Showing posts with label pumpkin carving. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pumpkin carving. Show all posts

Friday, October 21, 2011

The Third Annual TJA Pumpkin Carving 2011

Hi ladies!  It's that time again when the weather goes slightly insane and the ladies of TJA get together to carve pumpkins!!  Lucky for us we had plenty of sunshine and cool weather to get our pumpkin on.


Nine lovely ladies (plus one cute pup) got together at Roxbury Park in Beverly Hills, snacked on Halloween-themed Oreos and cupcakes (and some fruit to be healthy, of course) and carved some pumpkins!

Member Meredith and Secretary Charlotte got there early thanks to carpooling (way to save the Earth, ladies!) and promptly started on their pumpkins.

Charlotte proceeds to Vaseline her pumpkin in an effort to stave off the rotting process.

Members Janel and Stephanie also carpooled with Parliamentarian Janine to the event, also helping in saving the Earth.  They had a great time carving spooky and/or cute pumpkins.  With jagged teeth, which was a big theme this year, by the way.  That and the classic jack-o-lantern shape was very popular with the ladies.


Obligatory pumpkin portraits:



 
A few girls showed up a little later, but still got in on the fun with the cutest, tiniest pumpkins ever!  We were all having flashbacks to the First Annual Pumpkin carving, with Dawn's petit pumpkin amongst the rest of our monster-sized ones.  We've wised up since then.



 New Member Christina free-handed stars all over her pumpkin.


 More pumpkin portraits (and Dawn in her signature orange apron)!





And, don't worry, we wouldn't leave you without the infamous line-up! 

Patrons Chair Logielyn art directing the scene, making sure all pumpkins look their best.


The triumphant ladies with their perfect pumpkins!

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Fall Social Extravaganza!

Hi gang!  I'm Janine Coleman, your current President, to review a fantastic fall social put together by our social chair, Jaymie!
As I'm sure many of you know by now, it's a Pumpkin Carving!  Several TJA members devoted a few hours on October 24th to visit the beautiful Roxbury Park and decorate some pumpkins.  Myself included, there was Michelle (our Membership Chair), Dawn (our Scholarship Chair), Jodie (our Treasurer), Kendra (our Editor), and then new members Janel and Logielyn!!!  With snacks provided by Jaymie, we set off to work:
 Dawn brought her signature pumpking carving apron!

 Michelle taking time out of carving to flash us the "Fight On" sign.

 Janel was rather speedy in her carving.  Her owl was almost done!

I chose a medium-difficulty design.  Note my delicate hacking at my pumpkin.

The proud carvers with their pumpkins. 

And now for your viewing pleasure, some pumpkin action in detail:

the traditionalists:
I love how freaked out her pumpkin looks!

things with wings:

the personal pumpkin:

haunted house finery:

Us girls had a wonderful time continuing in the tradition of TJA's Annual Pumpkin Carving.  Now granted, it was only our second time, but I can easily see it as a continuing institution for our group.  Happy Halloween all!