#Pumpkin stencils

[quicquam-dot-com]

Pumpkin carving resources I've found

please please please add to this, I've only collected a few resources (due to not looking very hard bc I've accepted I'm just not that great at carving pumpkins), but I want to share tips and tricks and a few resources I've found along the way! this is a really great video tutorial if you're new or relatively new to pumpkin carving

this is a google drive I found on the Pumpkin Stencils subreddit

Pumpkin punchers are a really great product for kids or people who have disabilities that make carving pumpkins hard. You just figure out your design (I like to lay them out on a table to make sure I like it), then hammer each punch/cookie cutter into the pumpkin (this video shows a mom using them with her kids, it's easier to show than explain in words). There's a lot of listings for different ones on amazon, but the original brand is Pumpkin Punchers, though I'm not sure if that brand exists anymore. I always bring these to an annual pumpkin carving party, and when there have been littles there, their parents are always grateful to not have to individually carve a bunch of pumpkins.

Some loose tips and tricks I've learned:

Don't cut off the top of your pumpkin, cut off the bottom. It makes the pumpkin easier to light (you just set it on top of the light) and makes it last longer before falling apart (math reason that boils down to cutting off the top of an arch makes it weaker)

If you plan on putting your pumpkin outside or somewhere that wildlife will be able to get to it, don't bleach it! If you feel the need to give it something to make it last longer, use vinegar! Critters will probably eat bits of the pumpkin, and while I agree that it's annoying to have your hard pumpkin work destroyed, they don't deserve to be killed or made sick just for following instinct.

If you really want to have a pumpkin that lasts and that critters won't eat, use a foam one. Yes, carving foam instead of gourd is a little different and often harder, but it means you can really put your whole pussy into it and keep it (or give it away to a friend and they'll be reminded for years to come of their friend that loves them very much)

There's much faster ways to transfer stencils than poking holes. One that I've seen that I plan to try out this year is spreading washable glue either on the back of the stencil or on the pumpkin itself where you plan to carve, then smoothing the stencil on, waiting for it to dry, and carving through the stencil. After you're done, you just peel off as much remaining paper as you can, then wash the rest off with warm water. Another is using transfer paper, but people seem to have mixed results with that.

this one is also a regular art tip, but if you're using a knife with replaceable blades to carve your pumpkin (xacto or similar), buy a small sharps container!!!!!!!!!! They're easily bought on the internet, and are literally designed to hold sharp things. You don't want sharp blades or needles floating around while you're wrangling a pumpkin, and the lids on these can usually lock so you don't have to be careful about knocking them over!

[the-officially-kat]

~HAPPY FIRST ANNIVERSARY TO HALLOWTON~

A full year ago today I published my first short book online (not counting when I re-published it for free this last May) and my fun group from the title spooky town have still been living in my head rent free, from my main girl Autumn to the stuffy Mayor Grimm to the creepy and kooky Kids

To add to the celebration, I've included two new HALLOWTON themed pumpkin carving stencils, based after the Vinkleton & Sons Candy Shop from the book

Enjoy, and here's to another year~

[mx-mehri]

hi creatures i know it’s kinda late but whatever. have these shitty photos of the pumpkin i carved

[ID: two photos of a pumpkin glowing in the dark with the theta-delta etched onto it. End ID]

[doink-boink]

Carved my own Aviva pumpkin!!

Stencil I made and used in the reblogs :D

[jessiarts]

Made this Gandalf Big Naturals pumpkin carving stencil, available for free download on my Ko-Fi if anyone wants it.

[Please check out this post to find out how you can participate in voting for the next stencil!]

[saliosis]

happy halloween. i'm thinking about the tobecky pumpkin rn 😕

[heartnosekid]

sweetjosiebakes on ig

[i-am-but-a-beta-fish]

strange looking pumpkaboo out this year… happy halloween!

[alketaire]

I said to myself, I said, "I'm gonna grow my own jack-o-lantern this year!" And then the only pumpkin that grew was 5 inches wide but YOU KNOW WHAT

IT'S JUST BIG ENOUGH TO CARVE

[big-wooper]

Paldean Wooper Pumpkin Stencil from 2023

[90smisaki]

Spooky pumpkin

[jessiarts]

Made this Grunkle Stan pumpkin carving stencil, available for free download on my Ko-Fi if anyone wants it.

[shinybulbasaur]

a pumpkin for my porch..... technically I carved this 3 years ago but shhhh don't worry about it. repostober right

[ampleappleamble]

initial concept:

how it's going:

[hmcraft-art]

I made my own Witch Eeyore pumpkin stencil last year, can't wait to bring it out again this Halloween!

If anyone else wants to use it, I have a free download available here: https://ko-fi.com/s/8a533dfad2

[lude-n-lascivious]

I liked this so much I had to make it for myself!

Here's the stencil I made for it!

punkin