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Frothy Four-Panel Beer Mug pumpkin carving stencil
Intermediate

Frothy Four-Panel Beer Mug

A frothy beer mug fills the pumpkin, its billowing head of foam spilling over a four-panel glass body and a sturdy curved handle. This is a shaded design carved into a continuous wall, so the mug is shaved out of the skin rather than pierced, which keeps the foam bubbles and panel lines intact. Shave the foam shallow and fluffy, then go slightly deeper on the four panels so the glass glows brighter than the head.

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Leaf-Eyed Smile pumpkin carving stencil
Intermediate

Leaf-Eyed Smile

A grinning jack-o'-lantern face where both eyes are replaced by seven-fingered cannabis leaves, paired with a small triangle nose and a wide smile broken up by blocky square teeth. The leaves, nose, and mouth are all cut through so candlelight pours out of every shape. The leaf points are narrow, so at medium difficulty use a fine saw and cut each finger from the tip inward to keep the serrated edges crisp.

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Margarita and Citrus Wheel pumpkin carving stencil
Intermediate

Margarita and Citrus Wheel

A wide-rimmed margarita glass on a slender stem, garnished with a citrus wheel notched onto the rim, its segments radiating like a tiny sun. This is a shading design: the glass, stem, and fruit are shaved to different depths so the salt-rimmed bowl reads brighter than the stem. Etch the citrus wheel's thin segment lines with a V-tool after the broad shapes are done so they stay crisp.

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Martini Glass with Olive pumpkin carving stencil
Intermediate

Martini Glass with Olive

A tall martini glass with a skewered olive resting on the rim, drawn in clean bar-sign style from the wide conical bowl down the slender stem to the round base. It carves as skin-shave shading, so the glass appears as smooth pale relief against the dark rind with no pierced openings. A medium project overall; keep your peeling depth even across the big bowl, and leave the thin stem for careful last strokes.

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Seven-Leaflet Cannabis Leaf pumpkin carving stencil
Intermediate

Seven-Leaflet Cannabis Leaf

A symmetrical seven-leaflet cannabis leaf spread across the pumpkin's face, each serrated blade radiating from a short central stem. The leaf glows through shaved skin rather than open holes, so every jagged tooth along the edges reads clearly while the wall stays solid. A medium shading design; score the full outline first, then peel from the center of each leaflet outward so the serrations do not tear. Best saved for the adults-only party pumpkin.

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Veined Seven-Leaflet Cannabis pumpkin carving stencil
Hard

Veined Seven-Leaflet Cannabis

A detailed seven-leaflet cannabis leaf spreads across the pumpkin, each serrated leaflet shaved into the skin with its center vein and feathered side veins left as raised lines. Nothing is pierced, so the leaf reads as pale botanical relief against the dark rind day or night. This hard etch rewards patience; score every vein with a v-gouge first, then shave the leaflet panels down to a matching depth around them.

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