PC branded pumpkins

Carve a PC pumpkin

Follow this tutorial to carve your very own PC pumpkin.

Materials

Pumpkin
Sharp knife
Thumbtack or dull pencil
Spoon
Marker
Stencils

Stensils

Easy

Pumpkin-Stencils-Friarhead

Dominican cross logo

Intermediate

Friar Dom and Huxley

Providence College skyline

Advanced

How to carve a pumpkin using a stencil:

Pick your favorite PC picture or shape.
Print out image to the desired size to match your pumpkin and cut out stencil about an inch from the stencil’s outline.
Tape stencil onto pumpkin.
Trace stencil with a dull pencil or poke through paper with a thumbtack to transfer image. Make sure to trace shadow lines and inside shapes onto pumpkin as well.
Remove stencil and mark which areas should be cut out (white), scratched (gray), or left alone (black).
Now, you’re ready to carve your PC pumpkin!

Don’t forget to share your masterpiece with @provcollege on TikTok or #PCpumpkin on Instagram!

Step 1: Pick the perfect pumpkin!

Step 2: Scoop out the pumpkin seeds.

Pick the perfect stencil.

Step 4: tape stencil onto pumpkin

Step 5: Poke holes to make all the outlines.

Step 6: Mark areas to cut out.

White parts cut out

Friarhead pumpkin instructions: make sure these parts are still connected to the rest of the pumpkin or else the design will fall in.

Now it's time to scratch off the gray parts. — Now it’s time to scratch off the gray parts.

Finished carved Friar Dom and Huxley pumpkin. — Finished!

Finished Versions

Friar Dom and Huxley pumpkin by Taylor de Boer '19 — Friar Dom and Huxley pumpkin by Taylor de Boer ’19

Friarhead pumpkin by Lianne Taylor '19 — Friarhead pumpkin by Lianne Taylor ’19

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