Pumpkin carving templates
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Arched Eyes and Six Freckles
A vintage-style pumpkin face with tall arched eyes, a triangle nose, a gap-toothed smile, and six little freckle holes dotted across the cheeks. The eyes, nose, mouth, and freckles all cut through, and each eye keeps a rooted pupil tab attached at the bottom for old-fashioned character. Drill or poke the freckles first with a small round tool, and cut toward each pupil tab's base so those thin anchors survive.
Barred Eyes and Ten Grin Slots
A vintage sugar-skull-style face packed with detail: huge round eyes crossed by curved bars, arching brow flourishes, a diamond nose, ten scalloped tooth slots in a wide grin, and comma-shaped swirls framing the cheeks. Everything is cut through, with slim rind bridges holding the eye bars and tooth dividers in place. As an expert pattern, treat those bridges as sacred; cut away from them, never toward them, and remove waste in small pieces.
Bridged Peace Sign
A bold peace symbol fills the face of the pumpkin, its glowing ring and spokes formed by cutting away the four wedge-shaped spaces between them. Thin uncut bridges hold the outer ring to the pumpkin wall, which is exactly what makes this a medium carve. Cut each wedge slowly and leave the connecting bridges at least a finger-width wide; if a spoke feels wobbly, shave it thinner from the inside rather than recutting the front.
Cup, Three Dice and a Pawn
A game-night still life in deep relief: a tipped-over cup spills three pip-dotted dice across a carved tabletop while a rounded pawn stands nearby on its base. Everything is continuous-wall sculpting with no pierced holes, using multiple shaved depths to make the cup, dice faces, and pawn read as three-dimensional objects. As an expert relief carve, block in the deepest background plane first, then step each object forward in layers, cutting the tiny pips last with a round gouge.
Diamond Nose and Three Teeth
This is the timeless jack-o'-lantern: two triangle eyes, a diamond nose, and a wide crescent grin interrupted by three blocky square teeth, one hanging from the top lip and two rising from the bottom. Everything except the teeth is cut through, with the teeth left as standing tabs of shell. It is an easy, forgiving first carve; cut toward each tooth from both sides rather than sawing across it, so the tabs never take sideways pressure.
Die and Pawn on Curved Board
A six-sided die and a classic rounded game pawn sit side by side on a curved, segmented game board path. The die faces, pawn silhouette, and board track are shave-carved so they glow in warm relief, with the pips scooped deeper for contrast; nothing pierces the wall. Shade the two big shapes first, then dot in the pips with a small round gouge, keeping each one the same depth so the die reads evenly.
Flying Saucer Tractor Beam Pumpkin Stencil
A flying saucer in classic 1950s style beams down a tractor ray in this pumpkin stencil, featuring a domed disc with a small fin on top, a row of oval porthole cuts across the hull, a central undercarriage dome, and a wide triangular tractor beam with three internal vertical ribs extending down to a landing ellipse. The portholes, beam sections, and surrounding sky area are pierced through. Carve the small oval portholes along the saucer rim first to keep the disc structure stable before opening the large tractor beam below.
Game Over Pumpkin Stencil
"GAME OVER" fills this easy pumpkin stencil in two stacked rows of chunky 8-bit pixel font lettering, each character built from squared-off rectangular blocks with notched corners that read unmistakably as retro video game text. Every letter interior is cut through, and the negative space between characters is narrow but distinct. The squared notches at the corners of each letter are the trickiest spots to keep clean; use the tip of a narrow blade to score those inside corners before opening the main letter body.
Gear Cross and Three Dots
A chunky steampunk gear glowing around a solid crossbar, with three round rivet dots floating beside it like escaping sparks. The spaces between the gear teeth and the four windows inside the cog are cut through, while the cross-shaped bar stays attached to the pumpkin wall and holds everything together. Carve the small dots first, then the gear windows, and keep the crossbar at least a finger wide so the design stays rigid.
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.
Nevada Heart Lettering
Styled after the famous city-love logo, this design spells out I, a big heart, then the letters N and V in chunky serif capitals, all cut straight through so the message glows for the whole street. The block letters are simple, but keep an eye on the enclosed spaces; the letters are solid cutouts with no counters to bridge, so just take the wide strokes out in sections and square up the serifs with a small knife.
