How to cut a pumpkin into Halloween correctly: photos and videos in Russian
Step-by-step instruction on how to cut a pumpkin into Halloween( several options for every taste)
The main attribute of Halloween is the pumpkin head. In fact, very few people know why a pumpkin with carved eyes, mouth and candle inside is considered a symbol of the holiday. It turns out that there is a legend about Jack, who managed to deceive the devil. A cunning drunkard Jack can not go to hell or paradise, so he wanders on the ground, lighting his own way, made of a pumpkin flashlight. Hence the name of the pumpkin - Jack-lamp. Now let's figure out how to cut a pumpkin into Halloween correctly.
Let's see how this is done in the video presented in Russian, as now Halloween is celebrated in Russia, and not only in the USA, Ireland and other amateur countries of this holiday.
To date, there are a lot of ways and recommendations for carving a pumpkin for Halloween. What turns out as a result - you can see on the photo:
To understand how to cut a jack-lantern from a pumpkin, the master class will help.
Master Class for Beginners
Materials:
- pumpkin;
- sharp knife;
- scraper or ordinary spoon;
- awl or thick needle;
- paper;
- marker;
- scissors.
1) Choosing a suitable pumpkin, it is necessary that the fetus has a dense and smooth surface without stains and defects. It is desirable that the vegetable has a height of more than 20 cm, was ripe, symmetrical, with a solid dry pedicle at least 5 cm long.
2) Marker draw a round, square or other shaped cover. A hole for a candle is made on top of a pumpkin, and for a can with lanterns - from below. Draw the cover cut with a sharp knife and carefully remove it, taking it by the tail.
3) Clean the inside of the vegetable from the pulp, fibers and seeds with a special scraper or spoon until the walls are 2-3 cm thick.
4) To give the pumpkin a facial expression, you need to invent a face and paint it on paper. Places to be cut out, paint over the marker. Attach the image to the pumpkin with tape and pierce the contours with an awl.
5) Cut the image with a sharp knife, carefully adhering to the borders that you drew.
6) It remains to deal with lighting. You can use an ordinary candle, placing it in a glass. To prevent the vegetable from burning, remove the lid. Also fit a lamp in the form of a cord with bulbs, which should be wrapped around a glass jar. The luminaire is put inside the pumpkin, the wire is then taken out through the hole from the bottom and plug into the socket.
It is believed that such a talisman on the eve of the holiday should be placed near your home, so that no evil spirits could come close. That's why Halloween carve a pumpkin. Unfortunately, the jack-lantern made of pumpkin will sooner or later be discarded, as the vegetable can begin to deteriorate. A great alternative to this craft is the pumpkin of paper.
Let's consider some ways of its manufacturing.
Make pumpkin from paper
Paper pumpkin can be cut like paper snowflakes. It will take a piece of orange paper, scissors and a pencil. The paper is suitable matte color or decorative with a corrugated texture. Sheet of paper folded in half the front side inward and from the fold line draw a half of the pumpkin with any mug. Next, cut the pattern along the contour. Expand the sheet and align the fold line. It turned out a pumpkin, which you can attach to the wall or decorate her fancy dress.
Paper Pumpkin with Surprise
For making crafts, prepare strips cut from two-sided orange paper 2-3 cm wide.
Fold them in half to determine the middle. Each pair of strips glued together with each other in the form of a cross. Then glue the resulting parts together to make a snowflake. You can use a stapler instead of glue.
In the center of the craft, put a surprise in the form of candy, toys or chocolates and connect the opposite strips, giving a rounded shape of the pumpkin.
You can make a tail for a vegetable from green paper, cut out a strip and screw it on a pencil in the form of a spiral. Leaves make of corrugated paper.
Paper crafts are a budget option for decorating, and making them will bring a lot of pleasure.
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The main attribute of Halloween is the pumpkin head. In fact, very few people know why a pumpkin with carved eyes, mouth and candle inside is considered a symbol of the holiday. It turns out that there is a legend about Jack, who managed to deceive the devil. A cunning drunkard Jack can not go to hell or paradise, so he wanders on the ground, lighting his own way, made of a pumpkin flashlight. Hence the name of the pumpkin - Jack-lamp. Now let's figure out how to cut a pumpkin into Halloween correctly.
Let's see how this is done in the video presented in Russian, as now Halloween is celebrated in Russia, and not only in the USA, Ireland and other amateur countries of this holiday.
To date, there are a lot of ways and recommendations for carving pumpkins for Halloween. What turns out as a result - you can see on the photo:
To understand how to cut a jack-lantern from a pumpkin, the master class will help.
Master Class for Beginners
Materials:
- pumpkin;
- sharp knife;
- scraper or ordinary spoon;
- awl or thick needle;
- paper;
- marker;
- scissors.
1) Choosing a suitable pumpkin, it is necessary that the fetus has a dense and smooth surface without stains and defects. It is desirable that the vegetable has a height of more than 20 cm, was ripe, symmetrical, with a solid dry pedicle at least 5 cm long.
2) Marker draw a round, square or other shaped cover. A hole for a candle is made on top of a pumpkin, and for a can with lanterns - from below. Draw the cover cut with a sharp knife and carefully remove it, taking it by the tail.
3) Clean the inside of the vegetable from the pulp, fibers and seeds with a special scraper or spoon until the walls are 2-3 cm thick.
4) To give the pumpkin a facial expression, you need to invent a face and paint it on paper. Places to be cut out, paint over the marker. Attach the image to the pumpkin with tape and pierce the contours with an awl.
5) Sharpen the image with a sharp knife, carefully adhering to the borders that you drew.
6) It remains to deal with lighting. You can use an ordinary candle, placing it in a glass. To prevent the vegetable from burning, remove the lid. Also fit a lamp in the form of a cord with bulbs, which should be wrapped around a glass jar. The luminaire is put inside the pumpkin, the wire is then taken out through the hole from the bottom and plug into the socket.
It is believed that such a talisman on the eve of the holiday should be placed near your home, so that no evil spirits could come close. That's why Halloween carve a pumpkin. Unfortunately, the jack-lantern made of pumpkin will sooner or later be discarded, as the vegetable can begin to deteriorate. A great alternative to this craft is the pumpkin of paper.
Let's consider some ways of its manufacturing.
Make pumpkin from paper
Paper pumpkin can be cut like paper snowflakes. It will take a piece of orange paper, scissors and a pencil. The paper is suitable matte color or decorative with a corrugated texture. Sheet of paper folded in half the front side inward and from the fold line draw a half of the pumpkin with any mug. Next, cut the pattern along the contour. Expand the sheet and align the fold line. It turned out a pumpkin, which you can attach to the wall or decorate her fancy dress.
Paper Pumpkin with Surprise
For making crafts, prepare strips cut from two-sided orange paper 2-3 cm wide.
Fold them in half to determine the middle. Each pair of strips glued together with each other in the form of a cross. Then glue the resulting parts together to make a snowflake. You can use a stapler instead of glue.
In the center of the craft, put a surprise in the form of candy, toys or chocolates and connect the opposite strips, giving a rounded shape of the pumpkin.
You can make a tail for a vegetable from green paper, cutting out a strip and screwing it onto a pencil in the form of a spiral. Leaves make of corrugated paper.
Paper crafts are a budget option for decorating, and making them will bring a lot of pleasure. Related Videos