Winking Goofy Jack-O-Lantern With Freckles and Block Teeth

From pumpkin to porch

1. 1

   Hollow and prepare

   Remove the lid from the back and scoop to about 2 cm wall thickness. Dry the face. Mark the center line lightly with a grease pencil to help balance the asymmetric eye placement.

2. 2

   Mark both eyes

   Draw a round open eye hole on one side. On the other side, draw a narrow crescent wink with its flat edge at the top and a deeper curve at the bottom. Place the wink noticeably closer to the center of the face and slightly lower to accentuate the comic squint.

3. 3

   Mark freckles and tooth band

   Mark five or six round freckle hole positions on each cheek. Draw the wide grin opening as a single horizontal band rooted at its top edge to the upper lip. Inside the band, mark two rectangular openings and the positions of the broadly rooted block teeth between and beside them.

4. 4

   Cut the eyes and freckles

   Cut the round eye and the crescent wink. Then drill or punch the freckle holes using a small drill bit or a round cookie cutter pushed through the rind.

5. 5

   Cut the tooth band

   Score the top edge of the tooth band first to establish the band's upper attachment line, then cut the band's lower edge and sides to release the overall mouth shape. Remove the two rectangular openings inside the band individually without disturbing the retained block teeth or the top root.

6. 6

   Light and check the squint

   Insert an LED tea light and look at the face straight-on. The crescent wink should glow with a narrow slit of light that reads as a tightly squinting eye. The freckle dots scatter small circles of light across the cheeks.

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