Pumpkin Carving Tips & Tricks
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2024
- I carve a pumpkin or two every year and I love it. It’s not very complicated and anyone can do it, but there are some things that will make it a bit easier and give you better looking results. So in this video I show my way of carving pumpkins and share my techniques.
What you’ll need:
Pumpkin
Old newspapers
Towel
Small kitchen knife or pumpkin carving set
Spoon
Pencil
Printed pattern
Tape
Needle
Bleach
Rubber gloves
Candle or lamp
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DISCLAIMER
Even though my videos are set up as tutorials, I'm not professionally trained in any of these crafts. The tools that I use can be dangerous. Don't try a craft if you are unfamiliar with the tools and the necessary safety precautions. Be safe!
Bonus tip if you carve a small hole in the back of the pumpkin near the bottom it will act as an air intake
What does that do
@@iamboxboynooneelseisboxboy its so the light can stay on longer
Wow thats so neat im gonna carve my first ever pumpkin at age 30 😂
Yay!!
Crafts With Ellen your voice is beautiful
Same with mee. I'm 31 :)
Same! 30 yrs old. 1st pumpkin carving attempt!
Same here I've never carved a pumpkin
I’m going to carve my first pumpkin soon so this was really helpful!!
I haven't carved a pumpkin in years & I decided to do the carving for a work place contest. lol Your video has definitely helped me figure out how to get the effects I'm looking for! Thank you!
I really enjoyed your carvings. This is the first tutorial I've seen on removing the outer layer. TFS PS Thinning the inside where the design goes is life changing.
Glad to hear it was helpful to you!
Your suppose to cut a vent at the top within the lid so the candle doesnt burn out or soot up the top. Helpful hint. Just a small V hole would suffice. Where you cut the v notch to align the lid is what I use for my vent. To keep the notch there still i just cut the V in half so the notch is still there to align the lid.
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I’ve heard cutting out the bottom instead of the top and using battery operated candles .
You gave some very useful tips :)
Tip: Dont carve out the top to put yourr candle in, do the bottom because when you keep the stem intact it prevents the pumpkin from going mushy so fast
Where should we put it?
@@ryan_930 put what? the candle? i guess just on the surface where the hole is , it doesnt need to be touching the inside of the pumpkin
Thank you for explaining the carving out the top. So many skip how to do that very first step!
I carve pumpkin every year, But since im older now I wanted to try the peel technique to get 2 tones, Thanks for the help!
It's a fun technique :D
lol same as I’ve been doing it for years, bar the saw. I found a flexible thin kitchen knife was great; I’d like a new one though. Baking parchment paper is great for using as tracing paper - you can rub pencil on the rear and draw over it, whilst on the pumpkin; not being afraid to puncture it in key places like dots.
The 3D effect is key in making it stand out. You do your best on the face, then can scoop out the inner side with a small tea spoon to get it perfect.
thankyou for being real with us and letting us know that the boo design doesn’t have enough holes for oxygen on its own to sustain a candle flame!!!!!!
I'm craving my first pumpkin, this video is just exactly what I was looking for, thank you!
Thank you for the sharing! I struggled on using a candle or lamp inside a pumpkin and your video just helped me figure that out!
Wow ma’am you are the pumpkin queen!
if you cut the opening in the bottom instead of the top, they're easier to light (you just set the pumpkin on top of the candle instead of having to either find a lighter/match long enough to reach or burning your hand trying to put the candle in) and they last a little bit longer before caving in (there's a whole long math reason but i'm bad at math [much less explaining it] and it boils down to: taking the top off of an arch makes it unstable). you can also try sprinkling a little bit of pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon at the top of the pumpkin (whether you cut from the top or bottom) so that when you light it, it smells like pie!
also if you live in an area with wildlife that might munch on your pumpkin, wash it with vinegar instead of bleach, so the wildlife isn't hurt! (i know it's frustrating when they eat it and you want to dissuade them from eating it, they're not very likely to eat something that smells like bleach or vinegar. but just in case they do, they're just animals following instinct and don't deserve to be hurt for that)
I was just searching for pumpkin carving videos for inspiration and there was yours! What a lovely surprise. I haven't done one with peeling some sections before and am looking forward to trying it. Thank you!
