Now pumpkin carving at that size is a delicate and demanding operatation so I am very impressed with your results. I intend to compete next year by carving a tomato. A cherry tomato.
As we say in the Netherlands: 'klein maar fijn'. (small but great/lovely/pleasant/good/nice, one of those hard to translate words, don't get me started on 'gezellig'!).
Hello Shauna from somewhat sunny California. I'm a new commenter, but a fan since last February when I happened upon your book in (I hate to say this), a bargain bin at a bookstore outside of Auckland (Devenport, I believe). Love your teensy pumpkins! Happy belated birthday.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SHAUNA!
I wish I would have known it was your birthday, I know I need to get those DVD's to you. I haven't forgotten, I promise!
Hope it is a great day, and a fabulous year :)
1 · Posted by Lara (Thinspired) · November 01, 2009 at 09:22 AM
I love them... too funny!! At least you got some use out of them but are you sure they had actually finished growing? Excellent :)
2 · Posted by Lynda · November 01, 2009 at 09:47 AM
Happy Birthday Shauna!
Enjoy!
3 · Posted by Andrew(AJH) · November 01, 2009 at 11:14 AM
Hey, I hear it's your birthday!
Happy BiRtHdaY!!! Woohoo!!!!
4 · Posted by Lance · November 01, 2009 at 11:45 AM
I love your wee pumpkins, they're adorable!
5 · Posted by Ali · November 01, 2009 at 11:57 AM
Now pumpkin carving at that size is a delicate and demanding operatation so I am very impressed with your results. I intend to compete next year by carving a tomato. A cherry tomato.
6 · Posted by Loth · November 01, 2009 at 12:34 PM
perfect size for tea lights!
7 · Posted by fd · November 01, 2009 at 12:43 PM
they ARE adorable and someone might have missed their calling as a surgeon - that can't have been easy!
8 · Posted by vickie · November 01, 2009 at 01:32 PM
Those are totally cute!
9 · Posted by Quanah · November 01, 2009 at 01:32 PM
showed your before pic and your carved (after) pic to my girls and they both said,
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh, how cute!"
might start a new trend - instead of the world's largest pumpkins - might have a whole tiny thing going.
10 · Posted by vickie · November 01, 2009 at 01:35 PM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - you darling girl.
11 · Posted by vickie · November 01, 2009 at 01:39 PM
Happy Birthday, Shauna - hope you have a wonderful day!!!
P.S. Those carved pumpkins are too cute!
12 · Posted by Shelley B · November 01, 2009 at 01:46 PM
Happy Birthday Shauna!!! Super cool mini pumpkins, way cute!!!
13 · Posted by Dawn · November 01, 2009 at 02:23 PM
Happy Birthday :) Love those pumpkins!
14 · Posted by suzanne · November 01, 2009 at 03:03 PM
happy birthday! and mwahahhaha, those pumpkins are damn cute!
15 · Posted by anji · November 01, 2009 at 03:52 PM
Happy bday fellow Scorpio! Mine bday is this month along with my brother, sister, niece & lots of friends. A popoular month! ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
16 · Posted by Jody - Fit at 51 · November 01, 2009 at 03:54 PM
Happy Birthday!!!! Those pumpkins are just adorable! :-)
17 · Posted by Dee · November 01, 2009 at 04:06 PM
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
18 · Posted by Fitarella · November 01, 2009 at 04:08 PM
Cute Mini Jack o Lanterns and Happy Happy Happy Birthday, hope this is your best year yet!
: )
19 · Posted by Gretchen · November 01, 2009 at 04:42 PM
A little birdy told me that it was your birthday today..(okay, it was MizFit).
Wishing you a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY and year full of love, happiness, and good memories to last a lifetime.
Oh -- and DO have a piece of birthday cake to celebrate ;-)
20 · Posted by Dinneen - Eat Without Guiltâ„¢ · November 01, 2009 at 08:11 PM
Happy birthday! Hope you had a lovely pumpkin filled birthday. The mini pumpkins look amazing - better than their grown up version by far!
21 · Posted by Amrita · November 01, 2009 at 08:38 PM
Too cute!!!
Happy Birthday! Enjoy your special day! :)
22 · Posted by Barb · November 01, 2009 at 08:55 PM
Happy Birthday
23 · Posted by Nellyy · November 01, 2009 at 09:27 PM
hey thank you everyone :)
24 · Posted by Shauna · November 01, 2009 at 09:43 PM
Awwwwwwwwww
25 · Posted by LBTEPA · November 02, 2009 at 04:14 AM
Those two are too cute! Hope you had a fun weekend
26 · Posted by Fiona · November 02, 2009 at 06:39 AM
As we say in the Netherlands: 'klein maar fijn'. (small but great/lovely/pleasant/good/nice, one of those hard to translate words, don't get me started on 'gezellig'!).
Congratulations, I hope you had a nice day ;-)
27 · Posted by Tessa · November 02, 2009 at 09:52 AM
HAHAHA! I love the huge flame towering above the pumpkins! Did you use a Swiss Army knife to carve them? Very cute & Happy Birthday!
28 · Posted by Michele · November 02, 2009 at 11:27 AM
Awesome!!!!!!!!! You guys are hilarious! :-)
29 · Posted by Laura · November 02, 2009 at 12:57 PM
Happy Birthday!!! May it be the best yet.
Great job on the lanterns!!
30 · Posted by Karen · November 02, 2009 at 01:28 PM
I can't tell you how happy it made me to see that you carved the tiny pumpkins. Totally awesome and fun.
And I see from the comments above that you just had a birthday, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! I hope it was fabulous.
31 · Posted by Tina · November 02, 2009 at 02:55 PM
THAT is hilarious!
32 · Posted by debby schnabel · November 02, 2009 at 03:07 PM
Happy Birthday! Cute pumpkins :)
33 · Posted by Lyn · November 02, 2009 at 03:31 PM
OMG...happy bday Red!!!
And the mini-o-lanterns are soooo cute! Miracle you could carve so intricately with out cutting off an appendage.
xo,
Bex
34 · Posted by BeckStein · November 02, 2009 at 04:33 PM
Happy belated birthday!
I cannot believe you managed to carve such tiny squash. You get mad props for that effort! Full size pumpkins are a PITA anyway. ;)
35 · Posted by Diana (Soap & Chocolate) · November 02, 2009 at 05:00 PM
That's brilliant.
36 · Posted by Cal · November 02, 2009 at 07:28 PM
Freaking adorable!
...and happy (belated) birthday! :)
37 · Posted by Quix · November 02, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Those are *wonderful*!!
I didn't carve so much as a tomato (although I'm tempted to carve the tomato tonight; it seems somehow appropriate).
38 · Posted by Sarah B · November 03, 2009 at 03:59 AM
Hilarious!
39 · Posted by Kelly · November 03, 2009 at 05:58 PM
They would be big in Japan!!
40 · Posted by Lesley · November 04, 2009 at 08:26 AM
I'm a little late with birthday wishes but HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!!!!!
These are THE CUTEST pumpkins ever!!!
41 · Posted by Cyndi · November 05, 2009 at 02:22 AM
Hello Shauna from somewhat sunny California. I'm a new commenter, but a fan since last February when I happened upon your book in (I hate to say this), a bargain bin at a bookstore outside of Auckland (Devenport, I believe). Love your teensy pumpkins! Happy belated birthday.
42 · Posted by Janie · November 05, 2009 at 05:44 AM
Your pumpkins are adorable! That had to be very tedious work to carve them-well done!!
43 · Posted by Shelley · November 05, 2009 at 04:49 PM