I LOVE Halloween. Sure, it’s hard not to feel good about a holiday devoted to costumes, pumpkins and excessive amounts of candy, but I’ve been plotting my oh-so-sinister Halloween party over on Pinterest for weeks now. I can already taste the candy corn and roasted pumpkin seeds!
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But as much as I’m gaga over the spooky season, I like to keep my decorations less Nightmare on Elm Street and more harvest-inspired, for two reasons: I can put fun fall decor up as soon as the first chilly nights hit and leave it up through Thanksgiving. I’m starting this autumn’s display with this uber-chic silhouette pumpkin.
Silhouette Pumpkin
Not only is this guy easy to make, its white-and-black color scheme will add interest to my typical fall vignette of yellow-orange pumpkins, speckled squash and mini hay bales. Here’s how to make your own.
Search for your pumpkin. A white pumpkin with one flat, blemish-free side is what you need. Choose one that’s big or small — you can size the silhouette accordingly.
Find a silhouette. Trace a family member’s profile or simply search for silhouettes online.
Trace the edges. Cut out the silhouette and attach it to the pumpkin with stick pins. Trace around the edges with a pencil.
Start painting! Remove the pins and silhouette, then fill in the lines with black paint. Finish with the ribbon border of your choice.
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How are you decorating for Halloween? Tell us in the comments below.
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Very cool…I have made my own embossing folders too and that was super fun! Got to love the Silhouette!
Now if I could get mine to cut CS that wasn't like construction paper I would be in seventh heaven!
I love your Pinterest board for Halloween! I made that owl pumpkin in the Scripps pumpkin carving contest last year! We came in third.
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Disappointed…thought the silhouette would be cut from the pumpkin….thin lines around the silhouette also would appreciate the "how to's" for creating a silhouette
Sue Babuta
Here is a link where you can learn how to make a silhouette of your child, or yourself.
http://www.gerberlife.com/gl/view/newsletter/feb0…
Carve all around the outside of the silhouette to make a giant hole
Or trace the silhouette onto the pumpkin and just scrape the silhouette into the pumpkin skin.
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