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Potter Pumpkins, A Crafty Witch guide to the perfect jack-o-lantern!
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post Oct 25 2008, 08:53 AM
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As All Hallow's Eve approaches, it's time to once again attempt to carve the perfect jack-o-lantern. We crafty witches ponder this - what could be more perfect than a Potter-themed pumpkin?

We invited you to check out our Fabric Embellishments section here on Leaky Lounge, where you will find a veritable treasure trove of stencils - most of which would make truly wicked jack-o-lanterns.

As for the how-to of it, here you go!

  • Print out the stencil of your choice.
  • Attach it to the pumpkin in the place you want your design with masking tape or painter's tape.
  • Make sure that, when beginning to mark your gourd for carving, that you will be cutting out the white areas of the stencil. Also, you'll just be cutting out the main stencil area, not the white that is outside of the design area.
  • Mark your cutting lines my making a series of small holes around the edges. That way when you remove the stencil to cut the gourd you can still see the image to know where to cut.
  • Carefully cut out the marked sections.
When you're done make sure to send your finished jack-o-lantern pictures to us at crafts@the-leaky-cauldron.org - we'll add them to the Crafts Gallery and send you a link to your picture!

Happy carving!!!


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- As_Weasley_as_I_wannabe   Potter Pumpkins   Oct 25 2008, 08:53 AM
- - Harry_Potter   Oh, now this looks interesting. Anyone got a knif...   Oct 25 2008, 04:17 PM
- - Argus_Filch   Hah! I caught you, making a mess in the castle...   Oct 25 2008, 06:05 PM
|- - Severus_Snape   QUOTE(Argus_Filch @ Oct 25 2008, 07:05 PM...   Oct 25 2008, 06:49 PM
- - Lucius_Malfoy   Ah! Nice to see you Severus! I know how ha...   Oct 25 2008, 10:24 PM
|- - Severus_Snape   QUOTE(Lucius_Malfoy @ Oct 25 2008, 10:24 ...   Oct 25 2008, 11:22 PM
|- - Lucius_Malfoy   QUOTE(Severus_Snape @ Oct 25 2008, 11:22 ...   Oct 25 2008, 11:32 PM
|- - DarkEmpressV   QUOTE(Lucius_Malfoy @ Oct 25 2008, 11:32 ...   Oct 26 2008, 01:13 PM
|- - EducationalDecreeNo23   QUOTE(DarkEmpressV @ Oct 26 2008, 01:13 P...   Oct 26 2008, 01:17 PM
|- - DarkEmpressV   QUOTE(EducationalDecreeNo23 @ Oct 26 2008, 01...   Oct 26 2008, 01:28 PM
- - grangergirl11   Now, now, Slytherins- play nicely. I tried to carv...   Oct 26 2008, 01:19 PM
- - EducationalDecreeNo23   Well he is a good example of how Slytherins can ri...   Oct 26 2008, 01:31 PM
- - Lucius_Malfoy   QUOTE(As_Weasley_as_I_wannabe @ Oct 25 2008, ...   Oct 26 2008, 02:31 PM
|- - DarkEmpressV   QUOTE(Lucius_Malfoy @ Oct 26 2008, 02:31 ...   Oct 26 2008, 02:44 PM
|- - Lucius_Malfoy   QUOTE(DarkEmpressV @ Oct 26 2008, 02:44 P...   Oct 26 2008, 03:22 PM
|- - DarkEmpressV   QUOTE(Lucius_Malfoy @ Oct 26 2008, 03:22 ...   Oct 26 2008, 04:01 PM
- - Peeves   Where's the instructions on how to carve a cat...   Oct 26 2008, 07:12 PM
- - The-T-Dane   * shouting * Try PEEVSY - O - LANTERN - - - but ...   Oct 26 2008, 07:31 PM

 

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