In which I lose my mind
...and make a complicated Halloween
project
Pinkraygun.com came out with a
set of Sci-Fi
Jack-o-Lantern carving templates , and foolish little me thought, "Oh,
wouldn't it be fun to do the
Doctor
Who Ten and TARDIS?" Knowing it was
something I'd put enough work into that I wouldn't want only have it for one
night, I bought a foam pumpkin at the craft store. I downloaded the
template and cut it out (too many details, had to use a knife, have
some skin damage now), bought repositionable spray adhesive, transferred the
design to the pumpkin (flat paper to bumpy round sphere = not a good time), and
started carving.FIVE AND A
HALF HOURS after I arrived home with the spray adhesive, I had a jack-o-lantern.
And sore fingers. I managed not to break off any of the really small details
except the inside circles of the "B" in Police Box. Let's hear it for being
able to glue jack-o-lantern bits back
on...Carving a foam pumpkin is
no less work than carving a real one, nor really any less mess because the foam
bits get everywhere. The only advantages are that it weighs less than a real
pumpkin, and that it's not slimy. Also, there's a reinforcing ridge running
around the equator of the pumpkin on the interior, right where a lot of the
carving happens. A ridge thicker than the depth of the Exacto blade.
*snarls*If I muse about doing
another one of these next year, y'all have my permission to send for the men
with the white coat.The
jack-o-lantern in
daylight:
And
in the dark (sorry, very old camera does not focus well in low
light):
Posted: Sun - October 26, 2008 at 01:34 PM
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