I LOVE HALLOWEEN.

I love everything about this spoOoOoky holiday. Trick-or-treating, creepy movies on TV, and decorating of course! Normally we always carve jack-o-lanterns, but I wanted to go in a different direction this year. With my deep red-orange mums and purple Mexican heather in bloom, I thought it’d be nice to bring some more color into the equation. Why not paint my pumpkins instead? Because let’s be real, it’s still pretty dang hot in Savannah in late October. And we all know how quickly pumpkins rot in warm weather once you carve into them. It’s like all the pumpkins have turned into mush by November 1st.

In true Shannon style, I lettered some colorful typography onto my pumpkins using gouache. Maybe turquoise and pink don’t usually conjure up Halloween vibes, but hey, anything goes if it’s on a pumpkin! See for yourself.