Owl With Vertical Bar Eyes Oblong Pumpkin

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Prep the pumpkin

   Scoop to a consistent 2 centimeters. Plan the face layout: two large round eyes in the upper half, a triangle beak in the center, and rows of feather holes below the beak. Sketch the full design in grease pencil before any cutting.

2. 2

   Mark the round eyes with bar positions

   Draw two circles about 6 centimeters in diameter in the upper face. Inside each circle, draw a thin vertical rectangle spanning the full diameter from top to bottom, about 10 to 12mm wide. This rectangle is the bar that stays; everything else in the circle gets removed.

3. 3

   Cut the round eye circles and remove the side panels

   Cut the full circle outline for each eye. Then, working inside the circle, carefully cut from the circle perimeter to the bar edge on the left side and remove that panel. Repeat on the right side. The vertical bar remains attached at the top and bottom of the circle. Adults must handle this step; keep fingers behind the blade at all times.

4. 4

   Cut the triangular beak

   Below the eyes at the vertical center, cut a downward-pointing triangle about 4 centimeters tall. A triangle is three straight cuts, so this is one of the simpler elements after the eye bars.

5. 5

   Cut the feather rows and dot accents

   Below the beak, mark fourteen feather holes in rows, each hole an ellipse or teardrop about 3 centimeters long. Work from the beak downward, cutting all holes in one row before moving to the next. Drill the eight round dot accents in the spaces between feather rows.

6. 6

   Display on the hearth

   Place the pumpkin on a dark hearth with a tall LED candle inside. The bar eyes project two thin vertical streaks of light on either side of the round owl glow. The feather holes cast a layered texture pattern on the wall above the hearth.

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