A Lost Feather: Pumpkin Art

10.23.2011

Today Matt and I did our first ever art project together (in our 2+ years!).. pumpkin carving! Actually, he's pretty lucky this was our first project because a long time ago I had this brilliant idea to try painting with him and not just painting, but finger painting. That idea never came to fruition and it's a good thing because apparently Matt hated finger painting as a child. Who knew? He didn't like to get his hands dirty.. I'm still laughing about that one, Matt! When I was little you couldn't keep my hands out of paint.. or dirt for that matter.. and I hated washing my hands.

I spent the morning searching for block printing ink online after realizing I have a ton of inks, but none of the colors I need for a new product I'm working on- of course. Then we drove out to Hicks Nursery and glanced at some petting zoo type animals, walked through the Christmas themed sections, and searched for round pumpkins. Seriously.. finding round pumpkins around here is no easy task, but we managed.

I'm so proud of him.. his golf course pumpkin came out great- he's such an artist!

We baked the seeds too.. added some olive oil, salt, cayenne pepper, honey, and cinnamon.. fantastic.

p.s. Matt really baked the seeds on his own. I tried to bake them from my first "house" pumpkin last night and.. fail. Burned. All of them.. completely black. Cooking and I are not friends.

ps.s ok, who noticed that my dog is winking at you in the black and white photo up there? 5 points if you noticed!

34 comments:

GeorgiaOctober 23, 2011 at 11:17 PM
those look so cool! i can't wait to carve my pumpkin.
Georgia

http://swonderfulgd.blogspot.com
JazmynOctober 23, 2011 at 11:19 PM
Wow your pumpkins look amazing! I've never seen them done like that before!

Petit Monstree♥
GentriOctober 23, 2011 at 11:35 PM
These turned out awesome! I should have tried carving mine this way. I have one more left, maybe I'll try it out. I picked a very complicated pattern and when I took the pattern off my pumpkin I couldn't tell what was what. Soooo It became a jumble of sparkles. haha!
Jessica HollyOctober 23, 2011 at 11:38 PM
I love your puppy pumpkin!
Bailey SchneiderOctober 24, 2011 at 12:27 AM
Those look awesome! The seeds sounded delicious! YUMMY!
Much love, Bailey from Vanilla Blonde
Rae October 24, 2011 at 12:31 AM
Hahaha. How silly! Your pumpkins look awesome! xo, rv

http://aneclecticheap.blogspot.com/
ElisOctober 24, 2011 at 12:54 AM
Not only did your pumpkins turn out AWESOME, but your photos and gif are really great, too.
akiko hiramatsuOctober 24, 2011 at 1:14 AM
A dog is very lovely!
It is great that a lantern can be made on one's own! It is beautiful.
Laura ElizabethOctober 24, 2011 at 2:27 AM
Blogger has inspired me and my fellow Aussie roomies to try our hand at pumpkin carving. And your blog just gave me a very cool and different way that I've not seen before.

I didn't even notice Boo winking at me until the previous commenter mentioned it. And I love your little outdoor owls too. So awesome!
mijbilOctober 24, 2011 at 3:08 AM
I just discovered your blog.. so cute! Very nice pics, and I absolutely adore your header!
I'm going to explore your Etsy shop now! :)
Hugs from Venice,

Mij
LaurenOctober 24, 2011 at 3:12 AM
Your pumpkins looks amazing! We don't do pumpkin carving here in Australia, but after seeing yours I sure want to!

Your dog is hotter than Kirsten Dunst.

Lauren
http://tasteslikelove.blogspot.com
KatieOctober 24, 2011 at 3:58 AM
oh my god your pumpkins are amazing!!

ahh, blinking Boo is so sweet :)

Kat8ie x
ChrissyOctober 24, 2011 at 4:27 AM
They are amazing!! And blinking Boo is so cute!!
Sacha♥October 24, 2011 at 6:19 AM
so awesome, yes i did noticed something blinking at me, and it was Boo....so cute :D
Dee PaulinoOctober 24, 2011 at 8:50 AM
you two did such a great job carving the pumpkins, it's funny how I don't know you in the real world and couldn't help but think to myself: "those pumpkins are so them."

very unique, I love it!
AnonymousOctober 24, 2011 at 9:00 AM
These pumpkins look so awesome!! I love them! And that is so cool that they can still glow, I've never done them like this because I thought they wouldnt! I definitely want to try this way instead of carving completely through this year!!

