Don’t let the beautiful basket weave intimidate you! Although it looks intricate, it’s actually quite simple to carve if you follow the directions in my Basket Weave lesson. Several of my students who have already joined the online-only course, shared photos of their carving success. If they can do it, so can you! The basket weave […]
These cakes made of fruit give a whole new meaning to the words fruit cake. In a recent blog post I showed some watermelon cakes similar to the ideas presented in my video lessons Watermelon Cakes #1 and #2. Now I’ll show you some variations on those ideas. Make sure to read to the end […]
For diabetics, vegans, people with gluten allergies and for others who simply want a clean healthy alternative to regular cake, cakes made from watermelons are great. They are pretty, colorful and pleasing to the eye. From a health perspective, watermelon cakes are a much better choice because they have none of the artery clogging fat, […]
Have you ever wanted to carve watermelon roses? To a newcomer, fruit carving can seem daunting. Especially when you see lots of photos of carvings by experts and pros. Carving watermelon roses can be easier than it looks when you get good instructions. Today, I’ll be showing you watermelons carved with roses by students . […]
In today’s blog post, I am going to show you how using my new transfer pattern paper makes carving designs into melons and pumpkins SOOOO much easier. In my last blog post, I showed you a couple of celebrity portraits I carved in watermelon. I mentioned the transfer pattern paper as being super helpful. Not […]
Melon rind carving is beautiful, too Here is another set of melon rind carving ideas. Watermelon carving does not just have to be about carving watermelons. Rinds can make pretty carvings, too. Yesterday, I wrote an article about melon rind carving decorations and serving plates from watermelon rind. Today I want to share with you […]
How long can your melon carvings last? Melon carvings can often look good for about a week. They look best the first day. When stored properly they can still look pretty darn good after 1 week. How good your melon carvings will look after a week depends on a few factors. (more…)
Honeydew carving can be easier than you think once you are shown how. Here are a couple of melon carvings that I’ll be teaching in videos in my upcoming Carving of the Month Club. Update: Since this blog post was written these Honeydew melon carving lessons are now available. Learn more about my Honeydew Carving […]
Here are a couple of honeydew melon carvings that I’ll be teaching in videos in my upcoming Carving of the Month Club. These two honeydew flowers were the two most requested melon carving designs of the photos that I posted in a previous blog post where I asked readers to vote for their favorite melons […]
I’m excited to announce that my new DVD “Carving Watermelons – Roses, Buds and Leaves” is now available in my shop. It is a great introduction to Thai style watermelon carving. But don’t let the title fool you, is this video lesson you will also learn rose patterns that you can also carve into other […]
Nita is inviting you into the world of fruit and vegetable carving. You'll join thousands of others who've become watermelon carving and fruit carving experts using Nita's simple and easy-to-follow food art instructions! Her how to garnish & melon carving video lessons will show you how to sculpt beautiful fruit bouquets & arrangements! Create spooky pumpkin carving creations this Halloween.
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