How to cut a pumpkin for Halloween: the production of paper lantern, nicely decorated Jack's head

Halloween pumpkins taken to decorate the home. Some people made sweet and unusual crafts, while others prefer to scary monsters. But regardless of this cut a pumpkin for Halloween is necessary so that it became a true ornament of the house. Besides vegetables, for making the holiday an attribute frequently used paper.

The main symbol of Halloween

Not everyone knows what is needed pumpkin on Halloween. Origin interesting attribute explains the ancient Irish legend. It is said that long ago lived a cunning blacksmith named Jack. He was twice caught in the trap of Satan made their own hands. To escape, Satan promised to the smith that will not interfere in his life and does not take away the soul after death. When Jack died, he could not get any in hell or in heaven.

Both God and the devil closed the doors for him in his own possession. But Satan had compassion on a blacksmith and gave him a small piece of coal to his lost soul could illuminate their way. Blacksmith put crayon to an empty gourd, that he should not get wet in the rain and was protected from the wind, and started to wander around the world in anticipation of the Day of Judgment.

Now with the light inside the pumpkin is a symbol of restless souls after death. For many people, the fruit is associated with autumn, while others maintained a belief that the face carved into a pumpkin, protects home owners from evil spirits, which cross the line between the world of the dead and alive on the night of October 31 Nov. 1.

Preparation for the establishment of Party Supplies

To make a pumpkin head for Halloween will need certain tools. They are handy in any home. From cutting out the attribute of the holiday should have no problem. So, to create a lantern Jack, keep the following items and tools:

1. Garland, lantern, candle.
2. Scotch.
3. Scissors.
4. Vyrezalka a spoon with sharpened edges.
5. Pre-printed pattern pumpkin face.
6. Felt-tip pen.
7. Awl.
8. Scissors or a knife with a long blade.
9. She pumpkin orange or yellow.

These tools and articles to help master cut festive attribute.

To flashlight went out beautiful, you must choose the right size of the pumpkin. The first thing to pay attention to the appearance of the vegetable. It should be smooth, no dents, smooth. On it there should be no rot and other defects.

If natural vegetable is selected, it is necessary to pay attention to its tone and shape. It is necessary that the pumpkin has a uniform color and its shape - a proportional and correct. Sold vegetables for a holiday on the market or in the shop.

The interior of the home, decorated for Halloween, will look more attractive if you make lanterns of Jack large and small. The larger the size at the vegetable, the more beautiful will light. But in this case will have to work longer.

When selecting the size of the fetus should be noted that a small vegetable difficult to cut eyes, nose and mouth. For the novice master is better to choose medium size.

formation decorations

When the vegetables are selected, purchased and brought home, you can start creating and carving Jack lantern. The process does not take a lot of time and effort, if you stick with simple and clear instructions.

First we need to determine what will be covered from within the vegetable. If the "light" will be highlighted with the help of a candle, the hole cut in the top of the fruit. To do this, on top of the vegetable removed a piece of cone-shaped. It is necessary that the cover is not a failure inside the decor for Halloween. If the pumpkin is a flashlight or lighted garland, it is best to cut the bottom of the vegetable.

Then you need to start the purification of pumpkin for the production of Jack the lantern. From it removed all the contents - the inside of the peel, pulp and seeds. To get rid of the "stuffing" of the pumpkin, use a knife, a large spoon or scraper. Be particularly careful to clean the place where you want to face pumpkin. So it will be much easier to cut.

In the next step you will need a template. He is attached by means of an adhesive tape to peel vegetables. With an awl or other sharp instrument circuit pattern is transferred to the surface the pumpkin. Before cutting out points are connected by a simple pencil or felt-tip pen.

On the planned figure cut out the eyes, nose and mouth with a knife. If the vegetable is small, it is best to use a writing knife. The face is cut very carefully, it is inconceivable that it is a defect or incisions. If Party Supplies made in conjunction with small children, you need to take great care that none of the children do not hurt themselves or others.

To Jack's lantern was the original, inside the pumpkin is treated with fragrant spices. For example, you can use:

1. Nutmeg.
2. Coriander.
3. Rosemary.
4. Cinnamon.
5. Lavender.
6. Mint.
7. Star anise.
8. Thyme.
9. Vanilla.
10. Oregano.

If you do not have time to process vegetable spices inside, you can just go to sleep there coffee beans, put cinnamon sticks, orange or tangerine peel. From heat candle pumpkin will spread a nice smell all home.

