Use a large and medium drill bit to create single stars and a linoleum carving tool to create starbursts. Thread orange waxed twine between the points with a large-eye sewing needle. Using an awl or electric drill with a small bit, drill main points along the constellations. Lightly draw constellation shapes with a pencil. Stars and Constellations: Cut a hole in the bottom of a medium heirloom pumpkin scoop out the pulp and seeds. Glue a loop of twine to the back of the cardboard, and loop around the stem of a pumpkin to hang. Glue a piece of colorful twine around the edge of the moon to cover up the cardboard. Remove the kernels from a few ears of flint corn, and attach to the crescent with hot glue. Wrap a bundle of dry wheat or grass with twine, and attach to the pumpkin with hot glue.Ĭrescent Corn Moon: Cut out a crescent moon shape from a piece of cardboard. Attach a few lengths of twine around the opening with hot glue. Insert the vellum in the pumpkin, and center it over the opening so that the design faces out attach it with straight pins. Cut a piece of white vellum paper that is just larger than the hole and draw the craters of the moon on it with a gray paint pen. Cut a round opening in the front of the pumpkin. Harvest Moon: Cut a hole in the bottom of a medium heirloom pumpkin scoop out the pulp and seeds. Three different night sky scenes will light up your front porch or party table with seasonally appropriate motifs. Stack pumpkins and add wood round steps and ginkgo leaves. Lightly draw flower design around window with a pencil, and use linoleum carving tool to etch out. Cut a circular window, and insert toothpicks (shortened if necessary) to create window grilles. Cut half to two-thirds off of a wood round attach to pumpkin, above the door, to create an awning.Ĭut a hole in the bottom of a small brown or green acorn squash scoop out the pulp and seeds. Hot-glue mini glass balls into acorn caps to create lights attach to pumpkin with hot-glue. Insert the door into the opening and hold in place with toothpicks. Lightly draw flower design on either side of door with a pencil, and use linoleum carving tool to etch out. Etch lines in the door with a linoleum carving tool, and insert toothpicks (shortened if necessary) to create window grilles. Cut out the door, as well as a circular window in the door. TO MAKE: Cut a hole in the bottom of a medium-size blue Hubbard squash scoop out the pulp and seeds. Little hands will love helping create this sweet little gourd cottage and keeping an eye out for the gnomes that are sure to move in. But we bet you'll fall for at least one of these carved creations. If you'd rather skip the carving altogether, we've got plenty more pumpkin decorating ideas and wickedly creative DIY Halloween decorations up our sleeves. Just don't forget to save those pumpkin seeds for fall recipes (and invite us over for a snack). But don't be spooked by the more elaborate looks-the techniques are all simple, and many also include pumpkin carving templates. You'll find plenty of clever, beginner-friendly designs here, including fun pumpkin face ideas for a twist on the traditional grinning jack-o-lantern. From cute to funny to scary, these easy pumpkin carving ideas will show the neighbors that when it comes to Halloween, you know what's up. So brush up on some pumpkin carving tips-as well as techniques using a linoleum carving tool-and be ready to pull out the drill and craft bin too.

It's no secret that we love Halloween, and a super-creative pumpkin is the king of fall porch decorations.

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