Every year my entire side of the family gets together to carve pumpkins. It’s a sticky, messy, and slightly disgusting blast. I look forward to it every year! Because everyone in my family is almost ridiculously competitive, we like to have a contest to see whol can carve the most creative pumpkin. I’ve been a little short on ideas this year, and determined to win. Which of these ones do you all think I should do? Comment below! 🙂
I could use a stencil to carve out a spooky message on my largest pumpkin! This would look positively spooky lit up on Halloween. If you don’t have a stencil, us a permanent market to trace out your design.
Or I could stack pumpkins on top of one another to create a creepy “skeleton pumpkin.” You can download the free stencil via Country Living.
Make a constellation that can be seen from space! Or, at least from your driveway. Paint a pumpkin black, and use this method (from Design Sponge) to carve the easiest pumpkin. Like, ever.
An elaborate design is sure to win anyone over! Especially one as dramatic as this. I love the idea, but I’m not sure I’m skilled enough to create something like this! Find the stencil at Good Housekeeping.
A little chicken wire is what makes this carved pumpkin so special! Bring out some acrylic paint and add your hen’s features!
This fireplace looks incredibly cozy, and pretty easy to carve. I love it when I can use all pieces of my existing interior decor in holiday decorating! Maybe I could convince my family to help me carve all of these pumpkins!
High Street Market has the carving tutorial that will definitely help me win the family competition. No one would even think to use flowers!
In a not-so-spooky pumpkin carving idea, shave away the skin of your pumpkin to “draw” a few leaf shapes. I think this would look BEAUTIFUL all lit up! Country Living has more.
Your constellation pumpkins definitely need a moon accent piece! Learn how to carve one at Country Living.
If your mantelpiece needs a little holiday lovin’ create some yourself with a painted pumpkin, with a carved letter. Of course, it’s best to use initials in your name!
Carve a white pumpkin into a seriously spooky spiderweb, complete with a pipe-cleaner spider! This would make any porch look way more festive! WARNING: this is a little time intensive, but oh so worth it. From Good Housekeeping.
Use that bag of mini pumpkins that you bought at the store, and paint them into wickedly awesome pumpkins! The carvings of these look like they belong in a Tim Burton film. Learn how they did it here.
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