Personalized Pumpkins

My kids have the traditional orange plastic pumpkins that I had when I was a kid, and that's how I like it. Don't get me wrong--I love the latest crop of fashionable buckets & pails, and whatnot-- but for me it's all about the tradition. The kids' pumpkins didn't present a problem for me until this year, since it's only my daughter's second Halloween and last year she was just over 1 month old! I was wondering how they weren't going to get the pumpkins mixed up. And then, I thought "DUH!"



So I cut their names out on the Cricut to personalize them! I wished I had black vinyl, but the chocolate brown worked fine...until I ran out of it after finishing Madelyn's pumpkin! So I resorted the the only other color I had, green. It worked out fine, but I may redo it in the future because it does bug me a little. Ok, a lot! ;)



Then I got crazy & tied lots of ribbons from my daughter's handle. Tried on my son's & it just looked too girly for me. He agreed! So, I'm happy with them because now they are "updated traditional!"

Jack-O-Lantern Art?

I don't know if you can really classify this as art, but you can call it a cute Halloween decoration! I made this with a black frame that I wasn't using, scrapbook paper, and a Jolee's Boutique (brand) jack-o-lantern sticker that I bought several years ago. It's very 3D b/c it's filled with stuffing. I made one for my mom as well~only it has a different mat and the pumpkin has a different face. So simple & makes me smile!