Yay!! Have fun Andrea 😊
sooo. everyone is doing a design too hard and needs help?
Sapphire Rogue
But cheek face
Meh
I just did the 0o0 face thing
Sapphire Rogue xdf
Awesome, I'm carving pumpkins with my boys for the first time today, your video came up in my search. Thanks for the tips!
Cool, have fun!!
So cool, I just seen this and I am so going too the store to get a pumpkin carving knife kit, when you taped the picture on the pumpkin that was it for me because I am not very good at drawing, thank you!
Glad I could help!
Last night I began a complicated design. I didn’t hollow the pumpkin out first. I used a Pilot G-2 Red Pen 🖊️ to perfect the image alignment & proportions to the natural features of the pumpkin first. The gently pressed Red Pen is nice because a damp paper towel erases any mistakes. I drew the image from the Top down left over to the right exterior in final with my right hand. After that, being aware of my hand palm with finger positioning, I took a HUSKY box cutter to trace etch the image into the pumpkin’s surface above 1/8th - 1/4” subsurface depth. Using my right hand I worked the image with the box cutter from the top down the right side to the bottom working through to finish my final etching towards the bottom left (box cutter reverse from pen imprint due to ink & smear); also I purposefully rotated the uncored pumpkin upwards towards the ceiling because the pumpkins face will bleed & the positive to this is that any color marks left behind by the Red Pen are easily wiped away invisible 🫥. The face is etched with perfect symmetry onto the contours of the pumpkins perfectly. All that’s left to do is core out, finish the carving through & bake the pumpkin seeds 👍🏻.
I’ve carved a lot of pumpkins in my life & this was my first time using the Red Pen & Husky box cutter. I’m beyond impressed with how exact I’ve been able to position this complex image design so perfectly.
Thanks for the tip on extracting the small cuts first, this will save me tension 👍🏻
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Wonderful advice made simple and quick for us last minute carvers.
Great Video Ellen, You have helped my wife start doing her first pumpkin
That's awesome!
I carved my first pumpkin yesterday using the tips from this video and it turned out great!!
Thought I was going to have to buy a chisel. Thanks for using a paring knife!
I am from mexico this year is my first approach to pumpkin carving, this is for my daughter´s school, It was really helpful I didn´t know you could use some bleach to make the pumpkin stay more longer , great video
They look awesome
Thank you for this video! Can I ask how thick the boo pumpkin needs to be beneath the peeled area so as to still allow enough light to shine through?
Thick enough to not break or rot too fast but thin enough to see light through. Just test it with a flash light as you go :)
Great video and great tips. I've never seen someone Disinfect a Pumpkin etc. I can smell the Pumpkin as you carve it!
Somehow, the name Ellen fits you and your voice perfectly
Is she dutch??? She has that kind of accent
Lovely put together video! Really nice and understandable step by step guide, with wonderful pacing and overall tips. :D
Your video was just right- not too long, a good mix of basic and more complex techniques. Dank u wel!
Thanks for the video, Ellen. My nephew and I have found it very interesting and helpful.
This was very interesting. It helped me out a lot
Wow I didn't know lot's of these tricks! But it really helped! Thanks!
I always put the candle inside to figure out what looks right. Then - where it scorches the top - I make a hole there as a smokestack. This way you will get the air you need and avoid burning.
You outdid yourself!
I knew all of these tips expect for the bleach wash, good tip! Thanks
Thank you. Anxious to get started.
Thank you for showing us how to disinfect the pumpkin 🎃. Last year ours molded before Halloween.
