Free Pumpkin Carving Pattern Stencils

If you are here is a simple way to make the perfect pumpkin carving with minimal effort using some carving stencils. Pumpkin carving is the essence of what Halloween is all about its a family activity and brings the family together to to do it, it creates the Halloween atmosphere when you light that candle for the first time.

Here are the steps you need to take to prepare your pumpkin and then to carve it.

The first the you need to do is hollow out your pumpkin and this is how it's done.

1. Cut a medium sized hole in the top of your pumpkin around the stalk if there is one, make sure to angle your knife inwards whilst doing this so when you sit the loose piece of pumpkin on top it sits there rather than falling through. Of course the hole will be relative to the size of your pumpkin but think of it as being a third the circumference of your whole pumpkin.

2. Now your should have a lid to your pumpkin, keep this.

3. Scrape out all the inside of your pumpkin with metal spoon, all the seeds and and seed 'membrane' until it is an empty pumpkin shell if you like.

What You Need:

Printer

Paper

A Serrated Knife (small bread knife) or Pumpkin Saw

A Small Nail

1. Print out the pattern you want to use from the variety avalibe below. Simply click the image to see it full size and print it.

The Black areas are to be cut out, the White areas are pumpkin.

2. Trim the excess paper from the print out off. Now stick the print out to the area of the pumpkin you want to carve the pattern. If your pumpkin is not smooth 'faced' then wet the paper, water will make the ink run a bit but cooking oil or washing liquid will not. Now smooth this on the surface.

3. Now poke holes though the paper into your pumpkin following the pattern with your nail. Space the holes out about 1/2 centimeter apart or less if it is a complicated design.

4. Remove the paper and you should now have holes to which you can join up with your serrated knife or pumpkin saw and cut out the parts which need to be removed.

5. Once you have done this you should have your basic pattern, look good? well if not then round off the edges where needed.

6. Lift the lid, light a tea candle pop it inside and HAPPY HALLOWEEN.

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