JoeS

My favorite story was of a panhandler at my local grocery store. He was at the entrance asking for a couple of bucks to buy bread & bologna. I refused. When I got into the checkout line, there he was in front of me with a quart of beer and holding some dollar bills. All of the sudden, this little old lady shoved me aside, snatched the dollar bills out the mans hand, and said loudly "You said this was for bread & bologna, you liar!" Everyone in line applauded.

I put mine up using shingle clips I bought from Sychronized Christmas (www.synchronizedchristmas.com). They keep my CCB's about 2-3" above the roofline which is great for me, but probably not enough to get them above the snow for you.

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I can't believe how fast this year is going. I'm spending the holiday weekend working on new frames for around the windows. As Christmasjunkie said, here we go!

Welcome to the madness Jake. We look forward to having you on the forum.

Wow! Very impressive!!!

I used clear C7 incan bulbs on sockets that are made for inserting in the back of little holiday village buildings. Got them at Dollar Tree. They have a spring clip around the socket that hold them firmly in place in holes I drilled into the back side of each pumpkin. I plan to upgrade to LED retrofit bulbs.

Great arch PumpkinKing! Much bigger than mine. I did an internet search for most of the designs I used. Your photo looks familiar. How many pumpkins are on your arch?

This year I have thought about putting my RGB lights on the roofline and around the windows in mid-October. That way I can use them for Halloween (orange, purple, etc) and they will already be in place for Christmas.

I made a wood frame, attached luan to it, and then mounted all of the pumpkins with bolts, washers and wing nuts. Once I had them all in place, I drew an outline around the pumpkins, removed them, and then cut away the visible luan. I painted the frame and luan black, remounted the pumpkins, and hooked all of the lights up. It all comes apart easily, including the frame & luan, and packs flat (except for the pumpkins of course). Everything is numbered so it is a breeze to reassemble. I built it over a weekend plus a couple of weeknights. The carving of the 22 pumpkins took the bulk of the time.

Thanks Valerie. Yes, I used a hot knife for carving. Each one is individually lit as well. Here is a photo of the arch at night. Sorry it is not very clear.

Here is a daytime view of the arch I made last year out of Funkins. I bought them when they were put on sale in late September at Michaels.

Received my lights today. Thanks Paul. You rock!!

Great coverage. I saw one of the segments in the hotel room this morning before I left for the Expo.

Tony Check with Dan at the LOR booth. He is extending the sale for expo attendees only.