Sep 14, 2026

Lets Go Brandon Lettering Pumpkin

Two rows of wide, evenly spaced stencil letters reading LET'S GO on top and BRANDON below are cut fully through this pumpkin and glow brilliantly against a dark front-porch setting. The apostrophe in LET'S is a small detail that can crack if rushed, so pierce it last and use a linoleum cutter or fine detail blade rather than the main pumpkin saw. Placing the jack-o-lantern on a step at eye level lets passersby read both rows at once without stooping, which keeps the humor of this pumpkin carving idea landing at a glance.

This is an AI-generated concept image: a realistic, carvable design idea rather than a photo of a finished carve. AI concepts are always labeled and sit out the leaderboard and the contest.

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Tools for this approach

Our suggestions for trying a similar carve. Start with what you already have.

Elmchee Pumpkin Carving Kit
13-piece kit with carrying case
Saws for the larger cutouts, plus a scoop for hollowing. Covers both jobs in one kit.
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Speedball 4131 Lino Cutter Set
Handle + 5 interchangeable cutters
Interchangeable cutters for peeling and shading the face. Useful for the finer details.
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A little extra help

Our tips for carving a similar design

The whole trick here is clean stencil lettering, two stacked rows cut fully through so the words read at a glance. Keep the letters wide and evenly spaced, and let the negative space around each letter stay solid so the shell holds its shape. Save the tiny apostrophe for last since small floating cuts are the most likely to tear.

Written by PumpkinCarvingIdeas.com, inspired by the image above. These are our suggestions, not instructions from the uploader. This approach to the AI concept has not been tested on a real pumpkin.

From pumpkin to porch

Pick a wide, flat-faced pumpkin
Choose a pumpkin with a broad, fairly flat front so two rows of text sit level and easy to read. Wipe the surface clean and dry it. A taller-than-round shape gives you room to stack LET'S GO over BRANDON without crowding. Check that the front has no deep ribs running through where your letters will land.
Open the lid and hollow it out
Cut a lid from the bottom or the back rather than the top so the front face stays uninterrupted for your text. Scoop the insides and scrape the inner wall of the carving area down to about one inch thick. A thinner wall cuts cleaner and lets more light push through the letters. Save some flesh scraps to patch mistakes if needed.
Transfer the stencil squarely
Print your two-line stencil sized to fill the front, then tape it flat and level so the rows are parallel to the ground. Poke closely spaced dots along every letter edge with a pin or transfer tool. Pay attention to the inside shapes, the holes in the letters like O, R, A, D, and B, so those solid centers stay marked. Peel the paper and connect the dots lightly with a marker before you cut.
Cut the letters, big openings last
Use a fine detail saw and cut the thinner letters first, working from the center of the face outward. Keep steady straight strokes along each edge and gently push each finished letter piece inward to pop it free. Leave the widest openings like the O and D for last so the shell stays rigid while you work. Support the pumpkin in your lap or on a towel, and let an adult handle all the blades.
Pierce the apostrophe last
The small apostrophe in LET'S is the fragile piece, so save it for the very end. Switch to a linoleum cutter or fine detail blade instead of the main saw and ease it out with light pressure. Work slowly so the thin bridge of skin beside it does not crack. If it does tear, a toothpick pushed through from the inside can hold a repair piece.
Light it and set it at eye level
Drop in a battery LED puck or two so both rows glow evenly, and skip open flames near a porch. Place the pumpkin on a step so the text sits at reading height and both lines land at a glance. Step back into the yard to check the glow, then rotate or add a second light if one row reads dimmer. Wipe the cut edges dry to slow browning.

Gather your supplies

Check things off as you get ready.

Work on a stable surface, keep your free hand out of the cutting path, and have an adult handle sharp tools.

Three levels of light

Leave intact
The full pumpkin skin around and between the words stays dark orange.
Peel & shade
Optional shallow scraping just inside each letter edge softens the glow line, though a clean cut needs none.
Cut through
Every letter and the small apostrophe are cut fully through for the brightest glow.

Learn the carving basics

Before you start cutting

How do I keep the letter centers from falling out?

Letters like O, R, A, D, and B have solid islands in the middle that must stay attached. On a block-letter stencil these centers connect to the surrounding skin naturally, so cut only the marked outline and leave those solid parts alone. Double check your traced lines before cutting so you do not accidentally slice a center loose.

What spacing makes two rows readable from the street?

Keep the letters wide with even gaps and align both rows so they sit parallel to the ground. Size the text to fill most of the front face so the strokes are thick enough to throw light. Placing the pumpkin at eye level on a step lets people read both lines at once without stooping.

Since this is a concept image, can a real pumpkin hold all these cutouts?

Yes, as long as you keep the wall about an inch thick and cut the widest openings last so the shell stays firm. The thin bridges beside the apostrophe are the weak point, so go slow there with a detail blade. Work from the center outward to keep the face supported while you carve.