Pumpkin carving and quick tips with Classic Accessories:

How to use Tracing Paper to Transfer A Design to a Pumpkin:

  1. Create your design on one side of the tracing paper.
  2. Flip the paper over and carefully trace the design on the opposite (reversed) side with a #2 pencil.
  3. Place the reverse side (from step 2) against the pumpkin where you would like your design to go.
  4. Trace your original design with a pencil or do a soft rubbing being sure to apply pressure to all lines on the design.

Preserving the pumpkin:
For those of you who don’t want to spray bleach onto your pumpkin, we’ve heard that these concoctions can work as well:
Lemon Juice and Water 1:1 ratio or Tea tree oil and Grape seed extracts

Alternative Carving Method:
Not a fan of solid lines and shapes?
Use a drill to create a pattern of holes in the pumpkin skin.

Adding dimension to the pumpkin carving:
You can create a second layer of dimension by only partially carving into the pumpkin flesh in some places and going all of the way through in others.

Colored Lights:
For fun colors when you don’t have a special candle or light, place a battery-powered tea light or lantern into the pumpkin and place a layer of tissue paper against the interior of the carved area of the pumpkin.

Easy Assembly:
Instead of cutting out the stem, cut the entry hole into the pumpkin from the underside. Instead of putting a flame into the pumpkin, you have a plate to set the candle on—and only have to worry about placing the carved pumpkin around the flame.

Spend more time outdoors with your favorite pumpkin designs. Happy Halloween!