Fall is in the air, and so is Halloween! Costumes are being made, and decorations are starting to appear wherever you look. One tradition most of us look forward to is decorating pumpkins, and there is no shortage of weird and wacky designs to be found. Countless carvers will opt for the traditional Jack’O’Lantern smile or a painted monster face, but I have compiled a list of some of my favorites. (In no particular order)
1.) Hamburger Pumpkin from whatsurhomestory.com
Definitely an eye-catcher, this hamburger themed pumpkin is the first I’ve seen of this idea. I especially like the pumpkin seeds as sesame seeds on the “bun”.
2.) Cinderella’s Carriage Pumpkin from thenatureofgrace.blogspot.com
Although I have seen several of this design, I love the adorable fairy-tale appeal of them. A similar design would also make for simple carving work.
3.) Rainbow Fish Pumpkin from www.pinterest.com
I love designs based off books and this one is no exception. This sweet children’s book makes an excellent pumpkin design.
4.) Gollum Pumpkin from kelswhere.blogspot.com
Now there’s an eye-opener and no mistake. Speaking of book designs, Gollum from Lord of the Rings looks very realistic carved onto this pumpkin.
4.) Tree Bark Pumpkin from dailydalia.wordpress.com
While this design is simple and understated, it certainly makes a trick-or-treater look twice at its intricately carved lines.
5.) Hungry Hungry Pumpkin(s) from www.uwumca.com
I love that this one uses several small pumpkins in its design, as well as a LOT of detailed carving.
6.) Lucky Cat Pumpkin from www.bandofcats.com
Based off the traditional Japanese Maneki Neko (luck or fortune cat) with a waving paw, this design is most likely welcoming trick-or-treaters!
7.) Puffy Paint Pumpkins from www.simonedesignblog.com
This design looks very elegant and complicated, but they were painted with puffy paint! That would be a lot of hard work, but with a beautiful end result.
8.) Dragon Pumpkin from www.designbolts.com
This one must have taken a while to carve! The result? A fantastically carved dragon.
9.) Celtic Horse Pumpkin from www.designbolts.com
From the same list as the last design, I chose this one for its beautiful layers of carving and intricate curves.
10.) Pokemon Evolution Pumpkin from www.gamefront.com
I chose my final design for its layers and simple silhouettes. As a note to all the readers of this post, it was found in a search for geeky pumpkin carvings. There were so many that I loved, everything from Star Trek and Doctor Who to superheroes and video games. I found carvings from anime, movies, novels, logos, Star Wars, Harry Potter, dice games, viral videos, and many more fantastically geeky sources.
Please comment about your favorite designs, and thank you for reading!
sound of the river 