a little more halloween inspiration in shades of saffron and paprika for an afternoon of carving beautiful hand-stenciled monograms into bright, late-autumn pumpkins . . .

{p.s.} also:
* a perfect combination: grey + coral
* at this moment: hermès orange

{images: 1 – editorial – saffron days, lakshmi menon by jean-francois campos for vogue india may 2009 via tumblr; 2 – styling by kevin hertzog; 3 – vignette – top + bottom left – martha stewart; vignette – bottom right + below – editorial – dressed in innocence, lily cole by carter smith for vogue nippon march 2006 via porcelain beauty + lace & tea; autumn in paris via flickr}