Hello pumpkins! How are you all doing this week?
Who is excited that it is halloween? I have finally got around to carving my first pumpkin of the season. I wanted to do something a little different, every year I tend to stick to pumpkin faces so I went with a design that wasn't a face for once. I got my pumkin from Tesco for £1, most supermarkets do them pretty cheap.
I start by removing the top of the pumpkin with a small knife and begin removing the inside goop. Once the goop is gone I work away at the fleshy parts using a spoon and upwards motions. When it comes to carving your design, it is better if the flesh isn't too thick.
I picked out a witchy silhoutte from http://www.pumpkinpile.com/patterns_jacks.php and printed it out. I had to print out a few at different sizes before I got the right fit. Cutting out my silhoutte carefully I was getting very excited (what a child ha ha). I like to pin my design on to the pumpkin, this holds it in place better for drawing around it using a biro. Now I am ready to carve...
What I use to carve is a stanley knife because it is small and I get the most precise cut. Overall from start to finish this little beauty took me an hour and a half. Well worth it I think!!
I picked out a witchy silhoutte from http://www.pumpkinpile.com/patterns_jacks.php and printed it out. I had to print out a few at different sizes before I got the right fit. Cutting out my silhoutte carefully I was getting very excited (what a child ha ha). I like to pin my design on to the pumpkin, this holds it in place better for drawing around it using a biro. Now I am ready to carve...
What I use to carve is a stanley knife because it is small and I get the most precise cut. Overall from start to finish this little beauty took me an hour and a half. Well worth it I think!!
Wishing you a fun and spooky Halloween from the scary version of Ashly!!
What do you think of my pumpkin lovelies and will you be carving one?
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