I have an announcement. Sunday night, I finally watched The Fault in Our Stars. Am I the last (girl) person to see it? Probably so… Although I read the book months ago, the movie is haunting me. I’ve been thinking about the Shakespearean quote that inspired the title.
Since it’s pumpkin carving time at my house, I decided to do something a bit non-traditional. Instead of carving the typical bright orange pumpkin, I carved one of my gray-green pumpkins. I adore these peculiar pumpkins. They seem moody and broody, and if they could talk I’m certain they would say things like “whatever” while rolling their hollowed out eyes.
These are the teenagers of pumpkins, obnoxious yet with personality plus.
When I saw this star design pumpkin from Reader’s Digest, I knew exactly what I wanted to do—carve the night sky into my green pumpkin. I’d call it The Fault in Our Stars Pumpkin.
I gathered up all my pumpkin carving tools including a few nails, screws and screwdrivers. These would be used to make the star pinpoints.
First step of course was to clean it out. I wasn’t expecting this pale pumpkin to have such a rich, fragrant interior. It smelled more like a watermelon or cantaloupe than pumpkin.
This was truly an experiment in pumpkin carving. I made different sized holes to give the impression of star distances. And I avoided spacing the stars evenly because nature is random.
I extended rays from a few of the larger stars using a knife.
There was a hammer involved too.
The Fault in Our Stars pumpkin isn’t perfect. Like the quote infers, it isn’t meant to be.
can you find the little dipper?
Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.
Musical Pairing:
Ed Sheeren – All Of The Stars
It is very pretty. Very clever.
Starry Pie came to my mind. Friend of mine who loves RV life sent me a pic of an RV pumpkin. Neat how many variations on Jack O’Lantern there are. I have a pumpkin candle and a ceramic pumpkin and will get a couple of tiny pumpkins for inside. Too many outside get smushed, sad to say. Happy Walpurgis.
Starry Pie. I like that!
You are so creative,, very good idea…
Thank you Linda. It was fun.
Martha (Stewart) could not have done it better!
Thanks Mark. That’s saying something!
Mark said it best! No you are not the last girl to see the movie.
Have you read the book Colene?
You know this is terrible but I can’t remember if I read it or not. I looked at my book list and it is not on there but seems I have read it. I’m going to investigate further.
What Mark said. This is definitely magazine worthy. Love it.
That kind of pumpkin is called a Jarrahdale (Ghirardelli). I Saved the seeds from one last year but never planted it this year. Maybe next. But yes they do smell like a melon. Honeydew in my opinion. But they are very sweet and make great pies or adding to soups and stews. So not just for decorating.
I love the fault in our Stars those are my favorite romance books and movies ever
I enjoyed the book and movie too!