Golden 50. Watermelon Carving Display For 50th Anniversary

'Golden 50' fruit carving display

The fruit display is made for 50 years anniversary. The inscription in watermelon says 'Golden 50'.

This is a 3rd fruit display I make for one client, a girl with the Apple Cats.
The 'Golden 50' fruit platter was for her uncle's birthday.

I tryed a new color combination, it's orange, carrot, yellow bell pepper and beet-root.
Hope, this design will become popular. I like it very much.

The most popular design in November 2013 was the "Australian" fruit plate. I carved it 4 times for different clients, with different inscriptions.

Beautiful yellow and orange color combination

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Fruit Carving Display For Pink-And-White Wedding

Hearts and love signs at watermelon

When I work on a carving display I think how it will fit the whole decoration of the event.

At our first meeting with a client I always ask about the idea of a head table decor. I consider any details, a cake, fabric color, a wedding bouquet. And then I can suggest a proper design of fruit display.

This time I worked on Pink-and-White wedding. When I came to the event hall and saw all the beauty I got amazed. My fruit display fit perfectly the head table dressing!

By the way, what do you think of my new roses with wavy petals, carved of beet-root with Kom-Kom knife? I am going to use them for a carving exhibition that we are having at the end of November.

As for the watermelon design, a bride asked to carve some more hearts or signs, or something that could explain their feelings. I suggested to carve these male and female signs. The girl said 'Wow, great, perfect, I love it!'

Just wanted to share this story with you to show how I work :))

Tools:
small and big U-cutters for the apple carving
Kom-Kom thai knife for the beet-root and daikon roses
Thai knife for the watermelon carving

Beet-root roses wit wavy petals, apple carving and pinl daikon roses

the head table decoration for the Pink-and-White wedding

the head table decoration

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How To Carve And Color Flowers of Vegetables. Carnation and Orchid Flowers

This small carving bouquet  in the photo is made with materials, which left after the "Australian" fruit display.

It's a simple bouquet arranged in martini glass, with carnation and orchid flowers carved of daikon radish. 

Today's post is about carving and coloring vegetable flowers.

How to color vegetable carving flowers

Liquid food colorings are perfect for carving needs. 10-15 drops are enough to 300 ml of water.

Add more coloring drops when you want to have your flowers brighter.

In 10 minutes remove your flowers on to a paper towel. Let them dry for a while (about 10 minutes).

You are done. Now you can use the colored flowers for arranging a display.

How to color flowers carved of vegetables

Simple technique of carving Orchids of vegetables

In my fruit carving job I use this quick technique to make branches of orchid flowers named Phalaenopsis. 

You will need:

a piece of daikon

a radish

Instruction:

1. Peel daikon and cut sides in angle to a point. 

2. Carve a simple flower as shown in the picture.

3. Correct  petals with a knife.

4. Color the flower in green.

5. Carve a rose of radish and pick together the green flower and the rose with a toothpick.

Simple method of carving orchid of vegetable

Color flowers of dailon in green

I like arranging these simple flowers in branches of orchids:

branches of orchid flowers arranged in an edible ikebana

How to carve carnation of vegetable.

Alternative method

I know two methods of carving carnation flower of vegetables. 

A famous one can be learned by watching the tutorial Thai Vegetable and Fruit Carving Book and VCD Multimedia, Original from Thailand

The other method of carving carnation was demonstrated by Thai chef, Mr.Chat Kunsri, at Carving Contest 2011 in Tokyo. The Chef did the flower in watermelon. See the pictures from his demo How To Carve Carnation In Watermelon

Carnation of daikon, carved by the Chef's method, and colored after.

Colored flowers in a fruit carving arrangement

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Fruit Carving Display From Australian Customer

Few days ago I got a call from Australia.

A Russian family from Applecross, Western Australia, would love to send a birthday fruit arrangement to their relative who lives on Sakhalin in my home town. 

Today the birthday guy was given with the fruit present and greetings. 

Here are photographs of the display.

Birthday fruit carving display

Fruits:
watermelon, apples, kiwi, grapes, plums, mandarins, phisalys

Vegetable carving flowers:
carrot, daikon. radish

Tools:
Thai knife for watermelon carving
UV-knives for apple garnish and flowers

In my next post I will show how to carve the flowers and color them.

Vegetable carving flowers and fruit plate

Back side of the display

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Edible Button. Fun Apple Garnish

I continiue the series of easy fruit garnishes for drinks.  This edible button of apple is a real fun.

You will need:
an apple,
an orange,
small U-knife
peeler with eyers

Instruction:
1. Cut a slice of apple with skin
2. Make 4 holes with a small U-knife
3. Carve 2 strips in orange using a peeler eyer
4. Insert the strips into the holes. They are threads imitation
5. Decorate the button's rim
6. Use the button as a fun garnish for drinks and desserts.

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One-Year-Old Birthday Watermelon Carving With a Bow

Watermelon carving design with waves and a big bow on top, made for the birthday of 1 year old girl named Darina. Inscription in the watermelon says 'Darina is 1 year old'.

The fruit platter in a shape of heart went to chocolate fountain.

      

More watermelon carvings:

Watermelon Carving Tutorial, Skills Trainig

Groom and Bride Watermelon Carving

Watermelon Sculpture For Children

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Watermelon Carving. Skill Training #2

Watermelon carving by my hand

This watermelon design is originated by japanese carving artist Yukari Tango. 

I saw this design at Facebook, it was reposted by my FB friends.  It captured my attention. I learned it details and tryed to carve in a small watermelon, which I kept for practising. 

Few days later I found a video of Yukari, she carves the same design in it. 

In this post I share the video How to carve this watermelon, and attached a few step-by-step pictures of my watermelon.

