Sketch To Pumpkin Carving

Carve a symmetrical and detailed pumpkin the easy way.

Posted by Cat Morley

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Start off with a nice shaped pumpkin and pick the best side for placing your design on.
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Take a sheet of paper, fold it around your pumpkin and mark out the outlines of the pumpkin on to the paper.
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Fold the piece of paper in half at the middle. Sketch out half of the design on one half of the paper.
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Fold the paper back in half and use a pin to prick through the paper around the design.
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Fold it back half, your design should now be on both halves of the paper and meet in the middle perfectly.
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It helps to lightly sketch over the rest of the design pin pricks, so that there's no confusion over which line goes where.
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Now it's time to carve your pumpkin. It's best to cut off the lid in a zig-zag carving, so that the lid will fit in place nicely. (Remember to keep the filling to making Pumpkin Pie and Toasted Pumpkin Seeds.)
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Tape the design to the front of the pumpkin so that it is secured in place.
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One again, pierce around the design and in to the pumpkin.
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After piercing around the entire design, remove the paper to reveal a neat outline for carving on the pumpkin.
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Carve out the design, place a candle in the center of the pumpkin and enjoy the warm, eery glow!