Hello there!~
So what can I say, yes, I am carving faux pumpkins already.
You want to learn how to carve faux pumpkins with a a hot knife tool?
A what?
Yes,that is what I said a hot knife tool.
When Michaels asked me if I would like to participate in their Great Pumpkin Challenge
I kinda chuckled to myself.
Apparently, they did not see my Charlie brown pumpkin craft back from 3 years ago, and either will you unless you search my blog real hard because I do not wish to embarrass myself at this time.
Oh well, I have to say, I have improved some in the crafting field and I really enjoyed carving these faux pumpkins. Something that was new to me indeed.
So here is the little hot knife that does the carving.
It is HOT and it is sharp.
It was very simple to use though.
Michaels sent me three Faux pumpkins.
A large orange, medium black and small white one.
Let’s start with the Orange one.
Hmmm…what shall I stencil?
no brainer, a rooster. Perfect for our home and decor.
As you can see I duct taped my stencil on and
used a sharpie and traced it out.
What I learned using the hot knife was the longer it was heated the easier it was to use.
You let it do the work for you when cutting. Slow and steady without a lot of pressure.
You can simply go back and clean up the edges.
I started to feel like a surgeon performing something major on a pumpkin.
Ta daaaaaaaaaaaa!
You know I love this guy! or girl, very cute.
I embellished with faux leaves and some twine.
the chicken wire I cut to size and just placed it inside.
It stayed pretty nicely tucked away in there.
I placed a flickering faux candle in there as well.
I will show you the other two later on in the season and give you more details on those as well.
Love love love the roo pumpkin!!
Very interesting. Will look for this tool. Wonder if I could carve a watermelon with it, too. Love your rooster pumpkin, the chicken wire addition is awesome. Last two photos I could not see. xo
I bet you can certainly carve a watermelon with this tool. I uploaded those last pics again, hopefully you can see them now, thanks for letting me know:)
Debbie,I love that you added the chicken wire, and the roo pumpkin,very nice indeed.
I have always wanted to try out a hot knife! I love the hen wire you put inside, it’s the perfect touch!
Debbie, I LOVE this and man am I going to save this for my future home! I am so excited for my first fall. Next year will be like Christmas for me. I am saving projects. I am like a kid with these kinds of projects. Of course, the hubs will have to help me a bit since my hands are a bit shaky from my MS. We are getting so close to starting I am getting ready to burst with excitement!!! Thanks Debbie for sharing this great project and tool too!
Cynthia
Does Michael’s sell the knife?
Yes, indeed they do:)
The roo is way cool, yup love it. But I do have to say this is sooooo something Michaels should have me on their list for. I will have to tell them about my crazy Halloween skills. Maybe that’s why Martha didn’t want me in her circle, I can out Halloween her!
Debbie I am so impressed, the rooster and the chicken wire was genius and the photography is so good!
Carol
Hi Debbie, I’m new to your site and must say I love how you can make something that I can try to make. Thanks so much for the inspiration.
Thank you and welcome! Yes, I am an easy peasy crafter. I always tell everyone, if I can do it, you can do it!~:)
Ummmm….Debbie- If it’s a ROOSTER it is ALWAYS a boy! lol You are too cute and those pumpkins are too too cute. Love the idea of the chicken wire inside the rooster cutout. Great job and I have a bunch of those pumpkins~xo Diana
True, LOL…what was I thinking??:)
Debbie this is awesome. I love the chicken wire behind the Roo. How adorable. I have seen these pumpkins at Michaels and thought they were really cute when they are carved. You did a great job. I may have to try this out. Thanks for showing us your Roo pumpkin. I can’t wait to see the other two and how to make them. Great job.
Kris
Brilliant idea Debbie, and they will last forever. Don’t have to worry about them rotting once there carved.
Chicken wire was a brilliant touch and your staging with real pumpkin seeds….aaaahmazing!
Debbie I just told hubby he HAS to make this for me. I am going to share this all over the place it is my favorite fall post so far this year. You are a GENIUS!!
Didn’t even know there was such a thing as a hot knife, but your pumpkins are adorable. Peggy
Wow…. I will have to look for that knife the next time I am there!!! Love the pumpkin!
That rooster with the wire added is so cute!
Just put it on my page and our From the Farm page. I know everyone is going to love it.
Aww, thank you:)
Goodness me I love this guy!!! I could totally impress my girls with some mad pumpkin carving skills (they don’t have to know about this hot knife thing….until they are at least 18 as I need to remain “cool” in their eyes). This really is amazing!!! Nice job lady.
This is awesome! Gosh, I need to start thinking pumpkins!!!! Great job!!~~Angela
Oh wow, Debbie! I love your imagination and creativity. This is the most original ( and cute) carved pumpkin I have every seen!!!
I love that! The big one with the rooster and the chicken wire behind it is gorgeous. I would love to do something like that for my kitchen. (And doggone it… I promised myself not to buy one more faux pumpkin this year but to be happy with what I had. Another promise probably broken.)
I love the tool you used. It would come in handy around here for cutting my roast beef.
Figure that one out.
Uhhh I don’t think I can figure that one out.
THAT is FAB-U-LOUS! I have one of those tools…and a pumpkin….packed somewhere! Well done, girlfriend! The chicken wire is the perfect touch!
So cute, Debbie! I really like the addition of the chicken wire. I’ve started my Fall decorating, but taking it slow and easy!
Well, Debbie … that is so cute!!! Love the Roo with the wire. This will be on my to-do list for Fall. We don’t have a Michaels but maybe our craft store will have the hot knife. Fun project and you did a fantastic job.
Blessings,
Audrey Z. @ Timeless Treasures
What a great tip on this little tool…I’ll definitely have to get me one and try it out on some of my pumpkins! They look so cute Debbie!
This looks like so much fun! Makes me want to play!
I love the rooster design! We have chickens – lol… This looks like fun to me. I’m going to have to experiment!
Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for the info on the hot knife tool! I have never heard of it, but tried to cut the top off of one of those faux pumpkins once (with a serrated kitchen knife, I think) and it was nearly impossible! Since I have a couple more pumpkins,bi will definitely check out this tool. Love your designs, also.
You are welcome…it was easy to use. Just very hot, so do be careful!
Where can I find the rooster printout that you used for the stencil?
I found that at Hobby lobby.
where can I buy this hot knife? I love this idea!
Michaels has them.
I love the idea of carving the faux pumpkins; save em from year to year! So much better than real ones that get all mushy after cold weather and rain. Thanks for the lesson on ‘hot knife’ carving. Love love love your monogramed one; excellent idea Debbie.
Debbie,
These are incredible!!! I love your out-of-the-box creative mindset :). Once Halloween gets a little closer I would just love to decorate a cookie with the monogram theme. Please let me know if I have your permission to do this one…
Your work is amazing!