Pumpkin Carving Contest
Morostide is around the corner--let\'s carve some pumpkins! We want to see what clever ideas you can come up with, so how about another contest? Staff will vote, and the three winning pumpkins will be drawn as official Subeta items that you can carve and add to your collections!
Rule Breakdown:
- You must carve a pumpkin. Real live pie ingredient? Yes! Fake foam pumpkin? Sure! Potato? No thanks!
- Your pumpkin must be Subeta-themed.
- You can use other decorations (paint, glitter, ribbon, etc.) but you must include some carving!
- Include a description (500 characters or fewer) that you would want to be used for the on-site item should your pumpkin win.
You can enter your pumpkin until end of day October 19th. The winning pumpkins will be released shortly thereafter. :)
Winners will receive a copy of their pumpkin and 2000 CSC! All entrants will get a handful of Morostide items (maybe a retired item or two will make a comeback?), an achievement, and a forum title!
Enter your pumpkin here!!
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Piplup
Entered! I could only find foam ones at the dollar store since I live in a really small town so it looks ridiculous hahaha
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MissHarry
Hello staff, can I send two photos of my pumpkin, one with the light on and one without? :)
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Nickel
Carved, photo'd and entered! And oh yea, those seeds are going in the oven! This contest has got to be one of the best ideas yet. I love Morostide.
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Maddox
Got my pumpkin! Although I hope I get it done soon, I have a bunch of pumpkins I need to carve to decorate my house too
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Tucker
My arm now feels like it's going to fall off but I finished my pumpkin. Don't ever tell someone you want a small pumpkin or else you'll end up with a really hard to carve pie pumpkin. Do to that I had to do a bit of creative changes do to a mishap in carving. lol I doubt it'll be the most spectacular carving but I'm proud of it.
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Ice
Can't believe how excited I am getting for this...Totally went to the pumpkin patch today just for this contest...
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TJPanda
If only it could include counted cross stitch or embroidery then I might give it a try.
Congrats to those that enter the contest and have fun ^_^.
Congrats to those that enter the contest and have fun ^_^.
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Elena
Wuuhuuuu im actually excited now!,! Last night my husband helped my carved mine! First time doing this! Carved pumpkins are not s thing in mexico, instead we make pumpkin candy but im excited sbout thr contest, time to pick a design
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Tanya
Walmart has foam craft carving pumpkins that were decent sized for carving in black and orange colors for like $5. Ours were on an end cap in the Halloween section, but I've also seen them in the craft section on previous Halloweens as well as on the main Halloween section shelves. Any craft store should have them otherwise!
@Ariel - Would it be acceptable to like carve a giant foam craft ball into a pumpkin and then carve a pumpkin in it? What if the medium was something you could make into a pumpkin, then carve? :) Curious! Thinking of ideas for those in areas without pumpkins! ^_^
@Ariel - Would it be acceptable to like carve a giant foam craft ball into a pumpkin and then carve a pumpkin in it? What if the medium was something you could make into a pumpkin, then carve? :) Curious! Thinking of ideas for those in areas without pumpkins! ^_^
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odduckOasis
Any craft store should carry foam pumpkins this time of year. I know Michael's does. I'll be out and about tomorrow, so I think I'll pick one up and a little carving kit (need a new kit anyways for doing carving later with the family). I'll try to come up with something and have some fun doing something more challenging (than my usual quick pumpkin carving lol). GL to anyone that is entering! This'll be fun to see all entrants. =3
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QueenOfImladris
c: Just picked up 3 little (a bit more than the size of a surprisingly large grapefruit, maybe?) foam pumpkins and a carving kit at the dollar store for this...I would have bought a real one but I can't see spending like 8 bucks and then screwing up somehow.
At least if I mess the foam one up, I've got two more to use. xD
At least if I mess the foam one up, I've got two more to use. xD
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Maddox
I might do this...I was going to buy a bunch of pumpkins this year and didn't know what to carve, so I guess one will go for this contest!
