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Hand Carved
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11.38g 43x22x6mm NATURAL Green Jade RAT WO LO 2 SIDED HAND-CARVED JADE PENDANT $21.99 |
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9.15g 34x21x6mm Natural Green JADE Chinese Zodiac PIG HAND-CARVED PENDANT $31.99 |
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52.83g 50x46x13mm Natural White JADE SMILING BUDDHA HAND-CARVED JADE PENDANT $39.99 |
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25.56g 54x48x6mm Emerald Green JADE BAT COIN LOTUS 2 SIDES HAND-CARVED PENDANT $27.99 |
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WHOLESALE Beads Findings 12 PCs Turquoise Hand Carved BLUE 20MM Skull Beads $0.01 |
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7.7g 40x20x16mm 925 Sterling Silver ROSE WOOD LADY BUDDHA HAND-CARVED PENDANT $67.49 |
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10g 40x37x4.5mm TRANSLUCENT White Green JADE BUDDHA HAND-CARVED Heart Pendant $73.44 |
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WHOLESALE Beads Findings 12 PCs Turquoise Hand Carved WHITE 10MM SKULL Beads $0.01 |
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30.72g 50x33x9mm EMERALD GREEN JADE TWIN CRANE TWO SIDED HAND-CARVED PENDANT $74.99 |
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55.36g 47x42x12mm EMERALD GREEN JADE KIRIN LION 麒麟 TWO SIDED HAND-CARVED PENDANT $67.49 |
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19.52g 42x23x10mm AAA TRANSLUCENT NATURAL GREEN JADE LOTUS HAND-CARVED PENDANT $39.96 |
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Cool 1Strand 15inch Tibet Ox Bone Hand Carved Skulls Loose 0.3″ Beads Findings $8.88 |
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15 Pcs Mixed TURQUOISE HAND CARVED 10MM SKULL BEADS $0.01 |
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Handmade Ox Bone Hand-Carved Spacer Yellow Charm Beads Fit Bracelet 20X $8.99 |
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Hand-Carved Black Handmade Ox Bone Jewelry Spacer European Charm Beads 20X $8.99 |
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38 Hand Carved Bone Hair Beads Approximately .5″ x .75″ Pineapple Design $15.00 |
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Mother Of Pearl Shell hand carved redbud flower Pendant Beads 34MM H1064 $0.99 |
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24.37g 44x26x12mm NATURAL LAVENDER WHITE JADE KIRIN 2 SIDES HAND-CARVED PENDANT $87.04 |
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7.68g 50x25x5mm TRANSLUCENT EMERALD GREEN JADE TWIN BIRD FUK HAND-CARVED PENDANT $35.99 |
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10g 42x30x4mm TRANSLUCENT EMERALD GREEN JADE BAT COIN 2 SIDE HAND-CARVED PENDANT $73.44 |
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16.12g 45x27x5mm NATURAL GREEN JADE HAND-CARVED TIGER YUEN BAO Pendant Necklace $44.99 |
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WHOLESALE Beads Findings 25 PCs Turquoise Hand Carved PURPLE 20MM SKULL Beads $0.01 |
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20pc Mix hand-carved/Painted Glass beadssil silver Fit European Bracelet #098 $0.99 |
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WHOLESALE Beads Findings 12 PCs Turquoise Hand Carved WHITE 10MM SKULL Beads $0.01 |
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WHOLESALE Beads Findings 30 PCs Turquoise Hand Carved ORANGE 10MM SKULL Beads $0.01 |
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WHOLESALE Beads Findings 25 PCs Turquoise Hand Carved RED 20MM SKULL Beads $0.01 |
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12 Pcs Red TURQUOISE HAND CARVED 20MM SKULL BEADS $0.01 |
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WHOLESALE Beads Findings 12 PCs Turquoise Hand Carved YELLOW 20MM SKULL Beads $0.01 |
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WHOLESALE Beads Findings 12 PCs Turquoise Hand Carved Mixed 20MM SKULL Beads $0.01 |
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2 Hand Carved Antiqued Bone Sitting Cat Beads 28x18mm $7.99 |
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8.23G 33X18X8MM AAA NATURAL GREEN JADE LADY BUDDHA HAND-CARVED SMALL PENDANT $101.24 |
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13.65g 30x22x11mm NATURAL EMERALD GREEN JADE MONKEY PEACH 4D HAND-CARVED PENDANT $25.99 |
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20pc Mix hand-carved/painted glass beadssil silver Fit European Bracelet #098 $0.99 |
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Hand Carved TURQUOISE (S) PENDANT Station 1 1/2″ $7.95 |
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20pc Mix hand-carved/painted glass beadssil silver Fit European Bracelet #098 $0.99 |
