Pumpkins

Give pumpkin patch a whole new meaning with this cool crazy coat technique. Think diamonds, squares, circles, any shape you'd use in a crazy coat you gonna use in your patch work pumpkin . So to start out you need a couple of different colored pumpkins . I've got a white one, an orange one, and kind of this greenish one right here. And then because we need to make sure all of the pieces are interchangeable, you're gonna make little templates like these out of craft foams. So just decide what shape you want, cut 'em out, and the you'll use these over and over again on all your pumpkins . So I just kind of stuck it on here and then cut around to take out these diamond shape pieces like this. So I'm gonna use the white diamond shapes on my orange pumpkin , and then the orange shapes on my white pumpkin . So this is gonna have to take just a little bit of planning because you wanna make sure if you've got 6 shapes here, you wanna figure out a way to use the 6 shapes in the other pumpkin . So it takes a little bit of planning but it's no big deal. So I got some of my orange pieces right here and I'm gonna use these in my white pumpkin . So you can just pop 'em in like this. And if you want a little bit of extra security, you can use toothpicks and just stick a toothpick in the side like that. And then you can just push it in to one side of the pumpkin . In that way it'll stay a lot longer. And I'm gonna do the same for the orange pumpkin with the white diamonds I cut out. Just gonna pop a few in there. And what's great about this is actually you don't have to scoop these pumpkins out because you're just using the flesh of it. You can leave 'em nice and pulpy in the middle and just cut out the sides. It saves you a step. So I'll just push these in there. And then I found these really cool decorative staples at the craft store in the scrap booking aisle. And some of them have little spots like this, some of them have stripes like these. And I'm gonna just press these in to the sides of my pumpkin my pieces like that. They kinda look like stitches. And maybe I'll do the polka dot ones here.

more intricate? Patterns with a lot of detail are best on a pumpkin with a nice flat surface so you're not fighting any lumps and bumps. Still if you don't have a particular pattern in mind then why not let the pumpkin think for you, like this one right here. I think this could make a pretty creepy witch's face with all these witchy work. Or this one, looks to me this square one, you know, I think that can make a pretty cool Frankenstein's head. Or this one right, you know, I would carve this one on its side and use the stem as the nose. See, all you need to do is use your creativity and take advantage of the pumpkin's natural features. Taking your pumpkin from the beautiful patch like this or when you're getting it at your local grocery store, here are some tips on how to pick a fresh one. Before committing to your pumpkin you wanna make sure that it's nice and firm and that the stem is solidly attached. Those reviews are signs that pumpkin is probably pretty fresh. And you don't want it to spoil before its big day. Half the fun of going to the pumpkin patch is the thrill of the hunt. With your pumpkin in hand, use your creativity and create a pumpkin masterpiece. Have fun!

Are you looking for a pumpkin ? Well I'll show you how to pick the best of the bunch! Pumpkins come in so many shapes and sizes and colors too. There's big ones and green ones and white ones and lumpy ones

Put pumpkins on a pedestal this holiday season to showcase Fall's bounty, but the secret to this idea is what's inside the pumpkin . So what's inside of my pumpkin is actually a vase. So, what you're gonna do is you're gonna find a vase that approximately fits about the right height and about the size to fit inside of you pumpkin , and you're gonna stuff it with some soaked floral foam like I stuffed this one right here. Then, you're gonna carve your pumpkin like you normally would and scoop out all the stuff inside, so you've got a hollowed out pumpkin , and I happen to have one right here that's hollowed out and actually has the vase inside as well, and this floral