10 Cleverly carved pumpkins that are anything but boring

Carving pumpkins is so much fun this time of the year. I love that you can go traditional, or wonky, or artsy, or way out there. I also love that when you carve a pumpkin, you are creating a piece of art that has a very limited life. It pretty much starts rotting the second you stab it with a knife. Oh, did I just get all macabre on you?

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Whether you go the traditional carving route this year or if you are ready to channel your inner Pablo Picasso, I'm pretty sure you will consider it a treat to feast your eyes on these cleverly carved pumpkins.

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Groovy

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This would totally be a cool design for a lamp shade.

Patrick Stewart

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If I'm not mistaken that is Captain Picard's portrait carved on a pumpkin. It's so good it doesn't even look real, but it is, it is really a carved pumpkin. Crazy good, right?!

Medical pumpkin

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I'm sure that the leaf on the pumpkin was modeled after a medically prescribed marijuana leaf.

Homer

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This pumpkin really looks like it wants a donut.

Penguin

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Cutest little penguin to ever waddle onto a pumpkin.

Classic VW

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This pumpkin makes me yearn for the 70s and want to go on a roadtrip.

Lightning McQueen

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This is bound to be a favorite with kids of a certain age.

Cake

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Great, now I want cake!

Hello Kitty

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I was about to say that my daughters would love this pumpkin, but who am I kidding? I love this pumpkin!

Proposal

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This is the first marriage proposal I have ever seen delivered via pumpkin.