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27.54g 49x49x5mm NATURAL JADE FLYING DRAGON ANCIENT COINS HAND-CARVED PENDANT $18.99 |
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6.84g 54x22x3mm AAA NATURAL JADE HAND-CARVED “8″ WO LO JADE PENDANT $35.99 |
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25.9g 40x24x13mm NATURAL JADE KIRIN 麒麟 COINS FORTUNE 2 SIDE HAND-CARVED PENDANT $45.49 |
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31.56g 52x32x7mm NATURAL GREEN JADE BUTTERFLY HAND-CARVED PENDANT BEADS NECKLACE $62.99 |
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16.93g 20-26″ NATURAL GREEN JADE LOTUS YU YEE HAND-CARVED PENDANT BEADS NECKLACE $62.99 |
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20.59g 47x21x12mm AAA NATURAL WHITE GREEN JADE 4D HAND-CARVED BUDDHA PENDANT $62.99 |
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26.32g 50x44x6mm AAA NATURAL JADE KIRIN CRANE LONGEVITY HAND-CARVED JADE PENDANT $67.99 |
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13.42g 45x43x4mm TRANSLUCENT Yellow Green JADE SMILE BUDDHA HAND-CARVED PENDANT $24.99 |
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28.03g 51X51X5mm EMERALD GREEN JADE ANCIENT COINS 招財進寶 HAND-CARVED JADE PENDANT $24.99 |
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15.81g 46x46x5mm TRANSLUCENT EMERALD GREEN JADE BUDDHA 佛 HAND-CARVED PENDANT $24.99 |
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47.84g 46x46x9.5mm Natural Red JADE BIRD PLUM BLOSSOM 2 SIDE HAND-CARVED PENDANT $34.99 |
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WHOLESALE Beads Findings 30 PCs Turquoise Hand Carved WHITE 10MM SKULL Beads $0.01 |
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14.83g 35x34x6mm NATURAL JADE FLYING DRAGON HAND-CARVED PENDANT SILVER BUCKLE $27.99 |
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7.8g 36x22x6mm NATURAL WHITE GREEN JADE CHINESE ZODIAC SNAKE HAND-CARVED PENDANT $39.99 |
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16.42g 46x35x5.5mm TRANSLUCENT NATURAL GREEN JADE DRAGON HAND-CARVED PENDANT $41.99 |
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4.58g 32x22x5mm AAA NATURAL GREEN JADE SNAKES DOUBLE SIDES HAND-CARVED PENDANT $55.99 |
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9.32g 50x34x3mm AAA NATURAL JADE 2 SIDED HAND-CARVED SAILBOAT PENDANT NECKLACE $128.52 |
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7.8g 51x51x1.5mm AAA NATURAL JADE PLUM BLOSSOM 2 SIDE HAND-CARVED PENDANT ONLY 1 $135.32 |
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Jewelry Hand-carved Jewelry Charm Beads NEW 5X Findings Ox Bone Free Shipping $4.99 |
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WHOLESALE Beads Findings 12 PCs Turquoise Hand Carved ORANGE 10MM SKULL Beads $0.01 |
Carving Pumpkins: Jack-o-lanterns of the Twenty-first Century
Every year at Halloween, jack-o-lanterns are everywhere. On doorsteps, on window sills, hanging as paper on walls, even as plastic candy collectors for trick-or-treaters. You can easily find them in department stores, restaurants and even along public streets. They are an absolute part of Halloween.
Many things have changed over the hundreds of years since jack-o-lanterns were first brought to America. The pumpkin is no longer always a real pumpkin. As a matter of fact, artificial jack-o-lanterns are much more common these days than real ones, and it’s been that way for many years. As usual in our increasingly sedentary lifestyle, we’d rather buy it than make it. But there are those out there who wouldn’t have it any other way. It’s got to be a real pumpkin or nothing at all.
So let’s make a jack-o-lantern from the twenty-first century. Not the traditional method where all you use are your hands, a couple of knives and maybe a drawing tool. This is the jack-o-lantern that could look like a haunted house, a grave yard, a witch on a broomstick or bats flying through the air, almost any image that can be carved onto the face of a pumpkin.
You’ll need to gather a few things: the right kind of pumpkin, the stenciled image you want and a handful of simple tools. Once you’ve completely finished carving the jack-o-lantern, all you’ll need is the right lighting.
The Right Kind of Pumpkin. To help get a pumpkin of the right size and shape, you should already know what you want the carving to look like when you’re done. Medium sized pumpkins are the most popular for jack-o-lanterns. It may be short and squat or tall and narrow, depending on the image to carve. Whichever you decide, make sure that it has a uniform color throughout. The bottom of the pumpkin should be flattened so that it’ll stand upright.
