How long has it been since you have carved a pumpkin? For us it had been a l-o-n-g time. So when we were invited to a pumpkin carving party...well, we had to do one ahead of time to be prepared.
I always wanted a fancy cut out. We bought one of those kits with patternsand various knives, scrapers, drills. Surprisingly all of these little plastic tools worked good.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
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