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Meme Pumpkin Stencils

Meme pumpkin stencils turn familiar internet reactions and expressions into faces you can carve: the side-eye, the shocked stare, the smug grin, and the surprised face everyone has sent at least once. They are made to make people laugh out loud on the walk up.

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  • Carving guide with every stencil
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Carving guide

How to carve a meme pumpkin stencil

A meme face is all about the expression, so match the eyebrows and mouth exactly. Eyebrows are thin slits; cut them with a craft knife after the eyes. Mouth shapes in meme faces are often odd, like a flat line or a tiny o, so cut them last when you can judge the expression against the finished eyes.

Put a meme pumpkin somewhere it will be photographed, like beside the door, and pair two reacting faces so visitors get the joke.

Questions

Meme stencil questions

Do meme stencils use any copyrighted characters?+

No. The designs are generic reaction expressions, the kind of faces the memes are built from, not any branded character or photo.

Are meme faces hard to carve?+

Most are Easy or Medium. The features are simple, but getting the exact expression takes care on the eyebrows and mouth.

How long do meme pumpkin stencils take to carve?+

Check the individual stencil's carving guide for its time estimate. Preparation, pumpkin size, wall thickness and your experience affect the total; difficulty alone does not determine carving time.

Which meme pumpkin stencils are the easiest?+

13 of the 17 are easy, 1 of the 17 are intermediate, 3 of the 17 are hard. Compare the difficulty labels and carving guides to choose a design.

Pick a meme design, print it, and light up the porch.

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