My pumpkin dreams, starting to take shape

I bought some pumpkins of different sizes to try to carve them into flower pots.

My very first flower pot didn't turn out great, because I picked smaller pumpkin than I needed, so the poor parsley plant was all crammed and would need to be re-planted sometime down the line. The pumpkin was not treated with anything to preserve it, so we will see how long it will last.

 

 The second pumpkin was just the size I needed. I coated insides and the edges with Un-Petroleum Jelly (by Alby Organics), so we will see how long this one will last.

I love how both of them look, even though the first one is not perfect.

Both were carved and planed on Thursday, the 16th.