Seanan McGuire (seanan_mcguire) wrote,
Seanan McGuire
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Halloween is every day, right?

This past weekend, I went to see my friends Paul and Beckett in Fremont, largely so that Paul and I could make some beautiful music together. (Paul does a lot of the chording for my songs, because Paul is wonderful that way. I love Paul.) While I was hanging out with Beckett, she showed me some of the gorgeous carved foam pumpkins she's been working on. These things are truly amazing. Don't believe me? Check her Etsy store:

artbeco.etsy.com

They're beautiful, they're ornate, they're sturdy, and they're all basically unique, because even when she uses the same pattern on two pumpkins, they'll come out slightly different. Best of all, they're the sort of thing that can survive for years and years, making your Halloween decorations something special and more fun than one more generic jack-o-lantern. She's still taking orders for this season, and I hugely recommend giving her Etsy shop a look. Not just for pumpkins—she has lots of other kick-ass stuff for sale—but I'm a simple girl, I know what I like, and what I like is pumpkins.

Halloween is coming fast!
Tags: beckett, good things, people make things, this is halloween
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I started wearing my halloween shirts on Saturday :)
Beckett makes the beautiful things! I have a pair of her earrings, and so does Batya.
Her pumpkins are just gorgeous.
Those are keen!

Speaking of which, did I show you the Jagermonster pumpkin I did last year? Got the template off Girl Genius.
No! Show!


I should have used a shorter candle, but I didn't want to change it out.
THAT RULES!
I'm working the kinks out of a recipe for chewy pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. It requires dehydrated pumpkin powder, and the first attempts have been very tasty.

I don't celebrate Halloween in any particular fashion, but my love for the large orange squash is unending.
P is for cookie, that's good enough for me?
Something like that. Would you like me to share the finalized recipe?
Yes, please.
those are awesome. The wolf one makes me kinda all squee. Sadly, budget is not my friend this month, but maybe if there are any around still next month...

(and shiny pretty dichrotic earrings too!)
The earrings are gorgeous, it's true.
Hey! Thanks, dear. :)
What Seanan didn't say was that the latest Cats In The Window pumpkin design was inspired by her two lovelies. You have to kind of look carefully to see the second cat, but she's there. You get to decide who's who. I didn't make stripes on one because, well, it's a pumpkin. There are limits. If I do another cat design I'll have to make the cats larger to get that kind of detail in...
Wow. Your work is amazing!
My girls thank you for their silhouetted fame!
My 10 year old wears her Halloween shirts year round. My entire family wears Halloween socks year round. Speaking of which, time to go stock up...

I love foam pumpkins. This way, when I manage a really kick-anterior carving, I don't have to watch it rot away. Plus, rotted pumpkin goo? Really gross.
But fascinatingly squishy!
*heh* I have a kid still in diapers. I get as much fascinatingly squishy as I can handle ;-)