A new direction for 2010.

Well, we were planning for 2010 to be the unveiling of the whole spider woman theme. However, as the year has progressed and things have been delayed, damaged, and destroyed that has become increasingly impossible.

So, we have circled the wagons, taking in what I do have up and ready to go, and are heading in another direction.

Still not wanting to repeat the witch doctor from past years (which would also be easy), and motivated by some folks who claim that fall/harvest decorations are by definition boring…I present the theme for 2010.

And, the first in a series of test subjects has been sacrificed. Those of us who have been around this Halloween stuff for a while will recognize where this is going, as I have seen this done with fake pumpkins before…to my knowledge this is the first trying a real pumpkin. I needed to see if the small EMT would hold it, and see how well the whole idea works with real pumpkins. (I don’t have room to store fakes)

From 2010 Buildup

From 2010 Buildup

I was not completely thrilled with the initial carve, and was questioning the whole idea of using real pumpkins, or wondering if a differing shape or bifurcating them horizontally instead of vertically would help…but a pleasant surprise awaited me a few days later as they dried out. They gained considerable character.

From 2010 Buildup

From 2010 Buildup

From 2010 Buildup

From 2010 Buildup

Question becomes, how far in advance do they need to be carved?