Take a cue from The Crafted Life to create a chic pumpkin centerpiece. You don’t have to stick to classic Halloween kitsch to carve a pumpkin that still feels festive! Choose an unconventional color for a fun surprise.
We suggest using a straight-edged knife for carving the flat plane wood carving pattern above. It will help you get cleaner cuts and avoid wood from crumbling. The Cigar Charlie tutorialfeatures a template that you can use carve other caricatures from a block of wood without using a bandsaw. Simply trace it onto a piece of cardboard and cut it out.
Fold two wider corn husk strips in half, and wrap together at ends with a third strip to form a bow; hot-glue in place. Hollow out a medium pumpkin from the bottom. Carve a half-circle mouth with a tooth, two half-circle eyes with pupils, and triangle nose. With the tip of the craft knife, scrape away the top layer of rind to reveal the lighter flesh underneath.
I gifted some wood bears to my niece and friends’ kids. They always love getting small bears from me. A great wood carving tutorial on wood bear carving is made by Doug Linker. He’s a talented carver sharing a lot of valuable content with his subs.
Stack two more white pumpkins underneath, securing with skewers. Cut and wrap a half circle of black burlap around body for cloak; use straight pins to affix to body. Add a striped ribbon tie around neck and embellish black witch hat with same striped ribbon.
We use our triangle-by-triangle nose carving technique for this tutorial, which makes it easy to get a perfect nose, carving after carving. This is another super easy tutorial that can be carved in different sizes. Three together natural wood island kitchen make a great windowsill decoration for the holidays. Our big-haired, Atticustroll carving tutorialis so much fun to carve and the color combinations for the hair are endless. Draw eyes on the pumpkin with a marker; carve out.
Use toothpicks to reattach the figures to the side and bottom of the pumpkin. In the photo above, a man appears to be trapped inside of the pumpkin, attempting to push through the wall and escape. Have fun with the scenes you display—multiple pumpkins with linked scenes are a great conversation starter. Feeling ambitious and inspired by a recent family trip?
You can go for scary looks , or playful arrangements that make use of candy corn and faux flowers. If you want to keep things simple and save time, fun pumpkin faces are always and easy place for beginners to start. Once you’re done carving your jack-‘o-lanterns, dress them up on your mantel, add them to your front porch or dinner table, and make October 31 one to remember. And if you’re looking for even more ideas that you and your kids can join in on, check out these easy Halloween crafts and Halloween games. Tuck a fishbowl into a gutted pumpkin, and fill with bottled drinking water . Paint smaller pumpkins black, and stack them up to create a cat.