Spiral Hill Silhouette Pumpkin with Glowing Circular Window

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Hollow and prep

   Scoop to a wall thickness of three-quarters of an inch. The circular window will remove a large central section of rind, so confirm there is at least an inch of solid border rind around the outside of your planned circle to keep the shell from cracking.

2. 2

   Transfer using carbon paper

   Tape a sheet of carbon paper to the pumpkin face and lay the stencil over it. Trace every line firmly to transfer the circle, hill silhouette, spiral curl, crescent, and stars. The spiral's proportions are the hardest element to keep accurate on a curved surface, so go slowly on those lines.

3. 3

   Cut the outer circle first

   Saw around the circle outline, removing the rind outside the frame. A circle template traced in marker before cutting keeps the circumference smooth. Leave the two to three points where the hill and curl meet the lower frame until the outer rind sections are removed.

4. 4

   Remove background panels around the hill

   Saw out the background areas visible around the Spiral Hill inside the circle: the sky above the hill and any open areas between the curl and the frame. Push each section inward and confirm the hill-to-frame connections remain intact.

5. 5

   Cut the crescent and star holes

   The crescent and stars are separate holes punched through the rind outside the circle, in the upper area of the pumpkin. Use a detail drill for the small stars and a fine saw for the crescent shape. Confirm each hole is at least a finger-width from the circle frame edge.

6. 6

   Display in a window at night

   Place an LED candle inside and set the pumpkin in a window. The circular window frames the Hill and curl as a sharp silhouette while the crescent and stars above suggest the Halloween Town sky. The window glass reflects a mirror image that doubles the effect.

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