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Carved pumpkin portrait of Dana Carvey by NIta Gill

Dana Carvey Pumpkin

Learn to carve recognizable faces on pumpkins like this Dana Carvey Pumpkin and you’ll surprise and delight your guests. Besides it being fun, you can offer your skills for profit, too. Here is a pumpkin that I carved last year for a Hospital Fund raising Gala. Dana Carvey was to be the special guest speaker […]

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Pumpkin Gorilla by Andy Gertler, Sue Beatrice, and Julia Jankowski

Astonishing Animal Pumpkin Sculptures

Awesomeness and more awesomeness. The pumpkin carving team of Sue Beatrice and Andy Gertler create some of THE most impressive animal pumpkin sculptures that you will find anywhere in the world. Just look at these photos! If you happen to be lucky enough to be able to visit the Bronx Zoo on any weekend in […]

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Norman Rockwell painting carved by Oliver Tanner

Watermelon Lanterns – Create Elegant Atmosphere for Parties

When you are planning to throw a party and want do decorate with something beautiful and unexpected, consider making some carved watermelon lanterns. When lit from inside in low light condition, they’ll add a mysterious aura of beauty and elegance to your event. Look over this whole article to see the most amazing example of […]

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Ric's Versace watermelon carving

Versace Watermelon Carvings for upcoming TV series

One of my customers, Ric Testani, who is a professional fruit carver had the opportunity to make some Versace watermelon carvings for the upcoming FX Limited Series, ‘Versace: American Crime Story’. The series, which co-stars Ricky Martin, was filming in the Versace mansion in South Beach, Florida.  They producers wanted watermelons carved with the Versace logo […]

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Easter lily watermelon carving

Easter Melon Carvings

Take a look at several beautiful Easter melon carvings that were made by a student and blog reader. These may give you some ideas for your next Easter carvings that will delight your friends and family. Isn’t this Easter lily melon bowl beautiful? It was created by Rose Flores who is a past student of my lessons. She […]

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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Pumpkins

Pumpkin Heads for President

Of the Presidential pumpkins shown here, which pumpkin head do you like better? Hillary Pumpkin or Donald Trumpkin? We’ve got a couple of scary choices. Feel free to comment in the comments section below. What more can I say? Want to Carve Recognizable Pumpkin Portraits? You can carve pumpkin heads like these. It’s easier than you […]

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Cheshire Cat carved from diakon radish

Alice in Wonderland Theme for Tim Tebow “Night To Shine” Prom

One of my customers, Deborah Cheeseman created a beautiful and creative Alice in Wonderland theme carving display for her local “Night to Shine ” Event at her Church. What is A Night to Shine? “A Night to Shine” is the name of a wonderful prom event for people with special needs. The Tim Tebow Foundation […]

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