Are you ready for fall??

I was inspired by all the pumpkin carving pics I saw on Pinterest.com
So, here's my way of welcoming fall... And a step-by-step tutorial to my creation!!

1) Begin with a large pumpkin

2) Print off the letter of you choice in the font of your choice...make sure you fit the font size to the size of your pumpkin.  Trim your template so it's easier to work with.  If you can, tape it into place, otherwise just keep a firm grip so it doesn't move around.

3) Find something small and pokey to create an outline of the letter on your pumpkin.  The tool I'm using here came in one of my pumpkin carving kits. 

4) Your pumpkin should now look like this...(sorry, I know it's kind of hard to see)

5)  Using a tool of your choosing, begin carving out just the skin of the pumpkin to reveal the flesh underneath.  I used the small blunt blade on a pocket knife.  Try to use something that will scrap and not scoop.  And this is what you end up with!!

Happy Carving!!!