So Friday night was pumpkin date night, there had been many obstacles leading up to this day, but it finally arrived, the pumpkins were purchased, the tools were wealded and the carving was able to take place!
As you can see, this prestigious event is taken very seriously in our household, here we see the contestants warming up ready for the competition.
And here we see the end results - guess which is which :)
Josh wasn't particularly happy with his in the end, even though I quite enjoyed the 'jail' look it had going on, but he has been filled with an even greater sense of competition for next year as a result.
Mine was perhaps a bit too fiddly. It was based vaguely on my design from last year, just on a smaller and more regimented scale, but it has become clear to me that the reason not many people carve intricate pumpkin designs is because it is actually very difficult, which I found out for myself. Several times glue was involved to fix a diamond that had lost a side, and this even resulted in a super glue explosion, in which my entire trouser leg (and indeed actual leg) was covered. Both trouser and leg still bare the scars of this mishap.
Nevertheless it was definitely enjoyable, and will definitely be becoming a Kennard tradition :) And in the meantime they just look nice sat in the corner of our lounge, before they go mouldy and gross!
Hope you enjoyed this, and as for the winner, I'll let you be the judge.
Amy x
As you can see, this prestigious event is taken very seriously in our household, here we see the contestants warming up ready for the competition.
Mine was perhaps a bit too fiddly. It was based vaguely on my design from last year, just on a smaller and more regimented scale, but it has become clear to me that the reason not many people carve intricate pumpkin designs is because it is actually very difficult, which I found out for myself. Several times glue was involved to fix a diamond that had lost a side, and this even resulted in a super glue explosion, in which my entire trouser leg (and indeed actual leg) was covered. Both trouser and leg still bare the scars of this mishap.
Nevertheless it was definitely enjoyable, and will definitely be becoming a Kennard tradition :) And in the meantime they just look nice sat in the corner of our lounge, before they go mouldy and gross!
Hope you enjoyed this, and as for the winner, I'll let you be the judge.
Amy x
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