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Happy Halloween – Take 28
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Happy Halloween – Take 27
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These technically aren’t Jack-O-Lanterns, I guess, but I LOVE the creativity!
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Happy Halloween – Take 25
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Happy Halloween – Take 21
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Happy Halloween – Take 19
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Happy Halloween – Take 17
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I love the diorama look of this one.
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This one just makes me smile. I love it.
Happy Halloween – Take 16
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I LOVE this picture! What a joyous expression on this sweet child’s face. A HAPPY owl!
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I love the punniness of this costume. I’m sure he’s enjoying being a devil, more than appreciating being dressed as a deviled egg…
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Good Halloween Pumpkin Information
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I subscribe to Plant Care Today. I find lots of really good information and recommend the newsletter and website highly.
Today they published ways to keep your carved or uncarved pumpkins from rotting. I wish I had this information years ago when I was trying to be proactive and find a pleasing shape with a good piece of stem remaining on the top – AND keep it in good shape for Halloween – AND remember safety tips once you use the ideas. I’m reposting their good information here. –
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Below you’ll find a number of solutions and techniques you can use to preserve your pumpkin, keep it from drying out, extend its shelf life (don’t expect long-term storage life) and slow down developing mold.
Apply A Bleach Solution
Perhaps, the best method to prevent your carved or uncarved pumpkins from rotting is allying a bleach solution to and on it.
Spraying your pumpkins, including the inside, the edges and all cut openings with a mixture of 1 tablespoon of bleach per quart of water can get rid of all the mold, mildew and other unwanted stuff.
Another way is to put the pumpkins in a bucket and soak them in the same bleach solution with water for about 20 minutes. Giving your decorated pumpkins a solid misting with a bleach-based spray, such as Clorox Cleanup with Bleach can also come to the rescue.
Borax Rich Pumpkin Preservation Sprays
Specially formulated to prevent pumpkins from decaying, several commercial pumpkin preservative sprays such as Pumpkin Fresh and Pumpkin Dunk’N extend the storage life of your carved pumpkin and keep it from rotting.
Containing water, borax and sodium benzoate, they work as a fungicidal solution that kills bacteria and mold. All you need to do is dry the surface and spray the pumpkins with any of these marvelous sprays to make them last until your Happy Halloween.
Rubbing Alcohol or Floor Cleaner
Spraying some rubbing alcohol can work wonders when it comes to keeping pumpkins from rotting and avoiding mold build up.
Floor cleaners can also work as excellent preservatives for uncarved pumpkins, keeping them shiny and fresh for up to four weeks. All you need to do is apply an acrylic liquid floor cleaner to a wet towel and wipe the pumpkins with the same.
Acrylic Finish Spray or Hair Spray
Hair spray and acrylic finish spray are another great sealants that prevent pumpkins from getting dehydrated and work as a barrier to mold growth, at the same time preventing rodents from eating your jack-o-lanterns away.
WD-40
Exhibiting anti-freezing and water-repelling properties, WD-40 is amazing when it comes to keeping uncarved pumpkins fresh for longer. WD-40 also prevents insects and other creepy crawlers from swarming around the inside of your decorated buddies.
Carved pumpkins can reap the benefits too! Simply spray WD-40 over the surface of the pumpkin and wipe off the excess, followed by waiting a day to allow the spray to dry completely before you place a candle inside.
Petroleum Jelly Sealant/ Tabasco with Vaseline
You can make sure that pranksters think twice about touching your pumpkin art by applying petroleum jelly to your sterilized carved pumpkin.
Smearing just a thin layer of petroleum jelly on the interior, the edges, and the cut-out sections of your jack-o-lanterns to create a barrier to combat bacteria from reaching the flesh and keep moisture trapped inside, at the same time adding some shine to them.
If you are going to paint your pumpkin, you can use Vaseline as a sealant to protect your work and help them last an extra week. Tabasco sauce plus petroleum jelly together help to repel pesky pumpkin-eating critters.
Vegetable Oils
Most of the vegetable oils available out there can be quite helpful in preventing a pumpkin from getting rotten. Dry the pumpkins completely and rub a small amount of vegetable oil taken on a paper or cloth towel over the surface, in a way that it looks shiny but isn’t greasy.
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Avoid Exposure To Sunlight
Pumpkins rot quicker when exposed to direct sunlight. Put them in a place that’s away from the sun and try to keep them as cool as possible to make them last for about a week. In warm weather, you can also put your pumpkin in the refrigerator, but make sure you don’t freeze it.
Hydrate The Pumpkins
Over time, pumpkins tend to start getting drying out or shriveled as they lose water content. In order to revive a dried out pumpkin, submerge it in a bath tub or a bucket of water overnight or at least, for a few hours. Make sure you wipe off excess water after taking the pumpkin out to prevent molding.
*Remember, chemicals and oils are usually flammable and can prove to be dangerous if you choose to keep your pumpkins from rotting with these solutions and place candles insides.
*Instead, you can put glow sticks or battery-operated tea lights inside your Halloween jack-o-lanterns.
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Happy Halloween – Take 15
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I love Halloween. The creativity in the costumes and the talent and thinking outside the box on the pumpkin carving simply make me drool. Since our driveway is 650+ feet up a steep ridge line, and out away from town, we don’t have the hoards of trick or treaters we used to have. In some ways I miss it, even though one year we spent $200 on candy, not wanting to turn anyone away…
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One Halloween I’ll never forget my husband got a truly awful mask and put a pillow high on his back to make a humpback. He covered it with a big blanket. The first kids showed up and one little girl cried. My husband ripped off the mask to show her the monster wasn’t real and she agreed to forgive him, particularly since he gave her a candy bar. The word quickly spread and the whole neighborhood of kids HAD to visit ‘the house with the monster.” Our son, Brian, was scared of the ‘monster,’ too. Even when HE put the mask on and wasn’t happy until the mask went away. My husband had the time of his life that Halloween.
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I have fond memories (from went dinosaurs roamed) when we went trick or treating in groups of friends, without parents, having a blast. I went with a bunch of friends. We were gone until our sacks were bulging. We brought the candy home and my mom made us put it in the cupboard after choosing a couple of pieces to eat, doling out the rest until the end of the year.
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I always drooled over the costumes in the stores, but we never bought them. We always came up with costumes on our own, with funny hats, maybe a mask, borrowed shoes, oversized clothes, blankets, etc. It was fun to try to figure out what we could do that would be gory or funny.
I remember our family trying to carve a pumpkin one year. My parents were both only children who had never carved a pumpkin. We did the best we could, finally achieving a more or less classic look, after working ourselves to death and making a huge mess. Every year as our son grew up, I tried to carve one. I got a bit better each year, but never carved one I really thought looked good. I love seeing what really talented folks can do now.
Enjoy your celebration this year!
Happy Halloween – Carvings by Ray Villafane
And now we meet the grand master of pumpkin carving – Ray Villafane, from Queens, New York. The following examples of his work are my personal favorites –Â (Thanks to Emily Davis, trendingly.com)
Happy Halloween!
Happy Halloween – Take 14
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Happy Halloween – Take 12
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Happy Halloween – Take 5
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Happy Halloween – Take 3
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Happy Halloween – Take 2
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She can even hang her candy bag on the walker! :0)
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