Proper highlighting pumpkin

To get a complete attribute festive and beautiful, you need to properly illuminate the pumpkin. If you plan to use for this purpose a candle, then it should not be large, or the tip of a vegetable zapechetsya of flame candles. If Jack's head is small in size, it is necessary to use a candle-tablet. The cover pumpkin is cut some holes to the hot air coming out outwardly.

When you do not want to use an open flame, it will be a great alternative to a flashlight or electronic candle. They are conveniently located on the flat surface of a table or tables, and put on top of the pumpkin, which pre-cut bottom.

It looks wonderful festive fruit, inside which is located a garland. It can be colored, flashing or regular. In this case, put the vegetables around the socket where you can connect a garland. If you use a pumpkin without a bottom, the wire will not be noticeable. To Jack the lantern feast for friends and guests, it must be placed in a prominent place in the house.

Articles made of paper

Make a decoration for the celebration of Halloween you can not only from natural vegetables, but also from the paper, and ready to use a souvenir as a gift for friends. For manufacturing will need colored paper or cardboard, as well as the following tools and materials:

1. PVA glue.
2. Ruler or pencil.
3. Scissors.
4. Needle and thread.
5. Colored paper or cardboard of black, green and orange colors.

To make crafts out of colored paper or cardboard, it is necessary to adhere to simple instructions. Initially, an A4 sheet is divided into thin strips using a simple pencil and a ruler. Their width should not exceed 2 cm and the length must be 16 cm. Then, the sheet is divided with scissors into several strips. To vegetable turned uncommon, should be used with raised edges scissors. For medium-sized crafts will need 22 strips of paper.

Now it is necessary to put the workpiece to each other, and their upper part puncture needle and thread. The filament is fixed on one side so that the strips turned from the arc. The thread is attached to the blanks using the knot, but to cut the thread is not necessary.

The result is an arc, which is then sealed. The strips should form a semicircle. Then crushes the other part blanks, and turns round pumpkin paper. Then the paper is made from green leaf round with wavy edges and attached to the top of the vegetable. By the end of the thread is attached cord from which made a loop for hanging crafts. At the end is taken colored paper in black, from her in the form of a triangle for the eyes and nose are cut parts, mimic facial features, and adhere to the pumpkin.

The unusual decor

To the interior it was outstanding, it is possible to make pumpkin cut out of paper or made of natural vegetable unusual eyes and mouth. When you can not buy the fruit in the store, you can make a pumpkin for Halloween, of paper or fabric. If the process involves young children, the sharp objects such as knives or scissors, it is better not to use.

One can approach the design of the decor is unusual. You need to purchase 7 small fruits and paint them in the colors of the rainbow. Vegetable can be colored in the art "gradient". More can be used white, black and bright orange lights. Unusually looks vegetables, painted in black and white stripes, polka dots or a cell. And you can paint the palms of the child colorful paint on the pumpkin to leave fingerprints. It looks wonderful vegetable that is not cut and painted ordinary watercolor. Interestingly looks pumpkin, which is painted like a donut with sprinkles and colored glaze.

To Jack's lantern was visible at night, you can use fluorescent paint. We must not forget that Halloween - it's a terrible holiday, so you can decorate with lights spider web on which are located a few spiders. If the skilled worker has the skills of the artist, it is possible to put a pumpkin autumn landscape or a beautiful still life. If you connect the imagination, you can come up with so many options, how to decorate your home for the holiday.

If you want to decorate the home is unusual, it is possible to use a garland of small pumpkins-Lanterns. Used for the manufacture of orange paper.

A4 sheet folded in half, an incision is made from the middle, but it does not need to reach the edges of 4 cm. Then unbent sheet, glue connect the short sides. With a black felt-tip pen on each lantern drawn cheerful mug. At the top of crafts made two holes, through which passes a thick thread.

Especially beautiful garland made of lanterns large and small sizes. artifact is crimped at several points, if desired.

storage life

People are interested in not only why Halloween carve a pumpkin, but also how long stored Jack Lantern. Usually crafts shelf life will expire in 5 days. But the festive atmosphere reigns in the house a few days (before and after the close date), it is important that this dressing, made with his own hands, happy hosts as long as possible.

For longer preservation pumpkin must adhere to the following tips:

1. Before the holiday lantern made maximum 1 day prior to the day of Halloween.
2. To cuts for eyes and mouth for longer did not spoil, they are treated with Vaseline.
3. If the hostess noticed that the fruit began to rot, it is placed at some time in cold water. Usually it is enough to 2 hours.
4. Pumpkin need to remove all the pulp. If she stays in some places, the artifact quickly deteriorate.

But the main thing - to choose a vegetable originally without any damage or stains. Then the festive decoration will take longer to please owners of the house and their guests.