In this posting, I provide some ideas to get you thinking about Halloween and information on how to carve a great jack-o-lantern.
OK, I'll admit it... Halloween is my favorite holiday of the year. I really enjoy seeing the kids come by in their costumes, sticky hands and all.
As part of our annual holiday tradition, I try to carve a new pumpkin design each year. I haven't decided on this years design, but I'm thinking that it might be a year for zombies or vampires.
Below are some past designs I've done that I hope will inspire your own carving. Carving a pumpkin like this isn't hard to do, but it does take time and patience.
For detailed information on creating templates to create these designs, check out my prior posting, How to Carve Great Halloween Pumpkins.
Black Widow Spider: The hardest part of this design is the hour glass shape in the center. You need to be careful not to cut through the four little "connectors" that hold this element to the rest of the pumpkin. I would also recommend increasing the distance between the body and legs as these sections are very thin and hard to carve.
Graveyard: Use a Dremel tool to carve the letters and the cross and urn elements on the top of the gravestones. To make the letters, cut deep enough into the pumpkin skin to allow light to pass through, but not all the way through to the center of the pumpkin. Of the pumpkins shown in this posting, this is the easiest to carve because the shapes are fairly simple.
Grim Reaper: This is also fairly easy to carve because the shapes are simple. The hardest part is the coffin which is also held the body of the pumpkin by six small connecting "bridges"
Hangman: This pumpkin has high "wow" factor but it took a very long time to make. Carving the hanging man without breaking the rope was particularly difficult. Only attempt this if you are willing to spend 3 hours carving a pumpkin.
Dragon:
Kids Names On Tombstones:
If you decide to carve an unusual pumpkin, send me a photo and I'll post it. Have a great holiday.
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