World Pumpkin Carving Championship

 Hello, hello!!  So the intro is going to be short this year. Earlier this week someone rear-ended Bjørn and totaled our car... Everyone is fine but we have been scrambling this week to figure out which car we should buy to replace it and how to make all our logistics work while being down one car... Anyway, let's get to the interesting part and see all the amazing pumpkin creations from this year! Mine was ready with 2 hours to spare so not quite a nocturnal creation.. 😆 Hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween and enjoy the carvings!! Pumpkin A: Comet Lemmon. Oct 14 to Nov 3 Pumpkin B: Cemetery Pumpkin C: Night vision kitty Pumpkin D: Dam I am good at night Pumpkin E: Chicken's nightmare Pumpkin F: Racoon Pumpkin G: The witching hour Pumpkin H: Werewolf transforming at night Pumpkin I: The night king

Hey pumpkin people,  You know the drill - dust off your carving tools, and rev up your creativity! This year's theme is Nocturnal .  In case I'm able to recruit some new carvers this year, a re-cap of the rules:       - one pumpkin per entry       - use any tools you like (no injuries please!)       - you can get inspiration from other people's carvings but something about what you submit has to be         original       - no props other than toothpicks       - one picture per entry       - please send a name or title with your picture       - email your pictures to leanne.ashworth@gmail.com or janice.ashworth@gmail.com before midnight      Oct 31 (in your timezone)   And most importantly - Have Fun!!  From everyone's favourite co-ordinators,  Leanne + Janice

Well, the judges really liked what they saw this year. You should all give yourselves a pat on the back! But in this vote there were more than two choices and they certainly took advantage of them all! Glad I don't have to set up a government with these results :)  I don't think I have seen a year where the votes are so spread out before. We have a clear winner but A LOT of ties as we move down the ranks. Each judge gets to give 3 votes (1st (10 pts), 2nd (7 pts), 3rd (5pts)) so there were 21 votes in all. The winner got 4, one pumpkin got 3, four others got 2 votes each and another 5 pumpkins got 1 vote each. Ok, enough stats (they will make my Dad happy :)) Congrats to First place (32 pts) Pumpkin O: Carried Away by the one and only  Mark Taylor Second place (17 pts) Pumpkin K: You are tasty Tweetie Pie! Burp... by Laurie Ashworth Pumpkin R: Prowling Wolf by Mel Taylor Third place (15 pts) Pumpkin G: Pumpkin Predator by new-comer Jess Hansen Fourth place (12 pts) Pumpkin C: ...

Hello carvers and judges!  Some more beautiful looking pumpkins this year. Hope none of these creatures came knocking on your door for halloween... I learned a lesson this year - when buying pumpkins always give them a shake first. When I cut the top off mine it was half full of water/liquified pumpkin guts. Gross. Thankfully you couldn't see from the outside that I had gotten hold of a swamp pumpkin but it sure didn't smell the best when I was carving it..  Enough of my chatter. Scroll down for what you really came for :)  Pumpkin A: En isbjørn som har fanget en fisk.    Pumpkin B: en Løve med blodig tænder og en stor manke. Pumpkin C: Trick or mouse. Pumpkin D: The Eagle and The Rabbit. Pumpkin E: Axolotl. Pumpkin F: Pumpkin-eating-pumpkin-eating-pumpkin. Pumpkin G: Pumpkin Predator. Pumpkin H: Dog pumpkin. Pumpkin I: Owl. Pumpkin J: Tiger. Pumpkin K: You are tasty Tweetie Pie! Burp... Pumpkin L (left): King of the jungle Pumpkin M (right): Star Pumpkin P...

 Hope everyone is having a wonderful October and is set for the pumpkin carving season! The slugs ate all my pumpkin plants this year so I actually had to buy some pumpkins :( Turns out you should do that earlier rather than later in October because the choices left now are looking a little beaten up hey, you shouldn't be able to tell in a dark picture. The theme this year is Predator Pumpkins so roll up your sleeves and get carving! As always, one pumpkin per entry no limitations on carving tools toothpicks are allowed but no other props send me or Janice one picture of your pumpkin and your title by midnight on halloween (e-mail please) Have fun and stay safe ;)

 Hi all,  Well, they say third time's a charm. Perhaps the third time I sit down to post the winners I will actually get it done! Here's to hoping, because not sure about yours, but the pumpkins carved in this house are oozing on our compost pile and well on their way to being food for next year's pumpkins so it's time to get this wrapped up.  Just to revisit the scoring - the judges all choose their top 3 picks. A 1st place vote gives 10 points, a 2nd place vote 7 points and a 3rd place vote 5 points. This year we had 8 judges and for the first time ever 7 of them agreed on the first place. As far as I can remember that has never happened. I have a funny feeling I am going to get accused of rigging the competition or paying off the judges but I claim innocence!!  The podium has some well known names this year (Congrats guys!!) but what excites me most is the 4th-6th places. The Turnbulls have some up and coming carvers to watch out for...  Thanks to all the car...