44 free printable patterns
Smiling Pumpkin Stencils
Smiling pumpkin stencils put a friendly grin on your pumpkin: wide open mouths, rosy cheeks, and happy eyes. A big smile lets lots of light through and reads well from the street.
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44 smiling pumpkin stencils
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Beaming Bliss
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Bashful Blush
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Mismatched Eyes
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Googly Grin
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The Lone Tooth
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The Big Softie
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Crooked Chuckles
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One Broad Tooth
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Windowsill Smile
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The Ivory Smile
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Heirloom Smiley
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Porchlight Pete
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Front Porch Classic
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The Gentle Beam
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The Laughing Squint
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The Great Schnoz
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The Jolly Chomper
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Old Faithful Grin
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Toothy Tot
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Timeless Triangle Grin
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Sunny Smiler
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Button Nose Buddy
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Cheeky Winker
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Sweetheart Blush
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Starstruck Smile
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Diamond Dazzler
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Snaggletooth Smile
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Lovestruck Grin
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Little Flicker
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The Warty Grin
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Mini Mew
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Chompers the Cat
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Snaggletooth Tom
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Tall Happy Face
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The Gap-Tooth Grin
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The Porch Classic
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One-Tooth Wonder
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Sunny Side
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Cheerful Cyclops
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Porchlight Pal
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The Sideways Glance
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Bucktooth Buddy
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Snowball Smile
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Smiley Face
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How to carve a smiling pumpkin stencil
The smile is the big cut, so do it last. Cut the eyes first, then the nose, then the mouth as one long curve. If the smile has teeth, leave them uncut and attached to the lips. Cheek dimples and blush are scraped rather than cut.
A smiling pumpkin by the door welcomes trick-or-treaters. Pair it with a surprised face for a little comedy.
Questions
Smiling stencil questions
How do I make the smile look friendly rather than creepy?+
Keep the eyes round or slightly closed rather than triangular, turn up the corners of the mouth, and use warm light. Triangle eyes with a wide grin read as mischievous.
Are smiling faces easy to carve?+
Yes. They are among the simplest designs, at two eyes, a nose, and one big mouth. Most take under 30 minutes.
How long do smiling 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.