Inspect your pumpkin for injuries. These are pumpkins with bruising, scratches, gouges, dents or damage of any kind. These deformities will affect how you carve and how pleasing you’re jack-o-lantern will appear when you’re done.
Safety Tip. The stem of a pumpkin can easily break off. Never carry your pumpkin by the stem. If it does break off, use toothpicks or a similarly narrow shaft to hold the stem in place.
Modern Day Carving Tools. The carving tools for a modern day jack-o-lantern are very simple. Most of them you can get yourself right at home.
▪ Pumpkin Carving Patterns. These are stencils, or templates, of images that you could get on the internet. If not, there are booklets or books available at arts and crafts stores, specialty stores or even in a library. Or you could create a stencil from a drawing of your own.
▪ Transfer tool or poker tool. This tool is used to transfer the image from the stencil to the pumpkin’s face. You could use the tip of any sharp tool, an ice pick, a nail or even a sharpened pencil or a pen.
▪ Securing the Image. You can use pins, tacks or even tape to hold the stenciled image in the exact place you want.
▪ Two knives. One long, thin bladed knife and one short, thin bladed knife. You can easily get these in your kitchen.
Safety Tip. Sharp knives are safer than dull knives, because dull knives will force you to exert extra force or extra leverage to make clean cuts. Sharpen your knives before you begin carving. The moment it seems like you have to use more force, it’s time to resharpen them. Be careful not to assume that your knives will always stay sharp.
▪ Carving saw or cutting saw. A carving saw is mainly for cutting out fine details that would be difficult to do with a knife. But if you’d prefer, you surely could carve the entire jack-o-lantern this way.
▪ Gutting spoons. These are for removing all of the soft flesh from the inside of the pumpkin. Ice cream scoops or thick ladles are great. Any large sturdy spoon or scoop will do. Twenty-first Century Jack-o-Lantern Carving. The first thing is to carve the lid. Use the long knife to cut a pentagon or a hexagon around the stem. As you cut into the top of the pumpkin, make your cuts angle towards each other beneath the stem. You are effectively cutting a cone shaped chunk out of the top of the pumpkin. This keeps the lid from falling in. Your hand and some of your forearm should be able to pass easily through with a utensil. Remove the lid. Now get in there with your gutting spoon and scrape all that soft flesh out. Be thorough.
When the jack-o-lantern is burning bright, you want to know that the candle inside is secure in its setting. Make the floor inside of the pumpkin firm and flat. If you give the pumpkin a little smack on its side, the candle shouldn’t move from its position. You’ll know what to do.
The easiest place to put the face of your jack-o-lantern is the flattest section on the outside of the pumpkin. Select the stencil for the image you want and place it there. Secure it with pins or tape. If you’re using tape and have to crease the paper, try to do it in a section where there will be the least distortion.
Use the transfer tool to poke holes along the lines of your image. Puncture through the image and into the pumpkin’s skin just a bit. It isn’t necessary to make deep punctures. These holes should be from an eighth to a fourth of an inch spaced apart. In areas where you may be unsure when carving, add some extra dots. The more the dots, the easier the carving. It’s all up to you. When you’re completely done transferring, inspect the dotted outline. Save the stencil in case you need it for clarification while you’re carving.
Take the carving saw and connect those dots. Make sure that the saw is cutting straight into the pumpkin and not at an angle. Remember to use a back-and-forth sawing motion. Don’t use it as a knife. Saw all the way through to the inside open space of the pumpkin. For tight corners, remove the saw and reinsert it where the lines connect.
If you have pretty large chunks to remove, you could easily cut them into smaller sections and have them fall off, one after the other. Push the cut pieces with your finger into or out of the pumpkin, whichever is smoothest.
Trim up the edges with your small knife or carving saw. More light will come through the pumpkin if these edges are trimmed at a 45 degree angle or thereabouts. This is great if additional lighting will compliment the image you’ve just carved.
You are done. Now how can you make your jack-o-lantern last longest? Take some petroleum jelly and coat every exposed surface, everything left after a cut. This will include the entire inside surface of the pumpkin, too. Dehydration is the enemy. Any sign of wrinkling or shriveling can be helped by soaking the pumpkin in water over night. Natural decomposition can be slowed greatly by refrigerating it during the day. This is a bit of work for every jack-o-lantern you make, so try not to carve your jack-o-lanterns too early from when you’ll be using them.
Wasn’t that fun? Making jack-o-lanterns sure is fun for me. In this day, almost any image could be found on the face of a pumpkin. It just depends on how creative you want to be. Go forth and broaden your mind. Happy Scary!
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