Cool Carved Pumpkins for Halloween

FROM: lifestyle.msn.com

These past winners of Good House Keeping’s  “Carve the Cutest Pumpkin” contest really got into the Halloween spirit! Their amazing handiwork is sure to bring a smile to your face, and to spark your own creativity.

House Pumpkin

Kim Ludwiczak and Renee Wisniewski of Livonia and Madison Heights, MI, added gourd-and-berry window boxes.

Apple Core Pumpkin

Andrew Wojciechowski of Sterline Heights, MI, crafted this apple core from painted pieces of pumpkin.

Baby Pumpkin

Jill Cook of Benicia, CA, used real baby clothes for her little pumpkin.

Pumpkin Birds

Pumpkins of a feather nest together — here, on Linda Reamer-Hilbish’s porch in Sewickley, PA. (The tall, spindly legs are made of broomsticks.)

Cat and Fish Pumpkins

Carrie Steskla and her daughter Serena of Chandler, AZ, purr-fected this picture of an orange cat sitting next to his dinner.

Cat Pumpkin

Jill Louiselle Gantos of Grand Rapids, MI, created a cat-o’-lantern with beach grass whiskers.

Alien Pumpkin

Julie Kendziora and her class in Needville, TX, used pipe cleaners for antennae, amplifying the “alien” effect.

Pig Pumpkin

Susan Schwoch of Oak Bluffs, MA, who loves pigs, made a pumpkin porker to match her iron doorstop.

Pirate Pumpkin

When her ten-year-old son dressed up as a Halloween pirate, Christy Lauman of Irrigon, OR, put a matching costume on her jack-o’-lantern.

Sea Turtle Pumpkin

Their pumpkin got smashed, so Trevor (left) and Brett Holthaus of Seneca, KS, created a sea turtle.

Spider and Web Pumpkin

This boo-tiful pipe-cleaner spider and his web were done by Kimberly Werner of White Bear Lake, MN.

 Teenager Pumpkin

Karla Grush-Erven of Auburn, WA, created a teenage pumpkin, complete with cauliflower headphones.

 

 

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