Jack-O-The-Bunny-Lantern

October 29th, 2007 by Clint Posted in art | 1 Comment »

Download the Bunnicula Stencil if you want orange hands too.

Marisa and I bought a pumpkin with hopes that we wouldn’t let it rot in the garage like the two from last year. She wanted Bunnicula on it, so I spent almost all my free time Sunday making the stencil from a sketch she found online. I gave up twice while working on it and tried to find an alternative. I didn’t like the way it was turning out, and my Photoshop projects always take many more hours than I expect. Out of sheer stubbornness, I finished the stencil and hung it on the fridge like I would a hand-shaped construction paper turkey.

Sometime tonight while the Sunday crossword was kicking our combined ass, the rest of my carnitas burrito disappeared from the table. I took it as a sign that dinner was over, so we started on the pumpkin. A couple hours and two cramped, orange hands later, and Marisa has her Bunnicula Jack-O-Lantern and a big smile.

I’ve got boxes of full-size candy bars to hand out, and I’m contemplating setting up the projector outside and playing a kid-scary movie while wearing a big rubber mask. We’re all set for Halloween.