Carved apple heads

In Southern California, we have to wait until practically the day of Halloween to carve our pumpkins otherwise we will be left with a hot moldy mess when it is Trick or Treating time. I

Making shrunken apple heads is a lot of fun and carving the simple faces on the apples really does help develop your sculpting and three dimensional skills. Here are some nice close up photos showing the freshly carved apples prior to drying. Information on how I make my shrunken heads can be found here.

Apple carvings ... First day and then 3 weeks later ... My how they age

Apple witch faces are fun for Halloween, so we decided to make our own "shrunken heads" for Halloween. This week we carved our apple heads to look like scary witches!

Hello, internet people. I'm Mildred. The caker fellow asked me if I'd host his Apple Head Doll contest because he's too busy cooking som...

Materials and Tools Apples Salt and Lemon Juice (or other fruit preservative like "Fruit Fresh") Sharp Knife, Bowl to Soak Apples Tips You could use just about any kind of apple in a pinch, but you'll have an easier time and get the best results if you use a Granny Smith. Choose a sharp knife that is easy to handle and be careful. I use a paring knife for peeling and general shaping, but switch to a small pocket knife or potters tools for facial features. Leave any "type A"/perfectionist…

Once you've used up bushels of apples to make cider as well as caramel and candy apples, make these apple shrunken heads out of the remaining fruit. Peel, carve and then dry apples into spooky decorations.

Shrunken Apple Heads Shrunken apple heads are great fun to make with the kids for a halloween party. These shrunken heads are made...