(Tip: If the skewers sink into the squash too much as you attach the gourd, simply pinch each with two fingers to hold in place while the gourd slides onto the individual skewer.)īreak four skewers in half and press them into the top of the squash body, leaving 2" exposed. Press the bell-shaped orange gourd into the skewers at the back of the squash to secure as the tail. Break five skewers in half and stick them into the back of the squash where the tail should sit, leaving 2" exposed. To make: Stand the variegated squash straight up. He'll greet party guests and trick-or-treaters with a welcoming smile. Invite this happy friend into your house or onto your front porch. Stack pumpkins and add wood round steps and ginkgo leaves. Lightly draw flower design around window with a pencil, and use linoleum carving tool to etch out. Cut a circular window, and insert toothpicks (shortened if necessary) to create window muntins. Cut half to two-thirds off of a wood round attach to pumpkin, above the door to create an awning.Ĭut a hole in the bottom of a small brown or green acorn squash scoop out the pulp and seeds. Hot-glue mini glass balls into acorn caps to create lights attach to pumpkin with hot-glue. Insert the door into the opening and hold in place with toothpicks. Lightly draw flower design on either side of door with a pencil, and use linoleum carving tool to etch out. Etch lines in the door with a linoleum carving tool, and insert toothpicks (shortened if necessary) to create window muttons. Cut out the door and circular door window. To make: Cut a hole in the bottom of a medium-size blue Hubbard squash scoop out the pulp and seeds. Little hands will love helping create this sweet little gourd cottage and keeping an eye out for the gnomes that are surely going to move in. Use a large and medium drill bit to create single stars and a linoleum carving tool to create starbursts. Thread orange waxed twine between the points with a large-eye sewing needle. Using an awl or electric drill with a small bit, drill main points along the constellations. Lightly draw constellation shapes with a pencil. Stars and Constellations: Cut a hole in the bottom of a medium heirloom pumpkin scoop out the pulp and seeds. Glue a loop of twine to the back of the cardboard, and loop around the stem of a pumpkin to hang. Glue a piece of colorful twine around the edge of the moon to cover up the cardboard. Remove the kernels from a few ears of flint corn, and attach to cardboard with hot-glue. Wrap a bundle of dry wheat or grass with twine, and attach to the pumpkin with hot-glue.Ĭrescent Corn Moon: Cut out a crescent moon shape from a piece of cardboard. Attach a few lengths of twine around the opening with hot-glue. Center the vellum to the inside of the pumpkin and attach it with straight pins. Cut a piece of white vellum paper that is just larger than the hole and draw the craters of the moon on it with a gray paint pen. Cut a round opening in the front of the pumpkin. Harvest Moon: Cut a hole in the bottom of a medium heirloom pumpkin scoop out the pulp and seeds. Three different night sky scenes will light up your front porch or party table with seasonally appropriate motifs. You've never seen pumpkins like this before, and each project is just as scary (or sweet) as the next. To hone your skills before you get started don't miss our expert's pumpkin carving tips.
There are plenty of ideas for beginners in this roundup, so no matter your skill level, you're guaranteed to have the best-looking creation on the block. Another idea? Put your pumpkins to good use this year around the house in a purely genius new way, how about trying a DIY ice bucket, candy jar, pumpkin purse, or even a terrarium. Or, rather than an expected orange display, gray, white, terrazzo, or even plaid carved creations make for much more creative fall porch decorations. Spend a weekend with the kids making a boo-tiful DIY pumpkin marquee, an easy Mason jar-inspired pumpkin, or pumpkin lanterns that'll help light the way for future trick-or-treaters. (Don't get us wrong, in a pinch there is nothing better than simple triangle eyes and a nose.)
SKULL AND BONES PUMPKIN CARVING FULL
Mix up your DIY Halloween decorations with one of these easy ideas from our roundup that's full of inspirational designs that are so much cooler than the standard, grinning jack-o'-lantern. But forget the same old pumpkin decorating ideas you've been doing year after year and take a zombie crawl to the spookier, sophisticated, or fun side of pumpkin decorating.
It's no secret that we love Halloween and a good carved pumpkin really takes the cake.
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