Make a Goofy Group of Pumpkins

Pose your jack-o'-lanterns for a picture and they turn into a gang of real cutups. A perfect idea for not-so-perfect pumpkins, this grouping works best if you play up the flaws.

What You'll Need

For a list of tools, tips, and techniques, such as transferring your pattern, please see

Pumpkin-Carving Basics >>

Pumpkin Patterns (from left to right)

Click here to print out the Frazzled Pattern (top left) >>
Click here to print out the Scared Silly Pattern (top right) >>
Click here to print out the Goofy Grin Pattern (bottom left) >>
Click here to print out the Small Scared Pattern (bottom middle) >>
Click here to print out the Big Happy Pattern (bottom middle) >>
Click here to print out the Scary Pattern (bottom right) >>

How to Make It

Transfer the pumpkin patterns onto a selection of unusually shaped and scarred pumpkins, placing the patterns in ways that play up the imperfections.
Using a knife or carving tools, cut out the openings.
Use a gouge to create some eyes, teeth, smile lines, and wrinkles, carving just deep enough to reveal the inner rind.

fieldcat8 wrote:

As usual, I have tried once again this year, i can not get the stencil you show on your website. This has happened to me twice now. I find a stencil and if you say you have it available, I can't find it or when I click on it doesn't come up. The ones I don't want come up fine!! It's misleading.

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