When choosing a pumpkin to carve, make sure that it is as round as possible. Other shapes are difficult to edit. The carved pumpkin should not be smaller than 30 centimeters in diameter. For the processing you need knives and spoons of different sizes, a bowl, a rag, a pen and a tea light.
carve pumpkin
First, a lid is cut out on the top part where the style is located. The shape can be simply round, but also angular or star-shaped. When carving, the knife is inclined inwards so that the lid will hold later. Now the seeds and the pulp can be scraped out with a spoon. The side wall remains at least two centimeters thick. The pulp is collected in a bowl and refrigerated until ready to use. With a
Now draw a face on the pumpkin with a pen. Templates and patterns as well as stencils can also be used for the motif. In this case you put the template or template on the pumpkin, fix it with small needles, then transfer the contours with a pen. Then the pumpkin is carved. With a small knife you begin to carefully cut out the face. If small parts break off, they can simply be reattached with needles. After cutting out, all cut edges are smoothed with a cloth. Now the pumpkin is dried for a day before it is illuminated with a tea light. In autumn you can find inspiration for beautiful, funny and creepy motifs for carving pumpkins in numerous craft magazines, but also on the Internet.Pumpkins - shelf life
In order to enjoy the carved Halloween pumpkin for as long as possible
you should pay attention to the following things.
The pumpkin is purchased in a timely manner and dried for at least two weeks before processing. This also makes the shell firm and easier to cut. If the cut surfaces are treated with Vaseline, the pumpkin will stay fresh longer. Cold also delays the spoilage of the Halloween pumpkin. Clear lacquer and hairspray also extend the shelf life. However, the best preservative is and remains to dry the pumpkins carefully and adequately.
Garden fruit pumpkin - versatile
The garden pumpkin is not only a popular autumn decoration, but also a popular medicinal and vegetable plant. The pulp of edible pumpkins can be boiled, stewed, roasted and baked. In this way you can prepare numerous delicious dishes from the pumpkin fruit and at the same time do something for your health. The pumpkin contains all the important vitamins and the minerals magnesium, potassium and iron. The fiber-rich pulp supports digestion and also has a dehydrating effect. Some pumpkins form oily seeds, which makes them tasty
Pumpkin seed oil is obtained.templates
With three basic shapes (triangle, circle and square), innumerable variations of pumpkin faces can be conjured up. Here we show a few templates of the mouth and eyes that you can put together yourself.
eyes
If our templates do not quite match the idea because they are too friendly or too creepy, you can simply rotate the template. This creates a lot more possibilities that can conjure up any desired emotion in the pumpkin face.
mouth
Decide for yourself whether your pumpkin laughs or screams. With the right teeth, the Halloween face is already ready.
Tip: If you still want a nose or eyebrows, you can simply choose one of the shapes here and adapt it accordingly.
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