It is said that All Hallows' Eve is one of the nights when the veilbetween the worlds is thin - and whether you believe in such things or not, those roaming spirits probably believe in you, or at leastacknowledge your existence, considering that it used to be their own.

Well it's that time of year again...HALLOWEEN! And boy is it my favourite!

There is absolutely nothing I love better than carving pumpkins, and this year I invested in Lino cutting tools to do it.

I decided quite early on (yes, I plan my pumpkin picture ahead of time because I get SO excited I just have to do something!) that I wanted to do a layer effect image, so had been searching for an idea I could adapt to fit layers.

 

Yes I know my pumpkins are green, they're home grown accidentally by my Dad, and weren't given enough time to orange up, but I like it! 

Seeing as it was my first attempt using Lino tools, I don't think it turned out too badly, although I was incredibly nervous about how deep to go and think I could have pushed it a little more. And it probably took me way longer than someone used to the tools, but I got the hang of it in the end and didn't want to stop (as usual).

Having spent hours on my first pumpkin, I only had a little while left until it got dark, so had a nice simple design in mind for this one. 

Like I said, it's simple - but I've had the picture in my head for a while and wanted to see it come to life. And while I can sit and point out everything that is wrong with it, I think the teeth do it proud, I think they look fairly snarly and it's what I'm most proud of currently haha.

I hope everyone had a great October <3