Halloween Russian Doll fruit carving!

 by deadinsect
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You get a load of fruits of different sizes that fit inside each other like russian dolls, and you carve them like pumpkins. They look really cute when they're all lined up, and it's a quick easy fun project that anyone can do.
 
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Step 1: Procurement

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Go to the supermarket and buy the fruit. We used, in order of descending size:

Pumpkin
Melon
pomegranite
orange
lemon
lime

check the sizes, and try to get quite round fruit. e.g. rummage around for a -round- lemon.
precious_sweetie_4u says: Feb 23, 2008. 4:52 PM
XD this is way too cute. I think my fav is the pomegranate
jessyratfink says: Oct 26, 2007. 9:52 PM
The lemon and lime are so adorable.
deadinsect (author) in reply to jessyratfinkOct 27, 2007. 3:17 PM
everyone loves the lime! next time round, I want to do a kumquatkumquat too, with a tiny mini shaved down tea light candle in it...
gmoon says: Oct 27, 2007. 6:37 AM
These are "Matryoshka dolls"--my wife's family is Russian, and we have a few.

Wikipedia says:

Matryoshka is a derivative of the Russian female first name "Matryona", which is traditionally associated with a corpulent, robust, rustic Russian woman.

But my wife says it's a traditional russian name for grandmother...
deadinsect (author) in reply to gmoonOct 27, 2007. 3:16 PM
thanks for the tip - I had no idea how to spell that...!
gmoon in reply to gmoonOct 27, 2007. 6:38 AM
Oh, and it's a cool project!
technick29 says: Oct 27, 2007. 10:47 AM
Blast, you beat me to the punch! Great documentation.
deadinsect (author) in reply to technick29Oct 27, 2007. 3:15 PM
thanks dude! it's all about the slideshow.
T3h_Muffinator says: Oct 27, 2007. 1:07 PM
That's an awesome idea! I give you a round of applause! applaud
whatsisface says: Oct 27, 2007. 11:45 AM
Great idea! [+]
canida says: Oct 27, 2007. 9:45 AM
This is awesome! You should add it to the DIY Halloween contest.
thewoodcarver says: Oct 26, 2007. 11:32 PM
Way Cool !!
oskay says: Oct 26, 2007. 9:07 PM
Brilliant concept!
LinuxH4x0r says: Oct 26, 2007. 8:32 PM
Awesome! i'll have to try that some time. Great idea and instructable!
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