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yellow watermelon flower by Xian-Baldasarra

101 Course Certification – One Student’s Photos

Did you know that you can get Certification for our Vegetable and Fruit Carving 101 Course for Beginners? In this post, I’m showing off the photos of just one of our certified students, Xian Baldassara. She did a wonderful job of carving. In addition, she photographed her carvings beautifully as she created them. Some of […]

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honeydew swans centerpiece for fruit and veggy table

Melon Swans

Melon Swans can be used as beautiful decorations and fruit salad containers for weddings, anniversaries, summer engagement parties and more. They are perfect because swans are recognized as a symbol of love, grace and fidelity. And, many, many styles of melon swans are super easy to make. In this article, you’ll see a variety of […]

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watermelon football helmet for singing day celebration

Watermelon Football Helmets and Logos

Take a look at these fun football themed carving  ideas, from watermelon football helmets and logos. Football Team Signing Day In February, the families of high school senior football players celebrate their sons’ signing on with different university teams. These signing days take place at the school auditoriums. And, the parents create a nice display  […]

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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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watermelon portrait by Diep Tran

Carved Watermelon Portraits by Students

Here are a couple of photos of carved watermelon portraits that were recently sent to me by students of my Portrait Carving Course. You’ll see many carved portraits throughout my blog. Our recently previous article shows how one customer/student carved a guest of honor’s face into a dozen watermelons. Hi Nita, This is my first trial of […]

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Caitlyn Jenner at the ESPYs

Decorating with Donuts at the ESPY awards

Have you ever seen donuts used as decorations? I never had until I attended the ESPY Awards. The ESPY Awards are put on by ESPN. Since I’m not a big team sports follower, I’m sure that a lot of famous sports celebrities escaped my notice. But I did see some athletes, actors, dancers, news casters, and […]

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