10.27.11
Wonderful Pistachios Pumpkin Carving Tutorial Part 1
By Pistachio Queen
With Halloween around the corner, we thought it might be fun to carve the Wonderful Pistachios logo into a pumpkin. Take a look at our photo gallery for instructions on how to create your own Wonderful Pistachios stencil to help you get started.
Things you’ll need: a printer, Wonderful Pistachios logo, X-Acto (utility) knife, black marker, and a notepad (or something similar).
1. Print your Wonderful Pistachios logo out. We simply copy and pasted it into an MS Word document and increased the size of the image.
2. Place your printed logo on the back of your notepad. Note the black tabs on certain letters — draw these on your letters to keep the entire letter intact. Using your X-Acto knife, cut the letters out (but do not cut out the black tabs). Cutting slits into the top and bottom will help you curve the letters on the pumpkin.
3. Tape on your stencil and shade in the letters using a marker.
4. Repeat with other stencils.
You’ll find an image of our Wonderful Pistachios logo in the gallery below, and stay tuned for Part 2 where we’ll show you the most efficient way to cut out the intricate letters.
Have any other tips and tricks for pumpkin carving? Leave them in the comments! We also invite you to post photos of pistachio-related carved pumpkins on our Facebook wall.
