slo’s FRIDAY 10/24 poll - Scary vs Happy Jack O Lanterns 🎃

[Imzadi]

I carved a couple pumpkins as a child.

I now prefer painted pumpkins instead. Especially with happy images. A scary, carved pumpkin is just for one night. And it begins to rot inside immediately. Whereas, painted pumpkins celebrate the whole fall/harvest season.

There are so many different ways pumpkins can be painted versus carving, IMO.

 

[evilmommie]

I LOVE carved pumpkins..all shapes & sizes. Funny, scary, whimsical, artsy..whatever! I’ve done them all and appreciate when other people make the effort as well!

 

[CGB]

The new, real pumpkin outside will stay intact so it can coast through to Thanksgiving.

I bought some fake pumpkins a few years ago and we carved a couple of those. I'm gotten lazy with age.

 

[slo]

I used to carve with the kids. Then we went to the things you stick into the pumpkin to make then look like a character. I think we had Minnie Mouse at one time. DD has Captain America. We've also painted pumpkins.
We don't carve anymore. We don't buy pumpkins at all.
We have some fake ones we sit out, One is an aqua one.
We won't be home this year on Halloween. We are flying and then the next day getting on a cruise ship for a 17 day cruise.

Wow….a 17 day cruise sounds amazing.
Have so much fun and make lots of great memories.

All my decorations are happy ones…lolView attachment 1018988View attachment 1018989View attachment 1018990View attachment 1018991

Very nice!
Thank you for posting these pictures of your decorations.

Use to carve, usually happy, when the kids were young and then again when the grandkids were young. Have not for maybe 10 years now, and not starting again this year.


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Thank you for the thank you Dan

Same here. I love having a carved pumpkin but it isn't worth dealing with the guts and mess.

When I have carved pumpkins in the past, I like to try and do film or entertainment based ones. Jack Skellington was one of my faves:

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Very impressive - I love it
Thanks for sharing!

I carved a couple pumpkins as a child.

I now prefer painted pumpkins instead. Especially with happy images. A scary, carved pumpkin is just for one night. And it begins to rot inside immediately. Whereas, painted pumpkins celebrate the whole fall/harvest season.

There are so many different ways pumpkins can be painted versus carving, IMO.

Did you paint the pictures in the top picture?
They are really impressive!

I LOVE carved pumpkins..all shapes & sizes. Funny, scary, whimsical, artsy..whatever! I’ve done them all and appreciate when other people make the effort as well!

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Holy Moly…..that’s a lot of jack o lanterns.
Thanks for sharing