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Make a vampire pumpkin candle by hollowing a small white pumpkin, cutting an opening sized to a red votive, carving two curved fangs, and drawing on eyes. This quick Halloween decoration uses a ready-made candle; it is not a wax-pouring project.
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What you’ll need
- Small white pumpkins
- Red votive candles
- Pumpkin carving tools
- A small spoon
- A black permanent marker, such as a Sharpie
How to make a vampire pumpkin candle
- Mark the opening. Turn a votive over and use its sticker base as a guide to trace a circle on top of the pumpkin.
- Cut and hollow the pumpkin. Carefully cut along the circle and remove the top. Scoop out the seeds and pulp with a small spoon until there is room for the votive.
- Carve the fangs. On the front of the pumpkin, carve two small curved fangs below where the mouth will be.
- Draw the eyes. Use the black marker to add two small, beady eyes above the fangs.
- Add the votive. Set the red candle inside the opening. The original Freutcake tutorial notes that, as it burns, red wax drips down the pumpkin for a creepy effect (Freutcake’s October 8, 2014 tutorial).
Votive insert or poured-wax version?
| Approach | What it involves | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|
| Insert a votive | Hollow the pumpkin, carve the face, and fit a ready-made red votive. | The simpler route and the one used for the vampire design above. |
| Pour wax into the pumpkin | A separate method uses soy wax flakes and a cotton wick. The Kitchn’s method involves melting wax in short microwave bursts, pouring it into the hollow pumpkin, recentering the wick as the wax begins to turn opaque, cooling, and trimming the wick to about 1/2 inch (The Kitchn’s instructions). | Gives more direct control over wax and wick placement, but requires handling hot, melted wax; it is not part of the ready-made-votive tutorial. |
Use an open flame cautiously
- Never leave a burning candle unattended, as CandleTech advises in its mini pumpkin candle guidance.
- If you choose the poured-wax variation, use a hot pad and trivet when handling the heated container, following The Kitchn’s hot-wax precautions.
- The cited tutorials do not establish a tested burn time or a complete safety standard for burning a candle inside a fresh pumpkin. Do not treat a particular unattended or extended burn period as proven safe.
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