no, I had no input whatsoever: I didn’t even see it until it was finished because I was too busy carving your face into that pumpkin! If you lived any closer, I’d sneak down and leave it on your porch to scare the neighborhood kids away!
October 28, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Hayden Tompkins
OH MY GOD, THE DUMPKIN!!!!!!!!
It’ll be like Thunderboobs. Don’t be sad when he wins, LOL.
jimsmuse sez: THANK YOU! I am glad that someone finally agrees with me that the dumpkin is awesome! It is only after reading your comment that I realize that although my kid was a little wacky with the “dumpkin”….he could easily have reinterpreted the cloven back of that pumpkin and made a “boob-o-lantern” instead. LMAO That would have still been funny…but perhaps a little more difficult for me to deal with!
October 28, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Susan
That’s Erik????
jimsmuse sez: Of course it is! But then I realize that you haven’t seen him for over 10 years. Be warned…this will happen to yours, too! I am not sure what confluence of genetics gave him the curly hair, but the attitude is all from me. He’s turned out to be a really cool kid!
October 28, 2008 at 5:22 pm
thedailydish
OKAY – As official JUDGE of this contest (which I thought was a joke but apparently was not.) I have to say
WELL DONE CARRIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOHOOOO!!
The first pumpkin eating the little guy – too cute. And I cannot believe you carved Curly into the second. Quelle artiste!
The dumper was great. The barfer was great. The vampire terrific. All A+
I have not yet seen any of the other entries. But the fact that you carved multiple pumpkins AND made a video tribute. WELL> Let’s just say I don’t need to say ANY MORE.
BUT Hayden – you must know something I ( – as JUDGE – ) do not. Is Chris entering YOUR CHEST??!! WOWZA!!! Sorry Carrie – it may be too late.
THIS WE HAVE TO SEE!
jimsmuse sez: I’m sure the Hayden Tompkins Boob-O-Lantern will easily take the prize — but I really did enter early to encourage other people to do something even more spectacular than I did! However I am very glad that you, as the judge (hugs! kisses! you look great today!), recognize the CWG “celebrity” pumpkin for the masterpiece that it is…thank you, darling dishy!
October 28, 2008 at 5:23 pm
thedailydish
OOOOOOHHHhhh!!! It just dawned on me.
HAHHAHHAHHAHHAHAHHHH!!
Thunderboobs — the doodle. DUH!
HHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHHH!! Here I thought Chris was carving a tribute to your breaaststtsssss.
October 28, 2008 at 5:24 pm
thedailydish
Okay, never mind. Looks like you’ve got in the bag Carrie.
jimsmuse sez: I’m not counting on winning anything yet. I’m still in awe of the other entries and can’t wait to see who else joins in the fun!
October 28, 2008 at 8:23 pm
curlywurlygurly
can i admit something here…when i first saw the ‘celeb’ pumpkin BEFORE you super-imposed my picture on it and then lit it…i thought it was michael jackson. lol. seriously.
for the record, i don’t look like m. jackson. except for the ‘white’ part.
jimsmuse sez:
a) Since my rendering was apparently not as perfect as I wished (although you really have to give me credit for trying!), I’m glad you made dishy the judge of the contest; and
b) It isn’t my fault that you look like Michael Jackson. Maybe if you took off the white glove and the sequined tube socks people wouldn’t get so confused!
October 29, 2008 at 12:18 am
curlywurlygurly
carrrrrieee….light of my life,
you are totally the BEST pumpkin carver this side of the mississip! seriously! even attempting a ‘replica’ nat-o-lantern is impressive–the fact that my MOM recognized the pumpkin as ME is even more telling of your mad skillz.
i’m so excited that i’ve been carved into infamy. don’t mind my snappy-ness. i’m only salty because i had to go back to WORK this week. oh, the humanity.
jimsmuse sez: Aw, shucks! I’m blushing! Now go find me that jackass-o-lantern WEST of the Mississippi because the pumpkin battle is on! I really don’t know what came over mer: I’ve carved a pumpkin or two in my day, but this year I was truly inspired — and it must run in the family, because I didn’t even touch the “dumpkin” or the “pumpkin needs pepto”: those kids did it all on their own and I’m so proud! (Okay, so I did have a little more input into six year old Maggie’s pumpkin, but I expect she’ll be a master carver in a few years as well!)
I thank you very much for being my “guinea pig” (and a good sport about it) because I figured out a lot of things about extreme pumpkin carving from doing your portrait. I think it’s awesome that your Mom recognized you! (Hm…did she have an affair with Michael Jackson at some distant point in the past, perhaps?)
Sorry about that work thing…it must really cut into your internet time!
October 29, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Connie
I think your kids are related to my kids!!! I tortured my husband with Martha Stewart last night and she had all these awesome pumpkin carving ideas…she obviously copied your “celebrity” pumpkin idea.
jimsmuse sez: Martha is fabulous when it comes to setting tables and wrapping presents, but I’ll take her on in a one-on-one pumpkin “carve off” any day of the week. She is nothing without her zillions of minions…(insert witchy cackle here!)
October 29, 2008 at 11:48 pm
jimsmuse
jimsmuse sez:
I would like to send a personal shout out to Hayden Tompkins — because of her comment, Google now lists this blog at #3 in a search for “boobs on a pumpkin”. I feel special!
October 31, 2008 at 1:23 pm
Another Susan
In this week’s Star Ledger, I think, was a pumpkin almost exactly like your pumpkin eating another pumpkin – it must have been the spontaneous inspriation of the year.
jimsmuse sez: I don’t know that it was a particularly original idea, but I do know that my pumpkins this year were far more elaborate than I’ve ever done. Now that I have the bug, I expect next year I’ll be completely out of control!