Here is my first Halloween pumpkin carving of 2008! I chose to do the Edible Arrangements logo and I should have sent these photos to the big guys at the corporate office but as usual I chickened out.
I used an Xacto knife kit and a regular kitchen paring knife to cut the rough edges and for the small holes (grapes) I used 4 inch wood screws. I used a screwdriver to screw them into the pumpkin and then with pliers I yanked them out which was very efficient in clearing a nice clean hole as the flesh grabbed onto the threads of the screw. I used a teaspoon to scrape out the top layers of flesh for the daisies thin enough to allow light from the candle to shine through.
I wasn't as pleased with this end result in the daytime but once night arrived and I could really see it as it should be- it was worth the 3 hours it took to create.
Here it is
