Youtube Treasure

I just wanted to take a moment to thank all the talented people who share their instructional videos, skills and tips, on YouTube.  What an amazing resource and I really appreciate, enjoy and continue to benefit in so many ways!  

Thank you!

This Jack o'Lantern was made by following the instructions on The Felt Studio's YouTube tutorial to create a 3D vessel.  It was fun and a great learning experience!  I didn't believe I would be able to make such a round pumpkin from something that started out flat!!  

For those who saw this Jack on Facebook, I finally was able to fix the problem of the lid shrinking more than the pumpkin:  I used the cut out face pieces to enlarge the lid and now it fits much better!

Better late...

  

I was inspired by this picture... long before Hallowe'en.  Isn't it lovely, all the colorful pumpkins!  And I decided back in May that I would love to create a cascade of pumpkins like this (with some Jack o'Lanterns of course).

(Sadly I don't know where I found this image, I think it was Facebook but maybe not.  If you know the artist, please tell me and I'd love to give credit.)

It started out pretty well:  I made three sweet Jack o'Lanterns.  

And then... let's just say I got distracted.

After Hallowe'en I finally got back to my pumpkins.  (See the snow in the background?)

At this point I have 8 finished pieces.  You can tell which were the first ones, my vine-y stems have gotten better and better with practice.  The green pumpkin is my best yet, I think!