{"id":27616,"date":"2014-10-30T00:01:42","date_gmt":"2014-10-30T04:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=27616"},"modified":"2014-10-26T21:24:03","modified_gmt":"2014-10-27T01:24:03","slug":"throwback-thursday-the-halloween-rap-o-lantern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2014\/10\/throwback-thursday-the-halloween-rap-o-lantern\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwback Thursday: The Halloween Rap-O-Lantern"},"content":{"rendered":"

Because this Throwback Thursday is also the day before Halloween, allow me to present — again<\/a> — one of my all-time favorite pumpkin carvings: 2011’s Rick Ross Rap-O-Lantern.<\/p>\n

\"Click<\/a>

Click for original source at the Armed Snobbery blog.<\/p><\/div>\n

As a jewelry designer, I had mad love for rapper Rick Ross’s diamond depictions of his own face<\/a>, so I flipped out when I saw the pumpkin version of Rick and his chain. I liked Pumpkin Ross so much that I tracked down Seattle-based furniture-designer<\/a>\/bike-builder<\/a>\/music-remixer<\/a>\/DJ\/<\/a>pumpkin carver Kristjan Olsen and did a little story about him for the Huffington Post.<\/p>\n

CLICK HERE TO READ ABOUT OLSEN’S PUMPKIN CARVING.<\/a><\/p>\n

Rick Ross has lost a lot of weight lately, but I’m happy to see his jewelry hasn’t been put on a diet<\/a>!<\/p>\n

In 2012, my favorite pumpkin was gorgeous blogger Susan’s carving of FitzRoy the cat<\/a>. If there’s anyone out there with carving skills who wants to make Purrkoy the kitten<\/a> out of a white pumpkin<\/a>, I would be most appreciative. I’ve already handled the costumes for the kittehs. FitzRoy is going as shrimp sushi …<\/p>\n

\"fitzsushi\"<\/a>

Gigi thought this was very funny.<\/p><\/div>\n

… and Purrkoy is a little sailor.<\/p>\n

\"sailorpk\"<\/a>

His favorite song is “In the Navy” by the Village People.<\/p><\/div>\n

Portia, the Ragdoll kitteh who has been visiting us, will be a scary vampire cat.<\/p>\n

\"catula\"<\/a>

She vants to suck your blood.<\/p><\/div>\n

If they ring your doorbell, please fill their bags with lots of catnip and toy mousies! <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Because this Throwback Thursday is also the day before Halloween, allow me to present — again — one of my all-time favorite pumpkin carvings: 2011’s Rick Ross Rap-O-Lantern. As a jewelry designer, I had mad love for rapper Rick Ross’s diamond depictions of his own face, so I flipped out when I saw the pumpkin…<\/p>\n

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