Halloween Pumpkin Lamp

I began by sketching out the idea of the pumpkin lamp I have in mind, basically, it is just a pumpkin with an LED light in the center (Photo 1), and the light can shine through the lamp. 

So I figured that creating pumpkin slices around the LED light to build the basic pumpkin body, so light could shine through to create some mysterious look, and Halloween figures could be put on each slice to create the mood. 

So each slice should be large enough to fit adequate designs and should have enough slices, to create the shape of a pumpkin. Photo 2 shows the side view of my design, and photo 3 shows the top view, there will be 12 slices of half pumpkin. 

 In Silhouette Studio, I put together my design files. 

Photo 1 shows the steps that I create my pumpkin slice.

1. Drew a pumpkin shape with just the outline
2. Divided the pumpkin into sections, left and right slices, and the stem
3. Close up the slices, and create some patterns on the stem
4. Create slots for the Holding Disks

Photo 2 showing the step how I created the Holding Disk

1. Drew a circle with the dimension of the LED light
2. Offset by 0.4in to create a larger circle
3. Subtract the small circle from the large one to create the ring
4. Adding 12 slots to the ring for 12 slices of pumpkin

So we ended up with left and right pumpkin slices and the top and bottom holding disks, see Photo 3. Any design added to the basic shapes will determine the scheme of the pumpkin.

I am putting together for Halloween, so spider, spider web, bat, witch, tomb, ghost, hunted house, and of course, Jack-o-Lantern pumpkins definitely have to be included. Here are 6 sets of my creations. 

Basically, you can add any patterns that you like, just make sure to connect the designs to the outline of the basic pumpkin outline as much as possible to ensure the stability of the designs.

After you are satisfied with the designs, export them to SVG format and put them to the test.

Upload the SVG design files onto xTool Creative Space, and connect to your machine.

With my 10W M1, 3mm basswood, I use the power of 100, and speed 4 and 1 pass was sufficient to cut through all my designs. 

This is an optional or a creative step. It is entirely up to you.  Since I'm thinking of putting it on my front porch, so I decided to color it to make it more inviting.

So deep Orange, dark purple, black, white, and some silver are the basic colors I've used here.

Assembly is very simple.

1. I inserted the LED light fixture into the bottom Holding Disk first, 
2. Then add just a small dab of glue to the slots of your pumpkin slice and the disk, carefully inserting the pumpkin slice into the top and bottom holding disks, one slice at a time. and till all the slices are added to the holding disk
3. Add the stem onto the top, turn on the light, and your lantern is done.