A Hidden Talent

I have decided that pumpkin/watermelon carving is my talent....because otherwise, I am completely talentless.  Ever since I was small I loved carving jack-o-lanterns.  Then once the Pumpkin Masters patterns came out, I was going crazy trying to master the difficult patterns.  Of course at first, there were a few carvings that had a few pieces held together by tape & toothpicks, but I was determined to be good at something.  Eventually with persistence, I actually became really good. 

Once my son was born I started carving the pumpkins to go along with his costume.  One of my favorites' was his 2nd Halloween, he was dressed like Yoda, so I carved his pumpkin with Yoda's portrait.  This past Halloween was the first time I entered one of my patterns into the Pumpkin Masters contest.  I made an awesome sugar skull design.  My family likes to celebrate Dia De Los Muertos along with Halloween.  Then one day one of my cousins was having a luau, and she asked me if I thought I could carve a hula girl in a watermelon.  I told her that I had never carved a watermelon before, but I was up to the task.  The watermelon came out awesome & it was the hit of the party.  When the candle was put inside it glowed with a beautiful bright pink color.

I definitely prefer pumpkins over watermelons though, because if you thought the inside of a pumpkin is messy, a watermelon is a 100 times worse.  I was covered in watermelon juice from my head to my toes!!