Take your inspiration from these creative coastal style pumpkin carvings!
This was a photo shoot years back by Coastal Living Magazine. Food Editor Julia Rutland did some pumpkin carvings for the October issue. Here you see two of the seven pumpkins she carved in full glow on the Chapel Dock at Palmetto Bluff in South Carolina.
Handsome carved pumpkins with a sea theme.
Fabulous coastal pumpkins. Carvings include waves, starfish, anchor and more.
Pumpkins carved by Coastal Living for a Coastal Halloween celebration. Original source is no longer available.
Artificial coastal pumpkins carved with a Dremel Tool via Beach Pinterest. Outline your design and gently shave off the top layer with the dremel tool.
Here's a glowing example of a decorated Whale Pumpkin. "The only tricky thing is not taking too much flesh out of the middle. If you take out too much it is easier to accidentally pierce through when taking off the skin." Alice of Quaint Living says.
This is an example with openings, using an artificial pumpkin. Carve once and enjoy it for years to come! Supposedly artificial pumpkins are easier to carve than regular pumpkins. By Art Beco via Flickr.
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Beachy foam pumpkin lanterns by Interlaced Love on Etsy US. These lightweight pumpkins are perfect for crafting lantern-style designs.
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Carved coastal pumpkins by Kai Hina Coastal on Etsy US. Foam Pumpkins were hand carved with holes added to allow more light to shimmer through.
Coastal pumpkin carvings abound in this outdoor pumpkin display. Original source unknown.
2 Types of Pumpkin Carving Techniques
Pumpkins can be carved in two ways. Cut all the way through, creating openings, or carve the top layer of the pumpkins only as you see done by Coastal Living. Source is no longer available. Use real pumpkins or everlasting resin craft pumpkins, or foam pumpkins for easy carving. If you are planning on displaying your carved pumpkins outside, resin pumpkins would be best.