New Jersey Heart Lettering
Show some Garden State love with this bold lettering design: the word I, a big glowing heart, and the letters N and J stacked in a classic two-row layout, all pierced fully through the pumpkin wall. The chunky serif letters are forgiving for an easy carve; cut each letter stroke as its own piece rather than one big chunk, and save the J's curved hook for last since its tail is the thinnest part.
Pineapple with Layered Crown
A plump pineapple with a full crown of layered, curling leaves and a body covered in the fruit's signature diamond lattice texture. It carves as continuous-wall relief: the fruit is shaved into the skin at different depths so the crosshatched skin and overlapping leaves stand out dimensionally, with nothing cut through. This hard design goes smoothest if you carve the diamond grid with two sets of parallel angled grooves before shaping each leaf individually.
Retro Flying Saucer Pumpkin Stencil
A classic flying saucer seen from a three-quarter angle fills this hard space pumpkin stencil. The domed cockpit on top, the wide flat disc with a raised rim, three small round indicator lights on the underside, and three diverging tractor-beam rays below all read clearly as carved shapes. The beam rays are solid pumpkin strips between large open triangular cutouts, so lit from inside the beam glows as three bright triangular shafts pointing downward. Carve the three beam triangles first since they are the largest open areas, then work upward through the disc details and finish with the small circular indicator lights.
Rock Singer Pumpkin Stencil
A vintage rock-and-roll singer with a greased pompadour and an open-mouthed grin holds a microphone to his lips on this Halloween pumpkin stencil, his body squared up in a wide stance with legs apart and a guitar strap across the chest. The figure is built from large and medium pierced sections with solid orange bridges defining the face, hair curl, and clothing folds. When lit, the silhouette reads as a golden retro performer mid-song. Cut the face details, including the open mouth and eye lines, before removing the large chest and torso sections that support the surrounding wall.
Rocket and Stars Pumpkin Stencil
A retro rocket ship blasting diagonally upward through a field of five-pointed stars fills this easy pumpkin stencil. The rocket body is a large solid pierce-through with a small circular porthole cut from its center, and two swept fins angle beneath it; six stars of varying sizes are scattered across the field. Lit from within, the rocket and stars all glow as bright cut-out shapes. Cut the small circular porthole in the rocket body before removing the rocket silhouette itself, since that circle is far easier to score cleanly while the surrounding wall has full support.
Rocket Ship Pumpkin Stencil
A retro rocket ship blasts off inside a circular porthole frame in this space pumpkin stencil. The rocket has a pointed nose cone, a round porthole window on its body, swept-back tail fins, and a fan of exhaust flames spreading beneath it, all set within a large open circular border. The rocket body and circle frame remain as solid pumpkin skin while the background inside the circle, the fin gaps, and the flame tongues are cut through. Cut the narrow gaps between the individual flame tongues first so the lower rocket structure stays intact before the large circular background is removed.
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.
Tennessee Heart Lettering
Bold serif lettering spells out I heart TN in the classic love-declaration layout, with a chunky letter I and heart on the top row and big TN initials below. Every letter and the heart are cut fully through, and the thick strokes make the sawing forgiving for a lettering design. Trace the serifs carefully when transferring the pattern, then cut each letter's inside corners with a fine blade for crisp typography.
Twin Crescent Eyes and Smile
This vintage-style face uses two curved crescent eyes that seem to squint with delight, a small triangle nose, and a broad smile interrupted by one chunky hanging tooth. Every shape cuts fully through the wall, and the pieces are large enough that a keyhole saw handles them easily. Cut the inner curve of each crescent first so the thin points at the tips release cleanly without tearing.
Two Dice & Pawn Game Path
A game-night tribute showing two tumbling dice with action lines beside a classic rounded game pawn, all sitting on a curving track of board spaces. The whole scene is skin-shave shading: you peel the rind away inside each shape while the wall stays solid, so the design shows as pale relief in daylight. For this hard piece, outline every shape with shallow score cuts first, then peel, keeping the dice pips crisp and round.
Vintage Arches and Round Grin
Arched triple line brows curl above big eyes divided by rind bars, a long triangle nose drops between them, and a huge grin shows a full row of rounded teeth with dotted curlicue accents swirling at each cheek. All the openings are cut through in a cheerful retro style straight off an old holiday postcard. Rated hard for its many small dots and thin brow lines, it rewards a fine detail saw and a drill for the dots.