When selecting your pumpkin, you want to choose a pumpkin that fits the design you want to create. Carve out the pumpkin from the bottom, not the top. That allow you to place it steady on a platform, and easily put a candle/led lights into the pumpkin. Pumpkinmasters.com have the best, most user-friendly and safe tools for pumpkin carving. Clean the inside of the pumpkin really well. Thin the walls to ¾ of an inch. This helps it last longer and makes it easier to carve. When using stencils, perforate the stencil with dots, then at the end, carve it out! Get creative! Remember, anyone can do it
4 yards fabric –natural fabric, canvas or linen gives a raw edge that won't fray.ScissorsHot glue gunHeat proof gloves to work w/hot glue3 yards ribbon for tiesDecorative buttonsRecipe: Preheat hot glue gun. Apply a line of hot glue approximately 1 ½ inches from outside edge of skirt. Create ruffles by pinching linen w/fingers and pushing the gathers onto hot glue. Work in small sections, no more than about 12 inches at a time. Continue this process around the entire skirt edge. Start the next row approximately 1 ½ inches above the previous row. Continue adding rows until entire canvas base is covered.
