| Halloween is nearly here once more, and
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| | your design onto the surface of the
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| if you're like many people, you'll be
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| | pumpkin, and cut around the outlines with
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| making a Halloween pumpkin lantern.
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| | a sharp knife or other carving tool. You
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| Carved vegetable lanterns, or Jack
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| | might find it useful to pare the interior
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| O'Lanterns as they're often known, are
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| | surface of the pumpkin back in the areas
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| part of an ancient tradition that
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| | you will be cutting. Your pumpkin is then
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| originated with the Celts. However the
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| | ready to be lit up.
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| original lanterns made by the Celts in
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| | You can either design your own pumpkin
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| Europe were usually made from turnips,
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| | carving pattern, or you can use one of
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| swedes or mangelwurzels. Halloween
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| | the many that are available (very often
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| lanterns made from pumpkins only became
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| | for for free) online. is one site that I
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| popular relatively recently, after the
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| | recommend if you're looking for more
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| Halloween holiday started to be widely
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| | ideas and inspiration.
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| celebrated in the US, where pumpkins are
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| | Painting Your Pumpkin
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| plentiful. They have since gained
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| | Painted Halloween pumpkins are not as
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| popularity elsewhere in the world too,
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| | common as the carved variety, but they
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| thanks to the relative ease with which
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| | are becoming very popular. Painting your
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| they can be carved, and the brilliant
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| | pumpkin gives you more flexibility than
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| orange glow they produce when lit up.
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| | carving it, and you can create stunning
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| Pumpkins are very versatile and can be
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| | painted Halloween designs that are
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| carved and decorated carved in any number
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| | guaranteed to get a reaction. Don't worry
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| of ways and it's very easy to produce a
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| | if you think you can't paint - you don't
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| lantern that will make a beautiful
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| | need to be an artist to create beautiful
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| addition to your Halloween decorations.
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| | painted Halloween pumpkins! See my site
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| There are two basic approaches you can
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| | (link in the resource box below) for
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| take to decorating your pumpkin. The
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| | details of an excellent guide to pumpkin
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| first is to carve a face or other design
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| | painting, called Pumpkin Painting, Anyone
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| into the flesh, and the second is to
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| | Can Do It. Really! With this handy guide,
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| paint the pumpkin's surface. You might
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| | you'll be producing brightly painted
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| then like to embellish it further. Of
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| | pumpkin masterpieces in no time! Painted
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| course, you can always combine these
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| | pumpkins are also very popular with
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| approaches, and produce a more ornate and
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| | children, as - unlike with carved
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| unusual pumpkin!
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| | pumpkins - they can create their own
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| Carving Your Pumpkin
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| | pumpkin designs very safely and with
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| Halloween pumpkins are usually carved, so
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| | minimal assistance.
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| they can be used as lanterns. Carving a
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| | Embellishing Your Pumpkin Further
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| pumpkin can be as simple as creating a
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| | If you really want to go to town, you can
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| couple of triangular eyes and a mouth,
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| | jazz up your carved or painted pumpkin
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| or, if you are feeling adventurous, you
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| | even more. Try sticking on some glitter
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| can make a more complex pumpkin lantern
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| | or sequins, or draping it with strings of
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| intricate features or other patterns,
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| | sparkly beads. Just be sure not to use
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| such as cats, spiders, ghosts, etc, or
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| | flammable materials.
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| even non-Halloween motifs. To carve your
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| | Employ any or all of these pumpkin
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| pumpkin, cut off the top (if you're going
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| | decorating ideas, and you'll soon have a
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| to illuminate it with a candle) or the
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| | beautifully scary Halloween pumpkin that
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| bottom (to provide access for an electric
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| | will make a fantastic centrepiece for
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| light cord), scrape out the flesh, draw
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| | your home!
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