View Full Version : 2009 Annual AC Pumpkin Carving Contest Winner- Puppyfluffer!
msjinkzd
10-31-2009, 9:09 PM
Congratulations Puppyfluffer for your winning contest design!
http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=109281&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1256669540
You have won 5lbs of New Life Spectrum foods courtesy of D&S Aquatics! (http://dsaquatics.com/)
noodles62
10-31-2009, 9:16 PM
amazing artwork!! well done!
Pharaoh
10-31-2009, 9:16 PM
I voted for this one. Absolutely fantastic Job!
dirtydawg10
10-31-2009, 10:54 PM
Awesome job carving that pumpkin!!!
The Zigman
10-31-2009, 11:27 PM
Is Msjinkz gonna send you a pie or something now?
Great job on the punkin, and yeah I voted for it too...
I was gonna carve Lupin on a punkin, but nobody has ever seen the guy.
rocker92
10-31-2009, 11:28 PM
hey zig, just carve a brick into a pumpkin next time. ;)
nice job PF!!
ProAquatics
11-01-2009, 12:21 AM
R U SERIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BettaFishMommy
11-01-2009, 1:49 AM
that is awesome! great job PF!
BreezeRuehls
11-01-2009, 1:51 AM
You deserved to win for sure! But bender is still my homie....
snoopy65
11-01-2009, 6:13 AM
Congrats!!
Reefscape
11-01-2009, 6:17 AM
Congrats....a great pumpkin...welll done..
Rbishop
11-01-2009, 6:50 AM
Congrats!
BarbEgirl
11-01-2009, 6:53 AM
Awesome job!
jbradt
11-01-2009, 6:55 AM
That's some serious skill! Great job! Now I have some great mental images of dogs you might have groomed... :lipssealedsmilie:
irmuddled
11-01-2009, 1:48 PM
:thumbsup:
PuppyFluffer
11-01-2009, 7:48 PM
Thanks everyone. I am glad you enjoyed the pumpkin. We had fun making it. It was a whole family affair.
I got the idea because I had just met Msjinkzd the weekend before at the Aquafest event in Maryland and the photo thread that Neoprodigy posted had some good pictures in it. The "vampire" spotted nerite was in honor of my recently deceased snail. Jinkzy's scary snail avatar inspired it too!
To those of you suggesting that there was some sucking up going on.....you certainly annoyed me. I'll stop short of saying I was offended because it takes a WHOLE lot to offend me. I hope you feel a little remorse and regret at your thoughts when you hear what I intend to do with the prize.
I almost didn't enter because there was no way I could make use of 5 lbs of fish food for my 10 gallon and 20 gallon tanks occupied by very small fish. The largest fish in my house is a betta! I decided before I entered that if I won, I'd give the food away to members of the community. I've gotten such great help here, I want to pay a little back.
I would like to give some to all the fellow pumpkin entrants and then share what's left with the community.
I'll get the list of entrants from one of the moderators and then I'll be back with info on the rest of the food.
Vicious_Fish
11-01-2009, 9:42 PM
Nice work, congrats!
msjinkzd
11-02-2009, 7:15 AM
That is very generous of you Puppy!
snoopy65
11-02-2009, 7:39 AM
:y220e::y220e::y220e::y220e::y220e:I applaud you, your family, and your gesture. The pumpkin was unbelievable!
coach_z
11-02-2009, 7:58 AM
great job!
PuppyFluffer
11-02-2009, 9:04 AM
Thanks guys!
The key to the thing is the tools. I used wood carving tools. A small V shaped gouge made the hair. The teeth were cut completely through but the rest of it was not. Various thicknesses of pumpkin flesh determine the different levels of light that come through. It was fun! Digging out the flesh from the inside helped with the transparency too. I especially liked the little spotted nerite snail. I miss mine. RIP little snaily.
Cheech
11-02-2009, 9:24 AM
Thanks guys!
The key to the thing is the tools. I used wood carving tools. A small V shaped gouge made the hair. The teeth were cut completely through but the rest of it was not. Various thicknesses of pumpkin flesh determine the different levels of light that come through. It was fun! Digging out the flesh from the inside helped with the transparency too. I especially liked the little spotted nerite snail. I miss mine. RIP little snaily.
really great work, puppyfluffer... Congrats on the win... And stop being so modest! It takes more than just tools to pull that off. ;)
PuppyFluffer
11-02-2009, 3:58 PM
Yeah, it does take more than just tools....but having the right tools goes a long way is assisting what ever skill is there!
Dog grooming is an art. It's sculpture and I have over 20 years in the field.
bluerat
11-10-2009, 1:34 AM
i voted this one too.. impressive
lookit
11-10-2009, 10:08 AM
:thumbsup: Congratulations! Great job on the pumpkin and I applaud your generosity toward your fellow carvers. :clap: Sucking up is a fine American tradition, so go for it. And "bah humbug" to those who tried to make you feel guilty. Wish you lived near me so I could use you to groom the two standard poodles I want to get (no froo-froo, just sport clip with shaved beaks and feet). Congrats, again!!
Pittbull
11-26-2009, 9:29 AM
Good job puppy don't worry about the haters aye Jinky is a good person and friend not to mention a great mentor for this site, she as well as you deserve the spotlight..
PuppyFluffer
11-26-2009, 9:36 AM
Pitbull, you're sweet.
I got the idea for the pumpkin because I had just met Msjinkzd, the vampire snail with bloody fangs met me every time I logged onto the main page and I love my snails!
I just got the food a few days ago and will PM all the others who entered the contest to see what kind of food they want. Five pounds of fish food is a whole lot of food! If there is extra left over, I'll share with the general membership.
Pittbull
11-26-2009, 9:42 AM
Cool deal that is very thoughtfull of you and in the spirit of a true hobbyist, yeah i met Jinky at the ACA this year and she is a nice person glad to have met her..
But i can see why you were inspired.. Rach is cool..
addicted2fish
12-05-2009, 3:09 AM
thank you and this is very sweet of you . the pumpkin was a sure win from the very start , I dont think anyone put that much time into our pumpkins, that one took patence !!!!! I am glad you met rachal , and its great she insprired such a cool looking witchy punky and evil snail pumpkin, It truly was art. and NO one had a chance.. lol thank you for sharing yrou food, that is truly nice to do . and in the spirit of things as well ~~~~~~ MERRY CHRISTMAS !!!!
PuppyFluffer
12-08-2009, 4:54 PM
If you folks want to take me up on this offer, you gotta respond to my PM to you. I can't beam it up to ya, you've got to give me an address and let me know what kind of food you want!
BoCoMo
12-08-2009, 6:56 PM
:y220e:
PuppyFluffer
12-13-2009, 10:39 AM
I've only gotten a response from 2 fellow AC pumpkin carvers and your food will go out soon. All the rest of you have 24 hours to either reply to this thread or PM me before I offer food to the whole community in a Random Act of Kindness (RAOK) thread in the Marketplace forum.
mel_20_20
12-13-2009, 1:39 PM
You really are an artist, Puppyfluffer, and I think your choice of Jinks and one of her ferocious vampire snails was way cool!
(I was surprised, though, most people don't know about her black market involvement in vampire snail traficking.)
Way to go! You deserved to win. What a generous gesture to share with the others.
bfsoisd
12-14-2009, 1:19 PM
I think your choice of Jinks and one of her ferocious vampire snails was way cool!
mel_20_20
12-14-2009, 9:29 PM
Ooops... accidentally left out an "f" in trafficking.... I hate it when that happens.