Instead of a fungi hunt, I went on a pumpkin hunt at the nearby farm shop.
I sought a suitable pumpkin to carve a mushroom-themed pumpkin.
This field used to have a huge plantation of giant pumpkins in assorted colours.
In the crate, there were a few different types of smaller pumpkins.
Some larger ones are on display.
But I prefer to pick mine straight from the ground; it is more fun!
Gosh, it is heavy!
I picked a few for the family to carve and chose the biggest one for my masterpiece! :)
At home, we all started the fun! . I began by sketching my design.
I had never tried carving anything other than a simple monster face on a pumpkin. With so much negativity in the world, I thought I’d carve something nice to look at.
Although I didn’t know how it would turn out, I figured it wouldn’t be a waste if I failed, as I could make pumpkin soup, pumpkin pie, and spicy pumpkin seeds to snack on!
I peeled the skin off the areas I wanted to be illuminated. I really enjoyed doing this.
I carved first, then removed the seeds and scraped the inside.
I thought this would help support the mushroom design so it wouldn’t break as I worked.
Then, I added a little window and door!
When I finished, I was pleased with how the pumpkin naturally cast shades across the carving when the light hit it.
I placed it by the doorstep to display, and I couldn’t wait to see it lit up in the dark.
I placed it by the doorstep to display.
I added a little smiley pumpkin inside,
We could not wait to light this up when it's dark!
It was getting a little dark, and we finally lit it up!
It added a magical touch with the sun setting in the background.
It looked amazing when finally illuminated.
It shines brightly in the darkness, with a cheerful baby pumpkin that looks happy and warm inside!
This post is dedicated to @fungifriday by @ewkaw and to all fungi friends here! 💗
Blessed All Hallows' Eve to everyone!
Mariah 🍄😊💗
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I love your creativity and the cuteness of your various creations. @clareartista showed this to my 8 year old niece yesterday and my niece was intrigued by it and asked how it was made.
Sending a creative hug ✨🎃🤗
Wow it looks so beautiful, you carved the mushrooms on the pumpkin so well ♥️
Thank you. 😊
Wow, I loved it!!!
This is gorgeous, @theworldaroundme - and aye; it is very good to tweak traditions into lighter ways, eh... Our Samhain traditions in Scotland involved guising rather than trickertreating as kids later called it. With a carved turnip: poor mum, having to scrape out such a solid root vegetable - for 3 of us! - and the guising part was taking quite seriously: less importance on the costume as the performance at each door, of a poem or song. 😇🙏👋 I still have strong positive memories of those times. Love seeing you create such beautiful and meaningful crafts
Thank you dear @clareartista. Guising is such a wonderful tradition! It's so cute to see children performing at the front door before getting their sweets; they have to put in a bit of effort. I can imagine how cute you and your siblings must have been. And yes, I enjoy tweaking things; it probably satisfies my imagination. Thank you for the lovely words and thoughts, really appreciated. Have a lovely day. 🩷😊💕🥰
Good morning @theworldaroundme
what a fun activity, I loved that you carved this pumpkin, and that you were able to make this beautiful mushroom
thank you very much for showing us these very nice photographs
Good morning and Thank you @jlufer, yes it was a fun activity and pleased to share in this lovely group. Have a lovely day. 😊
This turned out so cute!! Best pumpkin I have seen this year :D
Aww, lovely, thank you @ewkaw. xx
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