Let's see your pumpkins you did this year

**Firebird Phoenix** · 11-01-2008, 08:34 AM

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**1MileCrash** · 11-01-2008, 09:42 AM

kool

**1998_trans_am_ls1** · 11-01-2008, 10:35 AM

thats really cool howd you do that

**02cetransam** · 11-01-2008, 11:54 AM

sweet looking

BadBlueBird* · 11-01-2008, 01:01 PM

**LS1FirehawkWS6** · 11-01-2008, 03:52 PM

Had a party at my uncle's house...

**Firebird Phoenix** · 11-01-2008, 04:03 PM

Originally Posted by 1998_trans_am_ls1

thats really cool howd you do that

I made my own design lol. My girlfriend bought one of those kits and I was like "i'm making my own template!" lol. If I were to do this again i'd probably just stick to one thing lol.

I looked up the Pontiac word online, then the emblem (it was actually a picture on someones car), the the Firebird text, same with the Pontiac arrow. Turned all of them black & white, and organized the Pontiac/Bird/Firebird all into a paint file and "blew" them up to what I thought was a good size. Taped onto my pumpkin, and traced over the outlines with a black pen and hoped it left a good indent outline for me to cut when I removed the paper. My wrist hurt after just doing the outline, I actually started on the it the 30th, did some carving and called it a night. I actually hurried on it last night to finish it. I KNOW I could have done a better job but whateva.

If I were to do it again or some tips...make sure you scoop out the pumpkin better(thinner on the parts your going to carve) as something this intricate I doubt you'll be using a big knife that will go deep like I did as I used a cheap little "detail saw" from one of those cheap carving kits. That was stupid of me, also...plan ahead as like I said I rushed at the end and I could have done a better job so prepare for a long job.

Other than that.....I haven't carved a pumpkin since I was a kid so it was fun lol.