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| Selecting & Carving Pumpkins for Halloween
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By Ellen Brown
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 Halloween has become a huge holiday. According to a survey conducted by the National Retail Federation, consumers spent $3.29 billion dollars on Halloween in 2005. Of that $3.29 billion, $840 million was spent on decorations-second only to Christmas in holiday home decor.
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| Posted on: 10/09/2008 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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| Scary Pumpkin
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 This scary pumpkin won a prize! He is pretty scary, huh.
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| Posted on: 11/09/2007 | 2 Feedback(s) |
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| Craft: Carved Foam Pumpkins
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 These are our current crop of pumpkins. Each year, my husband adds eight to the collection.
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| Posted on: 10/17/2007 | 5 Feedback(s) |
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| Craft: Creative Halloween Pumpkin
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 Think outside the box when crafting pumpkins. Note: this one is a fake pumpkin which lasts forever
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| Posted on: 10/10/2007 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Pumpkin Carving Collection
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 Each year my husband adds a couple of carvings to his collection. We light the pumpkins each evening during the month of October. I really wish all of you could bring your children and grandchildren by to see them.
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| Posted on: 10/24/2006 | 10 Feedback(s) |
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| Using Pumpkin Carving Kits
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When using those pumpkin carving kits that poke holes for you to carve over, rub some flour over the holes to make them more visible to you. Also, if you will start carving from the middle first, you are less likely to break pieces on the outside as you work. But if one does break, you can put it back into place with broken pieces of toothpicks.
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| Posted on: 10/29/2005 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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| Keeping the Jack O' Lantern Fresh
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Carved jack-o-lanterns only last a little while. You can extend the life of the lil'Critter by taping (double sided tape) black construction paper cut into eyes/nose/mouth shapes until just a day or two before Halloween. When ready to carve, just remove, and have fun ...
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| Posted on: 10/14/2005 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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| Pumpkin Carving Tips
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Halloween is right around the corner. This page contains some Jack O'Lantern carving tips and resources. Feel free to post your own tips.
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| Posted on: 10/13/2005 | 4 Feedback(s) |
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| Using Pumpkins as Decorations All Month
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I buy my Halloween pumpkins at the beginning of October to sit out on our porch. Instead of carving them right away, knowing they won't last until the end of the month, I take a black sharpie marker and draw the eyes, nose, and mouth and color them in, then sit it outside. Then a few days before Halloween I go outside and crave our the eyes, nose, and mouth the way it was drawn on. That way, you get to use the pumpkin as decoration the entire month without it going bad.
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| Posted on: 10/05/2005 | 1 Feedback(s) |
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| Carving Those Pumpkins
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By Susan Sanders-Kinzel
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Are you ready to carve those pumpkins? You may have already but with Halloween landing on a Sunday this year there is always time to do more.
Here are some sites with lots of information on pumpkin carving:
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| Posted on: 10/29/2004 | 0 Feedback(s) |
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