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Deja
I have always had bad experiences with carving real pumpkins, they grow mold, rot and sag within a few days and I have cut myself in the past because they can be really hard.
Whelp, since I am making my own costume this year from scratch, maybe I can find a foam one on my journey to the craft store this weekend???
Whelp, since I am making my own costume this year from scratch, maybe I can find a foam one on my journey to the craft store this weekend???
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Nicholas
It ends on the 19th, though? Maybe it's where I live, but we usually do our Jack-o-Lanterns/carved pumpkins/whatever within the week of Halloween because they go bad and gross so quickly. So I'll have to decide if I want to deal with pumpkins so early. :P
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Eternal
Sounds interesting, but I won't be entering. My family has always done their carving within the last week of October, to ensure that the pumpkin is still good on Halloween. The 19th is just too early for me to be doing it by. Particularly with the ant problem we have, I can't count on a carved pumpkin to last ~10 days, it'll be completely infested by that point.
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Ariel
Star_Gazer we're trying contests with different mediums. There will be one for drawing in the future! We're trying to branch out so everyone will at some point be able to enter, basically!
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Blanche
Yeah, pumpkins here are complicated... sadface. Still, I very much enjoy these contests and I hope they'll become a holiday tradition from now on! :D
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Star_Gazer
Why not be able to draw a pumpkin just as much effort. And I could understand not accepting something done on media but at least accept drawing of pumpkins some of us army financialy able to get pumpkins and others don't have them around their areas?
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DarkVixen28
Oooo! Sounds like fun! A real pumpkin would get all icky before Halloween I think so maybe I'll try a foam one. I do have to go out this weekend. Maybe I can bribe mum into stopping at a craft store.
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Mana_958
Aww I got excited until I saw it had to be something carved... guess crocheting a pumpkin is out :P I hope I can find a fake foam pumpkin somewhere because real ones are icky and smelly and slimey ; ;
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Carpathia
This has me hoping for a Christmas ornament contest. It would give me a reason to crochet Jules. As for the pumpkin, no artistic skill, and my eyesight is piss poor. Don't need to be slicing my own thumb off or something!
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Nordic_345
But I live in Brazil, we don't have pumpkins here... Or fake pumpkins... We don't even have halloween!
Anyway, I'll try to do it! Morostide retired item, you said? Do you accept bananas? I can paint them orange!
Anyway, I'll try to do it! Morostide retired item, you said? Do you accept bananas? I can paint them orange!
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Stakely
ugh, carving pumpkins are so much harder than it sounds XD This is a great contest, look forward to all of the entrants!
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METROID
Can I draw something on a Satsuma? It's orange and round.... :D
J/k, but in all seriousness, can entrants from the cake contest get some retroactive prizes as well? I want a spiffy forum title from that one; "the cake is a lie" or "took the cake" are some titles I've got in mind.
J/k, but in all seriousness, can entrants from the cake contest get some retroactive prizes as well? I want a spiffy forum title from that one; "the cake is a lie" or "took the cake" are some titles I've got in mind.
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Yemagh
aww i've never carved a pumpkin before.. dont even know how XD what if i make a 3D model of a pumpkin and make it look like it's carved?
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raichu
I wish pumpkins would at least exist where I live. I guess this is anothre achievement I won't get for real life reasons orz
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Impure
yay a new contest :)
i'm happy to see that it's not a contest identical to the cake one.
too bad pumpkin carving is not big here. it's an imported holiday/ custom and not yet very popular. :/
i'm happy to see that it's not a contest identical to the cake one.
too bad pumpkin carving is not big here. it's an imported holiday/ custom and not yet very popular. :/
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Memorv
I was going to do a subeta pumpkin anyway! But I was going to do one that was already on site... that doesn't count huh? >.<
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Clea2003
That's nice, but it does seem to me that the cake competition was the only one recently where the other participants didn't get anything. I'm curious as to why that was different.
