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At our house, we are getting ready to carve pumpkins today and I like the idea of preserving our pumpkins for Thanksgiving decorations. I found some cool alternatives to carving your pumpkin so it stays fresh longer. Here is some of the research I did to try and find inspiration: (some of these have carving too, but could easily be done without)

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Okay, I know I said I wanted to show you pumpkins that are not carved, but I found some awesome carved pumpkins that I just have to show you... They are inspiring to me!!!

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Did you carve a pumpkin this year? Let's see a picture.