The 39 Best Pumpkin Carvings of Famous Faces
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"This pumpkin is of one of my favorite movie stars: Marilyn Monroe. She is carved onto a artificial pumpkin. I think she turned out great and I am proud to have her as part of my portfolio." Dan S.Milwaukee, WI (This Old House)
"I bought a white pumpkin at a local fruit stand, and carved this portrait of Edgar Allen Poe using tools from a clay kit." Melody M.Dallastown, PA READ: 19 Knife-Free Alternatives to Pumpkin Carving (This Old House)
"The Dude Abides, a classic image from the Cohen Brothers comedy 'The Big Lebowski.' Carved with X-Acto knife and Dremel over a period of about 15 days." Gordon B.Ogden, UT (This Old House)
"Here is a pumpkin I designed and carved with my new carving set my parents got me for my birthday. This is of the Cheshire Cat from the original 'Alice in Wonderland.' I had a lot of fun making it and hope you all enjoy it! Happy Halloween!" Paul B.Seattle, WA READ: 15 Easy Halloween Decorating How-Tos (This Old House)
"One of my favorite patterns is Alfred Hitchcock … and this is what it looks like carved with a Dremel tool on a foam pumpkin. The pattern was found at stoneykins.com." Ken K.Farmington, UT (This Old House)
"In honor of the movie version of possibly the greatest children's books ever, I decided to make a carving of one of the wild things from 'Where the Wild Things Are.' I used an X-Acto knife, a rotary hand tool, and a few regular pumpkin carving kit tools. To clean out his guts I used the scooper that came in the kit. Not too high-tech, but it works." Tom K.St. Louis, MO (This Old House)