Pumpkin Carving and Jack-o-Lantern Designs for Halloween

About 2 weeks ago the family visited a local festival that was held on a farm. Yes…a real working farm! The kids got to go on a hayride, pick pumpkins, pet baby cows, pigs, goats and horses. They had a real blast!

On the particular day that we visited they had a master pumpkin carver there teaching us how to carve pumpkins like a pro. We are talking about going BEYOND the classic jack-o-lantern and carving up a real fancy design!

We got free lessons and I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the best tools for pumpkin carving are tools that you buy at your arts & crafts store that are for those who work with clay. Yes…clay! Those metal tools that the clay artists use to cut and scoop out the clay when they are working. The master pumpkin carver told us to avoid the knife!

How many of you go out and buy pumpkins to add to your fall decorating? Once you buy them…do you carve them into any fancy designs or just do the typical jack-o-lantern face? Check out the designs that he was making! Oh my gosh…beautiful and very awe-inspiring!

Next year I’m going to be prepared and get some of those clay artist tools and try my hand at carving a beautiful pumpkin! My husband is a traditional pumpkin carver and uses tools from a kit that he purchased off of Amazon. It came with the tools and some cute stencils. What do you use?

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