YES i USED A BLOW DRYER AND THAT IS HOW IT TURNED OUT ~ IT SAYS ON SEVERAL SITES ABOUT THEM THAT SOMETIMES THEY WILL RUN DOWN THE SIDE AND MAKE STRIPES OR THAN CAN TURN OUT LIKE MINE DID ~ YOU ARE SUPPOSE TO CONSIDER IT A WORK OF ART SO THAT ONE IS NOT DISAPPOINTED WITH IT ~ I HAD FUN ~ I HAD NEVER DONE IT BEFORE AND FIGURED EVEN IN MY OLD AGE I'D GIVE IT A TRY ~ PLUS I WAS GIVEN THE WHITE PUMPKIN BUT IT SAYS YOU CAN DO IT ON AN ORANGE ONE, ALSO ~ IT HAS NO PICTURE BUT I NOTICED BUTTERFLY LIKE AREAS AND EVEN LEAF LIKE AREAS ~ IT WAS JUST FUN ~ THOUGHT I'D SHARE ~ THAT'S ALL. I GUESS MY INNER CHILD ISN'T DEAD YET EVEN AT 66.