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by mesmark
Mon May 30, 2011 7:00 pm
Forum: Pumpking Carving Chat
Topic: 2010 Jack-O'-Lanterns
Replies: 26
Views: 72667

Re: 2010 Jack-O'-Lanterns

total I carved a little over 30 last year. I set up a small display in front of my house last year. I started putting out pumpkins the first week of October and made 8 or so new pumpkins each week. http://www.marks-english-school.com/images/misc/2010jacs25.jpg I'll probably do about the same this ye...
by mesmark
Mon May 30, 2011 8:54 am
Forum: Pumpking Carving Chat
Topic: going the lazy way and want to buy a halloween pumpkin
Replies: 6
Views: 33992

Re: going the lazy way and want to buy a halloween pumpkin

You can buy foam pumpkins but they're usually $20-$25 each. Also, you need a lot of space to store 50 foam pumpkins ... I have 6 and they take up a bit of room in the storage closet. http://www.marks-english-school.com/images/misc/foam2007_1.JPG http://www.marks-english-school.com/images/misc/foam20...
by mesmark
Mon May 30, 2011 8:46 am
Forum: Pumpking Carving Chat
Topic: 2010 Jack-O'-Lanterns
Replies: 26
Views: 72667

Re: 2010 Jack-O'-Lanterns

here are a few of mine from last year

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and I had a carving party as well:
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by mesmark
Mon May 30, 2011 5:34 am
Forum: Halloween Decorating
Topic: Egyptian theme
Replies: 20
Views: 55124

Re: Egyptian theme

We change themes every year. I do this for my English school in Japan and it has grown year after year. Each year it seems to get more and more involved. But to answer the question, Yes! but not Egyptian ... 2009 - Medieval Party http://www.marks-english-school.com/news/2009halloween/t2009halloweenp...
by mesmark
Sun May 29, 2011 11:22 pm
Forum: Halloween Web Sites
Topic: Nerdcore calendar in the past
Replies: 1
Views: 6762

Re: Nerdcore calendar in the past

Just search for a NerdCore photo online and then add them to this printable calendar template and you can make your own 2012 NerdCore calendar
by mesmark
Sun May 29, 2011 11:17 pm
Forum: Halloween Web Sites
Topic: Invitation Cards, stickers and much more
Replies: 7
Views: 15947

Re: Invitation Cards, stickers and much more

You can find a lot of free Halloween templates here. There are invitation templates, cards, stickers, prizes and awards, games to print, calendar templates, and such. You can add your own photos edit the text and print as many copies as you want. I should be making a few more templates for Halloween...
by mesmark
Sun May 29, 2011 6:07 pm
Forum: Halloween Decorating
Topic: Egyptian theme
Replies: 20
Views: 55124

Re: Egyptian theme

Sorry, I sort of dropped the ball on this. Once into October I got pretty busy and just never had time to get back. There's a full write up of the Halloween party with more pictures here. the Egyptian theme Halloween party . Below I have a few more prop pictures but on the Halloween Party page I hav...
by mesmark
Fri Oct 01, 2010 4:29 am
Forum: Halloween Decorating
Topic: Egyptian theme
Replies: 20
Views: 55124

Egyptian theme

I'm still working on more props and a bigger stage display for my party, but here's what I've done so far: sarcophagus http://www.marks-english-school.com/images/misc/sarcophagus16.jpg I made a back-drop and this is going to go in a corner of the party room for guests to take pictures in their costu...
by mesmark
Tue Aug 24, 2010 10:10 pm
Forum: Halloween Web Sites
Topic: Cool Halloween Sites
Replies: 11
Views: 20418

Re: Cool Halloween Sites

Probably Retrohal's site. Here's mine. http://www.printwithmypic.com/halloween.php It's a collection of printable Halloween templates that I have made. There are calendar templates, cards, party invitations from Print With My Pic , but also links to other sites I've made with Halloween printables, l...
by mesmark
Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:43 am
Forum: Halloween Web Sites
Topic: Print with my Halloween Pic
Replies: 0
Views: 5552

Print with my Halloween Pic

http://www.printwithmypic.com has printable calendar makers, card makers, invitation templates and certificate templates. All of which you can add a picture to and print. I just made a Halloween Printables Guide for all of the Halloween templates on the site as well as other sites with printable Hal...
by mesmark
Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:15 pm
Forum: Halloween Decorating
Topic: tombstones
Replies: 19
Views: 30158

A little late to this thread as it looks like you've got it figured out, but... I made my own and to support them, I used 'L' shaped brackets that were about 6 inches long both ways. Then I added a wood board (1 foot) to the bottom and burried it. That will keep them standing up against the wind, bu...
by mesmark
Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:06 pm
Forum: Pumpking Carving Chat
Topic: What are you Carving this Year?
Replies: 19
Views: 28709

You, of course ARE entitled to your opinion. But it does seem to me that you signed onto the forum just to complain about this one subject. Whats done has been done. I doubt I can do anything to correct for this. So, outside of you're complaint, reignman40. How do you suggest I go about correcting ...
by mesmark
Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:02 pm
Forum: Pumpking Carving Chat
Topic: What are you Carving this Year?
Replies: 19
Views: 28709

Sorry, I started all of this. I saw the stencil and didn't say anything here because I figured I get the same mob linchin' reignman40 got. He's also a great guy, btw. Anyway, I assume based one the original screen shot that IBHW didn't rip the image from the original site http://www.zombiepumpkins.c...
by mesmark
Wed Oct 24, 2007 1:26 am
Forum: Halloween Web Sites
Topic: Halloween Award Certificates and Party Invitations
Replies: 3
Views: 8836

Great! I'm glad you like the certificates.
by mesmark
Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:36 pm
Forum: Halloween General
Topic: I need a spider game. Help!
Replies: 13
Views: 15780

My little girl as Yoda was pretty darn funny :lol: She won the prize for cutest costume :shock: magicbean - I'm in Nagano Prefecture on the outskirts of a medium sized city. Where I live used to be a small town but it has merged with the larger city. It's still a small town though. it's pretty quiet...