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Wolfmyth
So...Australia isn't really big on Pumpkins, and I'm not great at carving...but you said foam is okay. Does that mean, if I were to find a foam ball...paint it orange, and carve that...it would be okay?
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fable
my pumpkin carving skills are terrible, but I'm really excited to see what other people can do!
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just2b
Does this mean turnips are out of the question as well? (jk) ;) sounds fun might try the foam idea as those *might* be the cheaper and cleaner endeavor. Just to be clear: Subeta themed but not a repeat of a previous pumpkin re site right? Like the cakes- only original ideas?
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Yuzu
I CAN USE A FAKE PUMPKIN? OH YAY, THANK YOU! I'll hit up the craft store tomorrow and get started!
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Lore
This is a cute idea ^.^ I still have my fingers crossed that one day there will be a jewelry making contest (the one thing I'm actually good at xP), but I can't wait to see what people come up with! I know there are a lot of talented carvers out there that never cease to amaze c:
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DarkMeg
I was one of the cake people.
Did we get anything extra for our cakes like the pumpkin people will?
Did we get anything extra for our cakes like the pumpkin people will?
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lovecraft
I may actually do this. I was thinking the other day how it has been 10 years since I carved a pumpkin. I use to do major projects of them. May give it a whirl.
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Natasha
No halloween and no pumpkins in my country :/ i'm sad. Maybe i can find a miniature pumpkin or something.... Really curious about the retired items.
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Taters
Yes! I was just talking to a friend about how I was sad to miss out on baking due to lack of ingredients and funds. So having something I know I can do is awesome! Now to decide what subeta theme to use...can we go outside of the sub idea even a bit? Like last year I did a squid, sea creature....squibly lol. If not no worries, just want to make sure before I pick my pumpkin.
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Silvanesti
I guess I'll just have to make a mess and clean it up, or in my case leave it for a week and then clean it up. :P I've only ever carved a pumpkin when I was 10 but this is tempting so expect a horrible carved submission from me.
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Chicago
Yesss, I am seriously loving these creative contests involving real life items. It's a really cool way for us all to get involved (:
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Kilala
Good luck to everyone! I wish I had the time to carve a pumpkin. Can't wait to see those that win ^.^.
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StarShadow
OK so when does TOT start? Getting anxious since I'll be gone for a week just before Halloween and I need as many new foods to feed to my pet as possible and we get lots of candy this time of year. :)
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Damon
Cool idea... again no chance of entering but that's ok cannot wait to see everyone's entries ^^
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FCoD
Sounds like fun! Unfortunately for me, I have even less skills for this one than the last one. :)
Can't wait to see the results.
Can't wait to see the results.
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Moyoleuhqui
I have never in my life carved a pumpkin.
I live in Mexico.
It is not a tradition but a handful of Morostide items you said?
Okay, time to watch some tutorials on the matter and buy myself a pumpkin.
I live in Mexico.
It is not a tradition but a handful of Morostide items you said?
Okay, time to watch some tutorials on the matter and buy myself a pumpkin.
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Aries
Hm this ties in with my wanting to actually make a pumpkin pie completely from scratch. I'm supposed to carve a pumpkin for something else anyways so may attempt this.
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Heron
This sounds like a lot of fun! I missed the last contest, I'm excited to try this one out. :)
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Silvanesti
Ah nvm I just re-read it. :( I don't have the location for actual carving but maybe I'll add some cuts or something if I enter one, we'll see.
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Salacassera
This sounds like fun! I think I'll actually try my hand at this one (couldn't do the cake due to lack of access to the kitchen.)
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Silvanesti
Does it have to be actually carved or can we draw on a pumpkin and jazz it up but not cut into it?
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StarShadow
Cool idea. Wish I had the time, energy or patience. But good luck to the rest of you and I hope we see some great ones.
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