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Anxious Round-Pupil Frown pumpkin carving stencil
Intermediate

Anxious Round-Pupil Frown

A hilariously worried pumpkin face with two big round eyes topped by drooping eyebrow arcs and a deep upside-down frown. Each feature is a pierced opening, and the round pupils stay attached as tabs inside the glowing eyes to give it that anxious stare. At medium difficulty the pupil bridges are the key detail; cut toward each tab rather than away so you do not snap them off.

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Drooping Eyes and Crooked Oval pumpkin carving stencil
Easy

Drooping Eyes and Crooked Oval

Two drooping teardrop eyes sag above a tall crooked oval mouth, giving the pumpkin a permanently startled, wailing expression. Just three pierced openings make up the whole face, so it carves quickly while still looking delightfully unsettling after dark. Since the design relies on its lopsided character, transfer the pattern loosely and do not worry about symmetry; the wobble is the point.

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Long Oval Surprise Face pumpkin carving stencil
Easy

Long Oval Surprise Face

Two round eyes, a small triangle nose, and a tall oval mouth give this design a permanently startled expression, sized for long narrow pumpkins. Just four openings are cut through, which is why it works so well for beginners and quick porch displays. Scoop the big oval mouth in stages rather than one deep cut, and the tall shape will stay smooth from top to bottom.

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Raised Brows and Four Tears pumpkin carving stencil
Intermediate

Raised Brows and Four Tears

A theatrically miserable pumpkin with worried brows arched high, drooping oval eyes, four teardrops sliding down the cheeks, and a deep downturned frown showing a hint of teeth. Every brow, eye, tear, and the big frown is cut through so the whole sob story glows. A medium carve that lands the joke best when the tears line up; cut the small teardrops first, then the eyes, saving the wide mouth for the end.

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Screaming Ghost Face Pumpkin Stencil pumpkin carving stencil
Easy

Screaming Ghost Face Pumpkin Stencil

This ghost-face pumpkin stencil features a wide screaming mouth that dominates the lower half of the composition, flanked by two swept, comma-shaped eyes and a small heart-shaped nose. Small curved accent marks at the corners add a theatrically startled expression. The mouth is a single large open cut that glows intensely, while the eyes and nose are smaller pierced shapes separated by solid skin. Cut the nose and accent marks before the large mouth so you have a stable surface to brace against.

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Sorrow Brows and Falling Tears pumpkin carving stencil
Expert

Sorrow Brows and Falling Tears

A theatrically miserable face with layered droopy brow wrinkles stacked like ribs above two barred, half-lidded eyes, a long drooping nose, and a deep striped frown, all surrounded by cascading columns of teardrops. Every wrinkle, bar, and tear is cut through, creating an ornate pattern of dozens of small openings. This expert carve is all about sequence: work from the center outward and leave the fragile tear columns at the edges for last.

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Tall Narrow Oval Surprise pumpkin carving stencil
Easy

Tall Narrow Oval Surprise

A surprised, ghost-like expression designed for very tall, skinny pumpkins: two long oval eyes stacked high, with a bigger gaping oval mouth below. All three ovals are pierced through, and the stretched proportions make the face look like it is mid gasp. This easy design works best when the ovals stay vertical and parallel, so lightly trace all three before cutting and check the alignment from a step back before you commit the knife.

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Tall Oval Surprise Face pumpkin carving stencil
Easy

Tall Oval Surprise Face

Two tall oval eyes hover above one big oval mouth, giving a tall pumpkin a startled, ghostlike gasp that reads perfectly from the street. All three shapes are pierced through, and with no corners or fine details it is about as beginner-friendly as carving gets. Rotate the pumpkin instead of your wrist as you saw each oval so the curves stay smooth and symmetrical.

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Uneven Eyes and Tall Mouth pumpkin carving stencil
Easy

Uneven Eyes and Tall Mouth

A comically startled face built from two round eyes set at slightly uneven heights and one tall oval mouth frozen in an open gasp. The three openings are pierced through, and the design shines on bumpy or warty pumpkins where the texture adds to the goofy shock. As an easy carve with only three shapes, the tip is to embrace the asymmetry: keep the eyes deliberately offset rather than trying to level them perfectly.

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Weeping Eyes and Six Gaps pumpkin carving stencil
Hard

Weeping Eyes and Six Gaps

Two droopy eyes with dark bottom-rooted pupils weep streams of teardrop cutouts down the cheeks, all above a deep frown split into glowing segments. Every tear, eye, brow, and frown gap is pierced through, so the whole face drips with light in the most dramatic pout of the season. Carve the small teardrops with a fine saw and finish the frown segments last, keeping the rind bridges between them thick.

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Wide Eyes and Eight Cheek Dots pumpkin carving stencil
Intermediate

Wide Eyes and Eight Cheek Dots

Raised eyebrow slivers arc over two huge oval eyes, while a big O shaped mouth gasps below and four round dots freckle each cheek. All the openings are simple pierced shapes, but their sheer number bumps this into medium territory. Drill or core the eight cheek dots first while the wall is still strong, then cut the large eyes and mouth so the face keeps its comic shocked stare.

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