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Pumpkin Carving Nothing says Halloween better than awesomesauce carved pumpkins on your doorstep. Here are the steps to an amazing creation, you did yourself! Check our website for patterns and more ideas ! Bio Beauty 1. Buy a pumpkin from your local supermarket or from a farm shop. Buy one that’s a good size with little visible damage/marks. 2. Draw a circle around the stem on the top where you want the lid to go. Make it big enough to fit your arm and a scraping tool through (a diameter of about 6 inches is recommended). 3. Cut out the lid. Make sure you do so at an angle (tip of the knife facing the center of the pumpkin) so that the lid doesn’t fall into the pumpkin. You may want to cut a small notch into the lid too so it doesn’t fall. 4. Use a spoon to clean out the inside of the pumpkin. Scrape away the walls until they’re about an inch thick. There should be no seeds or pumpkin strings left. 5. Wipe down inside with some kitchen roll. Leave to dry overnight if desired. 6. Select or draw a pattern. Make sure it suits your ability. Thinner bits will be harder to cut out.Pick one that suits the size of the pumpkin. 7. Put the pattern onto the pumpkin. 8. Carve the pumpkin. Start by getting a pin or thin poking device like a screw driver. Make small dots in the pumpkin all around the edges of the shape you’re going to cut out. Keep them close together. If you used a premade pattern, carefully remove the paper.Get