Pumpkin Carving Videos
There are so many different techniques for carving pumpkins these days. When I was a kid, all you had to do was scoop out the guts, cut three triangles and a jaggy mouth. Sure, you can still do that today, but you should see what some people are doing.
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October 29, 2007: Hip Hip Hooray! I'm the Lens of the Day!
Just a quick note of gratitude to the Squidoodles who chose this lens as LOTD. Thank you!To those of you who are visiting to see what all the LOTD fuss is about, welcome! Help yourself to some toasted pumpkin seeds, mix and mingle, and don't step in the pumpkin guts. Cheers!
Assorted Pumpkin Carving Videos
These are some of the most popular pumpkin carving related videos on YouTube this fall. People have done everything from pumpkin carving instructions to dramatic pumpkin plays. Pumpkins are so fun!
Great Pumpkin Carving Patterns
Pumpkin Carving Instructional Videos
Here are some helpful (and some not-so-helpful, but very entertaining) how-to videos on pumpkin carving. Learn how to do more than cut triangles and squares, like how to do those fancy stencils. Make your jack-o-lantern the envy of the neighborhood.
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Pumpkin Trebuchet Videos (punkin chunkin)
Here are some videos of pumpkin-flinging contraptions. It's not exactly pumpkin carving, but for those of you who enjoy total pumpkin destruction, these are for you!
Pumpkin Cooking Videos
Don't forget that pumpkins are both decorative AND delicious! Wondering what to do with your pumpkin guts and spare parts? Roast the seeds! mmmmm. A note: I'm no expert, but I think it's best to use fresh pumpkin parts -- don't bring in your month-old jack-o-lantern and try to make it into soup. For recipes like that, use a nice, fresh pie pumpkin from the produce section at the grocery store. Or buy the pumpkin puree in a can, if you want to do it the easy way.
Watch out! You're about to learn something!
The History of the Jack-o-Lantern
An old Irish legend tells of Jack, a lazy yet shrewd farmer who uses a cross to trap the Devil. One story says that Jack tricked the Devil into climbing an apple tree, and once he was up there Jack quickly placed crosses around the trunk or carved a cross into the bark, so that the Devil couldn't get down. Another myth says that Jack put a key in the Devil's pocket while he was suspended upside-down; Another myth says that Jack was getting chased by some villagers whom he had stolen from, when he met the Devil: it was time for him to die. However, the thief stalled his death by tempting the Devil with a chance to bedevil the church-going villagers chasing him. Jack told the Devil to turn into a coin with which he would pay for the stolen goods (the Devil could take on any shape he wanted); later, when the coin/Devil disappeared, the Christian villagers would fight over who had stolen it. The Devil agreed to this plan. He turned himself into a silver coin and jumped into Jack's wallet... only to find himself next to a cross Jack had also picked up in the village. Jack had closed the wallet tight, and the cross stripped the Devil of his powers; and so he was trapped. In both myths, Jack only lets the Devil go when he agrees never to take his soul. After a while the thief died, as all living things do. Of course, his life had been too sinful for Jack to go to heaven; however, the Devil had promised not to take his soul, and so he was barred from Hell as well. Jack now had nowhere to go. He asked how he would see where to go, as he had no light, and the Devil mockingly tossed him an ember that would never burn out from the flames of hell. Jack carved out one of his turnips (which was his favourite food), put the ember inside it, and began endlessly wandering the Earth for a resting place. He became known as "Jack of the Lantern", or Jack-o'-Lantern.
A 'jack-o-lantern (sometimes also spelled Jack O'Lantern')
is typically a carved pumpkin. It is associated chiefly with the holiday Halloween, and was named after the phenomenon of strange light flickering over peat bogs, called ignis fatuus or jack-o'-lantern. In a jack-o-lantern, typically the top is cut off, and the inside flesh then scooped out; an image, usually a monstrous face, is carved onto the outside surface, and the lid replaced. At night, a light is placed inside to illuminate the effect. Jack o'lanterns can often be seen in houses and shops in most western countries during Halloween.
Pumpkin Carving Buzz
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- kiwisoutback kiwisoutback Mar 15, 2009 @ 9:10 pm
- Nice work! I haven't carved a pumpkin in ages.
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- beachbum_gabby beachbum_gabby Oct 31, 2008 @ 12:38 am
- perfect lens, perfect timing for tonight Halloween Party. Kudos!
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- CleanerLife CleanerLife Oct 13, 2008 @ 8:31 am
- Thanks for assembling a great collection of pumpkin carving. I'm such a non-artist, but maybe some of these could help me carve a better looking Jack O'Lantern!
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- Sue Sue Jul 16, 2008 @ 8:24 am
- Check out http://www.stoneykins.com
For great pumpkin carving patterns.
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- 1BigDog 1BigDog Nov 7, 2007 @ 6:19 am
- Very Nice lens and in the top 100 slot congrats nice job. Just a newbie here I need some feedback. Best Regards
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PS - If you enjoy pumpkins and Halloween...
You might also enjoy my page dedicated to The Great Pumpkin. You know, the old Charlie Brown Halloween special that's on just once a year. Kids these days don't understand how big a deal it was, but before there was Tivo, you only had one chance to watch an annual special. That's why they called it a "special."Anyway, there are some fun things over there, and a guestbook where you can share your thoughts on Pumpkins, Great or otherwise. Cheers!
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