Jack -O- Lantern of all trades...

Last year I worked at a large company that had a pumpkin carving contest.  I got a free pumpkin and was told to bring it back in a week carved with something great.  I amazed myself at my mad pumpkin skillz....last year I did a little something like this...

 Plus this guy:

Via Klara Viscova...a really cool graphic designer.

I etched it all free hand on the pumpkin and it turned out surprisingly well!  Unfortunately, where I worked housed lots of professional chefs that beat me really bad and I didn't take a photo of it.

This year, I'm back on the jack o lantern bandwagon.  I'm thinking about these bad boys maybe...

 Porcupines!  These actually look pretty easy, the lights are just Christmas lights inside of the pumpkin.

 I like the little scrolly guy.  I think I'm going to make my scrolls a little more jagged so they look a little less cutesy and a little more scary.

I've gotta get my hands on some turnips.  They look like little shrunken heads...I love it.

I'll be sure to let you see how mine turn out!