Video on the watermelon carving by Yukari Tango

Step-by-step photos and final work of mine

my work, carved in a watermelon from a local farmer market

Central part of the design

Steps

See also:
Watermelon Carving. Skills Training #1
Groom and Bride design for watermelon carving
My soap key to Miho Morita soap carving

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Wedding Watermelon Carving. Groom And Bride Design

Related posts about wedding watermelon carving:

How to carve Roses and Heart watermelon

How to make fruit tower with grape and apples

Groom and Bride design

I took some pictures when I was carving this watermelon with Groom and Bride image.

The whole view of the wedding fruit display at the head table:

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Soap Key For A Special Lock

Soap key 

This soap key opens a special lock. 

Once chating at Facebook with Miho Morita, my teacher in Japan and the author of the beautiful keyhole soap carving on the picture below, I asked who kept a key of that lock. Miho-sensei suggested me to carve the key for her.

I carved the key out of a white soap bar. Can't wait to check if it fits the hole.

Soap keyhole by Miho Morita

Miho Morita writes books about soap carving. One of them, Soap Carving - Fragrance Flower And Sweets, can be ordered at Amazon  USA.

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Watermelon Carving. Skills Training

I bought the small watermelon at a local farmer market, and was surprised when I found it was without seeds and perfect for carving. So I kept it for training.

Since the time of my carving study at Malisa school in Thailand I wanted to try the learned soap carving designs in watermelon.

The imported watrmelons are big and hard to carve. Last week I broke two thai knives while carving on it skin. That is a terriblre loss. They were my favorite knives, one Triangle knife and one was thai...

But this local watrrmelon is just from my dreams, very soft and good for carving small details.So I did this soap design in it. You can compare the two designs and tell me which you like, in soap or in watermelon.

Thai carving art in watermelon

P.S.: If you find a grammar mistake or misspelling in this blog, please feel free to correct it by mailing me. Thus you help to make the blog better and pleasant to read, you also help me to improve my English to tell you more about carving art.

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Butternut Squash Cat

Butternut squash cat

When I saw the small butternut squashes at market I decided that could be a pretty cat statuette for my collection.. 

This cat has 4 flowers of different types carved around the pumpkin body. They are very small flowers. 

I have been carving the cat for 3 evenings :)) after job. The eyes are painted with CD marker (see Pumpkin Buddies - Easy Halloween Project)

Remeber to check out the Cat Carving Collection. It was updated with new cat shared by Ivelin Stanchev.

Tools to carve pumpkins:

                  

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New page with pictures from my classes

I have added a new page to my blog with pictures from my carving lessons and live demonstrations. Check up My classes  in the menu bar for more information about my activities.

I hope to see you and your creations in My class photo gallery some day! :)

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Orange Carving

What kind of garnish you can do with orange?

A flower of the orange, slice garnish, basket carved of orange, or Teddy Bear sculpture of orange.

I made a collection of orange carvings and garnishes. Today's entry a pattern carved in orange skin, made with a thai knife.

Orange carving on skin

A few days later I cleaned inside the dry orange, inserted a small lamp and got a lantern:

Orange lantern

More ideas of orange carving and fruit sculpturing:

Orange Cat

      

   Orange rabbit  

                  

Orange Teddy Bear

 

   Orange peel flowers

      

    Orange skin garnishes

 

  Orange bouquet with candle

  

Linking to I Heart Nap Time, 
The Mandatory Mooch

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Teddy Bear Made of Oranges. Baby Shower Ideas.

Teddy Bear fruit sculpture of oranges was made for a baby boy birthday.  If you are looking for a baby shower idea, this fruit display is a perfect one.

Blue ribblon says 'It's a boy!' 

The Teddy Bear is the same cute as the Apple Panda. They are my latest invention. Love to add them to fruit displays and fruit platters for children. 

Teddy Bear of oranges

Learn how to make out this fruit Panda with the PDF tutorial

Cute Fruit Sculptures For Children

Fruit display for boy baby birthday

Related posts:
Cute Cats Carving Sculptures For Children
Books and Guides To Fruit Business
Pumpkin Tree With Animals

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Bird Carved Of Pumpkin

Another bird carved of pumpkin.

I used the following carving tools:
V-knife for the white chrysanthemum (chinese cabage),
peeler for the carrot garnish,
U-knife for the feather decoration.

Bird carved of pumpkin

Related posts:
Pumpkin Fire Bird
Parrots Carved Of Daikon Radish
Doves Carved Of Radish
Swans 

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Simple Apple And Lemon Garnishes For Drinks

These garnishes are very easy and quick to make. You just need some cookie cutters. Your kids will help you. 

Bicolor Heart garnish of apples

Bicolor heart garnish made of apples

You will need:
red and green apples,
heart cookie cutters in big and small sizes

Instruction:
1. Cut two slices of green and red apples
2. Using a big cutter cut out red and green hearts. Then using a small cutter carve out a small heart inside the big heart.
3. Swap the small hearts to compose the bicolor hearts.
4. Srick the garnish to the glass by cutting both small and big hearts like shown at the picture.

Instruction on making easy apple garnish

Butterfly garnish of apple and lemon

Butterfly garnish of apple

You will need:
lemon and red apple,
butterfly cookie cutter.

 Instruction:

1. Take a slice of red apple.
2. Using a bitterfly cutter carve out the batterfly garnish.
3. The apple batterfly and a lemon slice to be set on the glass.

Step instruction on how to garnish wth lemon and apple

Check out other ideas of using cookie cutters for making food garnishes:

Flower cookie cutters (mini pizza, sandwiches and sweet baking)

Stars cookie cutters for salad garnishes

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