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Pumpkin Tools
October 28th, 2009 — Arts and Crafts, Halloween
Light up Your Halloween Pumpkins
October 28th, 2009 — Arts and Crafts, Halloween
Turn a pumpkin on its side, and use a knife to carve out a circular opening in the bottom. Make the opening large enough so your hand can fit comfortably through it. Use a spoon to remove the flesh and seeds. With a serrated loop tool, scrape away the pumpkin’s inner wall until it’s about 1/4 inch thick. Turn the pumpkin right side up. Drill holes using a 1/4-inch bit; use tape as a guide for a uniform pattern, or make randomly spaced holes. Insert a string of lights through the bottom, and place one bulb in each hole, pushing the bulbs through so they protrude slightly. Tuck the remaining lights into the pumpkin, and turn the pumpkin right side up with the light string’s plug running out from the bottom. – Martha Stewart
Add twinkle to your fall nights with these magical pumpkin lanterns. Instead of carving traditional faces, drill tiny holes into each pumpkin. Use strings of tiny white lights to illuminate the pumpkins, creating star-studded globes sure to delight any ghost or goblin.
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Pumpkin Snake
October 28th, 2009 — Arts and Crafts, Halloween
To complete a front-door Halloween display, assemble a row of pumpkins, mimicking the twists of a slithering snake. The first and largest pumpkin forms the serpent’s head, and the rest make up its long, scaly body. Each “body” pumpkin is drilled with holes of various sizes, then lined up with the others so the snake curves and slithers. Christmas lights are strung through the line of pumpkins; these lights illuminate the carvings and are not a fire hazard. After dark, this glowing snake will light the path to your front door.
Tools and Materials
Pumpkins
Small utility saw
Large-bulb white Christmas lights
Plastic pumpkin-carving scoop, drill with borer tool and 3/4-inch and 1-inch bits
Felt-tip pen; utility knife
Extension cord
Pumpkin Snake How-To
Decide how long you want your pumpkin snake to be, and choose pumpkins in a variety of sizes, from large to small, to simulate the body of a snake. Choose a big, elongated pumpkin for the head.
Using the utility saw, cut a hole in the top and bottom of the first “body” pumpkin. One hole should be about fist-size, in order for you to reach your hand in and remove the seeds, and the other just big enough for a string of lights to pass through.
Hollow out the insides of the pumpkin with the scoop.
Drill a series of holes into the sides of the pumpkin, varying the size of the bits. When drilling the larger holes, you don’t have to puncture all the way through the flesh; the light will glow through partly drilled holes. Repeat with all pumpkins except for the head.
Set the pumpkin head on its side, so that the elongated shape can form the jaw of the snake. Draw a serpent face with long fangs around the stem of the pumpkin (which you should remove when you cut out the mouth), using a felt-tip marker. Cut out the eyes and mouth with the small saw. With a fine-tip utility knife, carve out other snake features, such as nostrils.
Once you have cleaned and drilled all your pumpkins, arrange them in a snaking line.
Starting with the head (which should be farthest from the house), pass the string of lights through the holes at each end of the pumpkins (the larger pumpkins may require two to three lights; the smaller pumpkins near the tail, just one). You may need an extension cord to reach an electrical outlet. – Martha Stewart
Halloween Treats: Halloween Haunted House Kit
October 27th, 2009 — Arts and Crafts, Halloween
What a Fun way to spend time with your kids and make a yummy Halloween treat. So skip the standard Christmas ginger bread house and Make a spooky Haunted House this year. No Baking Involved.. So its quick and easy!
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Mothers Day Cards
May 3rd, 2009 — Arts and Crafts, Mothers Day
Family-Tree Photo Cards
A handmade card with photographs depicting different generations shows that the things mothers and daughters have in common transcend the passing styles of the times