Hope you have a great day!!

Lauren

http://laurensweetnothings.blogspot.com/
MaryRachel BulkeleyOctober 24, 2011 at 11:06 AM
that first picture is the cutest thing ever!!! :)
AnonymousOctober 24, 2011 at 11:10 AM
your pumpkins are so adorable!! so different than the regular ol' carved pumpkin. and i did notice your winking puppy,...i had to do a double take, but i noticed ;) so cute!

xo,
jessie
EvaForevaOctober 24, 2011 at 12:15 PM
Thank you! Your winking doggie made my day! Brilliant!
And of course love the pumpkins.
his little ladyOctober 24, 2011 at 1:33 PM
umm, that dachshund pumpkin is ridiculously amazing!!! just saying!
xo TJ
cbOctober 24, 2011 at 1:48 PM
the dachshund one turned out sooo cute! i am a huge fan of the long haired ones. trying to convince tom that we need one for rosie!
xo,
cb
Lost Cabin VintageOctober 24, 2011 at 5:12 PM
Now this is why I wish we had halloween!! Pumpkin art! Well done you two, they look amazing. And....the pumpkin seeds, yummo!
Toni xo
KateOctober 24, 2011 at 5:44 PM
I still need to carve pumpkins!!! I just absolutly love yours.
I think im gonna steal your pumpkin seed recipe coz I was just gonna toast mine with plain ol' salt. Yours sound MUCH more fun.
IngeOctober 24, 2011 at 5:48 PM
It seems like so much fun to do some pumpkin carving! But I can't seem to find big pumpkins anywhere around here. And the little ones are going to be eaten...

And I totally saw him winking! Thought he did that especially for me though ;)
UnknownOctober 24, 2011 at 6:57 PM
hello there! just stumbled in here from somewhere...
what a sweet place you have.

i've never seen pumpkins carved like that before! really wonderful. and glad the jointproject worked out too.
erica marieOctober 24, 2011 at 10:00 PM
Love the way your pumpkins turned out, you two are so talented. I'm not sure I could carve this good.

xo erica
Ashley {hudson's happenings}October 24, 2011 at 10:10 PM
Holy cow, my friend! You are the best pumpkin carver ever!! I do believe that you can DO IT ALL! :)
Sharmaine RuthOctober 24, 2011 at 10:50 PM
Oh how I love pumpkin carving! These are so cool :D

<3 Sharmaine Ruth
underpeachtrees.blogspot.com
pilgrimjamieOctober 25, 2011 at 2:28 AM
Why do always do everything so awesome?

(and I totally noticed the wink...just another awesome thing by you!)
online shopping ukOctober 25, 2011 at 5:28 AM
These Pictures are Phenomenal! Shot with intelligence, innovation and elegance! Second picture of the dog is simply Fabulous!
KendraOctober 25, 2011 at 1:17 PM
wow, impressive pumpkins!! that's skill.
UnknownOctober 25, 2011 at 3:31 PM
those pumpkins are so awesome! A nice change from the standard carvings. Love the winking dog! :)~Suzy
Unapologetically MundaneOctober 26, 2011 at 10:41 PM
Hello! Not sure how I got here, but I've had your blog open in a tab in Firefox for a while for some reason and just now checked it out. Enjoyable!

I did notice the winking and then of course stopped on each picture for five seconds to make sure it wasn't going to move, too. Way to make me feel dumb. Cute, though!

I also really love that first photo. It seems to have a soft focus or something? Very dreamy.
CourtneyDecember 7, 2011 at 9:16 PM
This is AWESOME!