SWEET<3 Pumpkin Stencil

Jessica Tull
·1 min read

Ready for a sweetheart of a tool tip? Try using a pattern wheel to transfer the stencil design onto your pumpkin. While ordinarily used for sewing, this tool's spiked wheel makes tracing pumpkin stencil patterns a quicker task. Just roll the pattern wheel along the stencil lines, pressing firmly as you go.

To carve:

1. Sign in to BHG.com to download and print our free SWEET<3 stencil pattern. Press the printed pattern against the pumpkin's side and smooth it down, taping it in place.

2. Use a push pin (or pattern wheel, as described in the caption, above) to outline the stencil design, creating closely spaced pin holes in both the paper and the pumpkin skin below. (Hint: Keep pin holes about 1/8" apart for best results.)

3. Tear off the printed stencil, and saw along the pin holes with a serrated crafts knife. Pop out carved pieces by pressing on them with your fingers and discard them.