With excitement in the air, as well as candy by the door, Halloween is almost here! If you don’t have time to carve a pumpkin, why not make a tackful one instead? With a few tacks painted black, you can make your pumpkin spooky – without having to go under the knife. Better yet, if you do decide to carve, you can take the tacks out and have the perfect outline for an elaborate creation (which is what I will do to beat my husband at the annual “carve off” we host)!
Tacks allow you to be creative with your pumpkin displays, which will last much longer than the carved variety. For batty lovers, feel free to email me for the template file for the friendly pumpkin bat!
Vases are fantastic vessels for sending scary messages: Boo, Eek, or RIP !
15 responses so far ↓
1 Rachel // Oct 30, 2008 at 10:30 pm
Your little pumpkins are adorable in that vase. I like pumpkin carving, but it does take up more time than I currently have. Your tack method would be much smarter!
2 jessica // Oct 31, 2008 at 2:14 am
Cute, you are so crafty. I love it.
3 Karin // Oct 31, 2008 at 4:12 am
Found your blog looking for tablescape ideas. WOW! Your blog is filled with amazing ideas and treats for the eyes! Way cool stuff.
4 Amy // Nov 2, 2008 at 2:08 am
Wonderful ideas, Grace! Your blog looks just so wonderfully festive, just like your house of course! :~)
5 Grace // Nov 4, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Thank you for your kind words! I am a bit sad to “retire” the pumpkins, but they sure do taste delicious as pie!
6 Julie // Dec 20, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Great Idea!
7 lara1 // Jan 9, 2009 at 9:31 am
Yeah I too like pumpkin carving.Nice creative power and useful hobby.
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14 Tiffany // Oct 13, 2009 at 6:11 pm
I love the tack idea. I’ve search a couple of craft stores for black tacks and now I read more closely and you painted the tacks. What type of paint did you use to paint the tacks?
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