Devil Pumpkin with Diamond Goatee and Toothy Grin

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Hollow and sketch the full face

   Cut a back-angled lid and scoop the walls to a consistent inch. Sketch all elements in washable marker: curved horns at the top, slanted eyes below, a small nose hole in the center, the wide grin with tooth outlines, and the diamond goatee below the mouth. Review spacing before any cuts.

2. 2

   Cut the horn apertures

   Carve both horn holes as isolated narrow curved apertures at the top of the pumpkin. Remove each piece fully and clean up edges with a detail blade. The horn positions define the character's scale and should align with the eyes you plan to carve below them.

3. 3

   Carve the slanted eyes and nose hole

   Cut both triangular eye shapes, tilting them inward for the devil scowl. Then carve the small centered nose hole as a simple isolated oval or diamond. The nose opening is entirely separate from the eye and mouth zones with solid rind on all sides.

4. 4

   Carve the wide toothy grin

   Cut the grin opening below the nose, leaving each tooth rooted in the mouth rim edge. Mark all tooth root positions before making the mouth opening. Work from the center outward toward each corner so the jaw shape stays balanced. Adults should manage all cutting steps.

5. 5

   Carve the diamond goatee

   Cut the four sides of the diamond below the lip as a clean isolated aperture. Keep the diamond at least three-eighths of an inch below the mouth opening so the two cuts do not merge. This small isolated aperture adds a pinpoint of light beneath the grin that reads as the goatee's glowing chin.

6. 6

   Seal and display on wooden steps

   Coat all cut surfaces with petroleum jelly, including the goatee diamond edges. Place an LED inside and set the pumpkin on wooden porch steps where the goatee light-point is visible below the grin. Reapply petroleum jelly every two to three days.

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