Eight-Heart Circle with Dot Holes Round Pumpkin

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Prep and measure the equator

   Scoop to 2 centimeters. Wrap a flexible tape measure around the pumpkin equator to find the total circumference. Divide by eight and mark each interval on the surface with a small grease pencil dot. These eight points are the center positions of the eight hearts.

2. 2

   Draw the heart shapes around the equator

   At each center mark, draw a heart with the cleft at the top and the pointed base facing the pumpkin's vertical center. Keep each heart about 5 centimeters from cleft to point. Confirm the rind bridges between adjacent hearts are at least 10mm wide at the narrowest point.

3. 3

   Mark the dot holes between hearts

   In each gap between adjacent hearts, mark a circle about 2 centimeters in diameter. Eight dots fill the equatorial ring between the hearts, making the pattern feel fully resolved.

4. 4

   Verify the center connection

   Before cutting, confirm that the center area is fully surrounded by rind bridges between hearts. The center should not have any circular outline drawn around it; the bridges alone connect it to the rest of the pumpkin. Check that at least two bridges are clearly intact at every point.

5. 5

   Cut the hearts and drill the dots

   For each heart, start the saw at the cleft and cut down one arc to the pointed base, then return to the cleft and cut the second arc. Drill the eight dot holes after all hearts are cut, working gently on the now-flexible wall.

6. 6

   Light and display on the garden wall

   Position a tall LED candle at the center of the pumpkin cavity. On a garden wall at night, the ring of eight heart silhouettes casts a warm circular pattern on the wall behind. The dot holes add small secondary points of light between each heart.

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