Welcome to my stop in the Halloween Heat V Book Tour. Today's guest post is from author Jennifer James.
Pumpkin Carving by Jennifer James
Hi! Thanks so much
for hosting me today on Queen of the
Night! I have to say, I really dig this blog.
I’m a huge fan of carving pumpkins. So much so that I am
depressed when I think about the fact that eventually my kids will get old
enough that they won’t want me to carve their pumpkins for them anymore. In the
past few years, I’ve done Dora the Explorer, Elmo, and a few scary faces just
for me. (I’d attach a picture, but I don’t want to get in trouble for copy
right infringement…using the images from kid’s shows to make my templates
without permission or something. Trust me, they were awesome.)
This year I’m thinking I might do something for myself that
is a homage to The Walking Dead. Like most people I didn’t get into the comics
until I saw the TV show, and I’m certainly not completely up to date on the
comics. I just don’t have the money to buy all those books. But oh, they are SO
on my Christmas list.
All the mystery and fun surrounding pumpkin carving got me
wondering WHY we do it to begin with. The fun part is the carving and the
lighting. The whole thing in the middle with the gooshy orange guts and the
mess that makes is not my favorite thing at all. So I went searching around and
found this video.
Can you imagine trying to carve a turnip? Holy cow, because
that’s what people in Ireland did. I don’t think I could do it. I would never
have enough room for all my elaborate carvings, and turnips are HARD. Jack must
have been mighty determined to be able to see at night.
There’s also the mythology that the faces were carved to
frighten ghosts and ghoulies away. I mean, aren’t ghosts and what not scary
themselves? How do you scare them?
I think with kid’s show characters. That’s right. Anyone who
has had to endure endless hours of Yo Gabba Gabba or Blue’s Clues knows what I
mean. So this year (and for many more to come) I’m going to keep on carving
pumpkins with Big Bird, Diego, and the lot along with my own traditional
Halloween design. I’m covering all my bases y’all.
We’re giving away a $25 Gift card and to enter, use the
Rafflecopter below and answer the following question: Are you carving a
pumpkin? What’s your design idea this year?
Blurb:
Erotic Contemporary Ménage
Five scorching contemporary erotic tales of ménage love to heat even the coldest Halloween night.
“Thrills and Chills” by Alyssa Turner
“Deployment Gifts” by Jennifer James
“Phantom Pleasure” by Eden Summers
“Taking Candy” by Vristen Pierce
“Trick or Treat” by Ana Maria Pasión
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ReplyDeleteso glad I found your site, I really found you by error,
while I was
browsing on Aol for
something else, Anyways I am here now and would
just like to say thanks for a
marvelous post and a all round
thrilling blog (I also love the theme/design), I don’t
have time to read through it all at the minute but I have book-marked it and also included your RSS feeds,
so when I have time I will be back to read a great deal more, Please do keep
up the superb jo.
My site: View my web page
Thanks very much for hosting me today!
ReplyDeleteI love Halloween books...probably because it's my favorite holiday!!
ReplyDeleteHey Taryn! I like Halloween too. No expectations of presents, no family fights. Just kids and adults having fun and running around high on sugar. Good stuff. :)
DeleteImpressive! I can't do much more than triangle eyes and a gap-tooth grin.
ReplyDeleteThanks Brooklyn! The key is making yourself a template. You can transfer that to the pumpkin and then it's just a matter of playing connect the dots.
DeleteI don't think I've ever read a Halloween "themed" erotic book
ReplyDeleteFrancesca
There's an anthology for every flavor Francesca! Whatever you like, I think this Etopia series caters to it. :) It was fun to do a themed story.
DeleteNo pumpkin carving for me. The neighbor kids like to steal them and/or smash them. I love the idea of drilling a lot of holes in the pumpkin and them lighting them up.
ReplyDeleteYou know what Krista? You gotta keep em inside! I have a good spot to put them so that they rotten kids don't get them.
DeleteThat would actually make a very cool luminary.
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ReplyDeleteI carved fake Pumpkins ,so I can reuse them every year. Works for me.
DeleteHappy Halloween. :-)
Deb P r.d1@myfairpoint.net
Okay, you are super smart. I've looked at those loads of times and the price scared me off. I wasn't sure I could carve them well. Now I think I have the confidence to buy one and see what happens. :)
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Oh crap! Some of those look like voodoo doll shrunken head thingies! I love how they're purple though.
DeleteThought I'd stop by and say hey!
ReplyDeleteGreat question Jennifer! I've seen some pretty inspiring examples around, including silhouettes of couples in all kinds of "interesting" positions. Wild stuff. I have kids, so that wouldn't work for me. Still it's one of the most creative jack-o-lanterns I've ever seen. Good luck to everyone who entered our giveaway!
Haha! Oh, believe me, I can imagine...... ;)
DeleteYeah, my munchkins don't need to see that stuff.
Jennifer James! So glad to see you on one of my favorite blogs!! Woohoo!
ReplyDeleteAnyhow, yes, I'll be carving cause my lovely 4 year old won't touch punkin guts. I have no idea what to design. Last year it was a couple of ghosts, but it was so lame. Maybe this year I will let the kiddie design a face and I'll carve it. To be honest, I just want the seeds - yum!!!
Get out one of her coloring books that has a nice big up close picture of a face of one of her fave characters. Then, make a copy on the printer. Tack it to the punkin. Transfer the design. Carve! Voila! Cool punkin.
Deletehi jennifer
ReplyDeletenice to know you,,,i like the cover..^^
thanks for the chance to win..iam never read any hollowen books ^^
icha09 at gmail dot com
Great post Jennifer! I also cannot imagine carving a Halloween lantern out of a turnip. You'd have to be pretty determined!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the awesome giveaway!
ReplyDeleteNot sure if we are going to carve this year. Usually, my kids get bored and I end up having to do all the scooping and the actual carving and my hands start to hurt. Thinking of doing some pumpkin painting or using some of the creative pumpkin things I've seen on pinterest. For the sake of tradition, I may carve one and have some fun with the rest
ReplyDeleteJolene A
I'm not much of a carver, but my mom does an amazing job. Haven't asked her what she's doing this year, though...she always has neat things like Carmen Miranda fruit baskets on their heads, and dangly veggie-based earrings...
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