This is fantastic
This is the only pumpkin carving video I needed to watch, because it is so informative! I saw your newspaper, are you swedish?
She is Dutch.
This video is actually helpful! Thanks 😊
Lmaoo the fact that I tried to double tap the video to ✨like it✨ shows I’m on Tik Tok way too much 😭😭
Very helpful tips. What about vinegar instead of bleach to make the pumpkin last longer?
great tips. growing up, we put candles inside, and set the jack-o-lanterns on the porch steps at night on halloween. we didn’t put a candle in the jack-o-lanterns for the purpose of a quick picture lol. it’s gotta be okay guys...we did this for years, we only lit them for one night.
I’m doing a project about being an entrepreneur in grade 5. We’re going to sell what we make to our school! I really appreciate you uploading this to help beginners!
I love all of the 5 min crafts soooo shout out to them
ive been carving pumpkins every year since i was a kid but i wanted to know how to make half-shine bits
Very good tips thanks
Great tutorial thank you!!
If I don't rinse it with bleach, can I cook the pumpking later??
thanks for the video.
I and my squirrels carved the pumpkin after watching your video 🤣🤣 🐿️🎃🐿️🎃
Excellent video!!!! Thank you so much!
can you disinfect the pumpkin with something else than bleach? is there some other way to make them last longer?
My sister was watching this with me we didnt mess up and did Jack
This vid will really help when I make my first pumkin
We are carving pumpkins today!!!!
Thankyou for this video. It helped me alot 🙂
Thank you! 👻🎃🕷🕸 happy Halloween 🎃
Nice tips & tricks!!!! Thanks
Looking forward to carving pumpkins. New to your channel!
I LOVED this video! I've always wanted to learn how to carve a pumpkin, and thanks to this video, I'll be carving my first one soon!
Yay! Glad I could help!
Good pumpkin, good shape, a good knife, so many things to check! XD
Woooow so good😝 wish ours looked half as good as that!! 🎃
Love the Nightmare before Christmas one!
Cool video, and (surprise) ...good tutorial for learning English! Thank you, Ellen, you wonderful girl!
well done! Thanks for this video
Very nice. Thank you
Nice tips
I really love the jack looking pumpkins thanks for the tips very helpful!!
Glad I could help!
Great tips, thanks for sharing 😄
Thank you for this great video! My husband could cut the pumpkin nice
Thanks so much tor this! I'm going to join a pumpkin carving contest soon. Is there any other tips you have for very detailed work?
Great video. Thanks for the tips. Now... To carve!!
Is it a must to wash it in bleach?
Brilliant! We use if do pumpkin carving next year for sure. (Already done four this year!)
Tank you so much my daughters should hopefully be able to do this😅😅
I’m gonna carve one today
Thank you for the tips. 🎃🎃
great tips thanks!
Thank you miss ellen
You're very welcome!
Very cool and helpful! Thanks!
I'm going to try the Jack Skellington one!!🎃
Yay!!
I carved a pumpkin this year. I haven't carved a pumpkin in over 10 years. I actually did a Mario boo, but all I did was the Boo's face so it wasn't as difficult as the design in this video :P
Thanks for the tips. Really nice video!
I love pumpkins 🎃
Pumpkins are great 🎃
Great tips, thank you!
Great vid
Thanks for the inspiration! Great advice
is there anyway to get a link for the ghost image that you used?
This is rally pretty!
Thanks :)
Thanks! My pumpkin is now epic!
you make wonderful videos! thank you for sharing💪💪💪
+JENNI.SWISS Thanks man! I appreciate your nice comments a lot!
I did this shape years ago but wanna do it again and found the source.. Thanks Baby!!!
Cool. Thank you!
Very cool, very cool. Wish I had referenced this video a week ago.
Thanks I made carved it
Amazing, I am pumpkin carving with my family today and this was really helpful!!!
That's awesome, glad I could help!
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