This year's Jack-o-lantern

Happy Halloween!

It's as good a time as any for me to start blogging again. 

I'm not the biggest fan of carving pumpkins, because I don't like getting the rinds and gummy insides under my nails. However, I do love doing crafts, so I'm always interested in trying different techniques.
Last year I had Nic to do the gross inside part for me, and I got to be artistic. This year my friend Carrie performed that task, which I greatly appreciated.
When Carrie invited me over, I knew I wanted to use a power drill to "carve" my pumpkin. If you have access to a power drill and you're bored of typical knife carving, I suggest you try it.

Power Drilling Tips:

1. Be prepared for a mess. The pumpkin spins out in a spiral when you remove the drill, and will probably spray your friends.
2. Pay attention to the thickness of your pumpkin and how long your drill bit needs to be. At the end I was adding smaller holes, and forgot that I needed to leave 2 inches on the drill bit to be able to go all the way through.
3. For the candle to stay lit it needs lots of oxygen, my pumpkin didn't have enough so I had to leave the top off most of time.