Country Living asked me to come up with a fun pumpkin idea for their halloween issue thats out now.
I wanted something that looked like a Lite-Brite.
I just came up with the idea, the styling was done by Matthew Mead and his assistant made the pumpkin.
Cut your pumpkin around the stem, remove the top and scoop out the pulp.
Make a crescent moon with an awl. Push the outline of the design through the pumpkin's flesh.
Fit each hole with a bulb from a set of battery-powered string lights.
Put the top back and you are ready to go.
Photo by Dana Gallagher
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I'm not really into Halloween, but I like your lite-brite idea on the pumpkin. Brought back childhood memories.
Posted by: Melissa Allam | October 08, 2009 at 06:52 PM
great idea. I like the whole look. bravo.
Posted by: pam | October 08, 2009 at 08:22 PM
so wonderful, reminds me of my childhood days playing with those lite brites.
Posted by: jen | October 08, 2009 at 10:48 PM
It's already October and I'm waiting for Halloween.
Posted by: fioricet online | October 08, 2009 at 11:32 PM
so great! i cannot wait to make this with my kids.
Posted by: cate | October 08, 2009 at 11:59 PM
Wonderful! I really like your blog. :)
//Johanna
Posted by: johanna | October 09, 2009 at 02:28 AM
Adorable! I've done this with multi-colored Lite Brite pieces. So much fun! I like Halloween because it's a nice reminder for adults to never let go of their fun side.
Posted by: jaunty magpie | October 12, 2009 at 02:36 PM
Hi Paul, I'm sure you just overlooked this... the pumpkin was executed by my assistant Lisa Renauld and styled by me... Matthew Mead. Happy Halloween.
Posted by: matthew mead | October 13, 2009 at 10:08 AM