I was inspired to carve what I thought was an original idea into a pumpkin…a Celtic Knot. So, I googled it to see what I might find expecting few if any hits. Turns out, not only have people done it, Martha freaking Stewart even has a couple of templates. Sigh. Oh well, I guess if she has templates, I should just use them. No sense re-inventing the wheel, right?
At the time, I felt a little bit like I was cheating. Now, I’ve lost count of how many hours I’ve spent cleaning and carving and it no longer feels like I cheated. In fact, last Friday night when I took this picture, it felt like a hand cramp.


The hours kept adding up. It took me over an hour to get a decent picture of it lit.

I had the idea not to cut all the way through to preserve the structural integrity of the pumpkin. And also, to preserve the structural integrity of my digits.


In the end, I was pleased with my efforts. Original or not, this pumpkin is a darn site better than my last attempt at pumpking carving. Turns out that Martha Stewart can make a mean template.

And as my lovely friend Bonita said, “that’ll teach me to trust my cell-mates”.

Ps. Special thanks to Turtle for the use of her sink. :)
Pps. If you go to Things Celtic on Facebook and “like” one of the photos of my pumpkin, I’ll be forever grateful! I’ve entered it in a contest and I’m just a wee bit competitive.