Watermelon turtle tutorial that is super easy and sure to please!
I saw a picture of a watermelon turtle while flipping thru Pinterest one day. I didn’t save it but decided to try and recreate it from my memory.
It turned out pretty cute!
Start by cutting the turtle almost in half lengthwise. Leave one half a little thicker this will be the belly of the turtle.
Next using a melon baller scoop out all the flesh into little balls. Scoop from both the main “belly” part of melon and the “lid”.
To have a little color contrast I used the melon baller on a cantaloupe too.
For the turtle shell, I cut the “lid” section out of the top piece. You will have extra pieces leftover so set them aside.
I carved “ancient turtle markings” haha into the oval circle with a zester tool in my kitchen drawer.
You could probably use any type of a sharp scrapping tool to get this look but I used my peeler tool.
I used the little round edges of it to scrape off the skin in areas to make designs in the “shell”.
I bought this at Ikea but here is a link to a similar one here.
Be as creative as you want there is no rules on this.
With the leftover pieces I cut out 4 little legs. (Sorry my picture is a bit blurry). On each foot I cut a jagged edge or little triangles at one end to make them look webbed.
I cut out an oval shaped piece for the head and a little triangle piece for the tail.
The eyes were made by placing 2 large chocolate chips on the head with some syrup!
It really looked so adorable! My family made me a watermelon birthday cake one year because my birthday is in July. You can see it here.
I have also made a pirate ship out of a watermelon too.
What kind of things have you made with watermelon?
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This is so clever, congrats on the feature at Savvy, I'm so glad because somehow I missed it last week! Cutest watermelon thing I've ever seen!
Jenna
This is soo cute ! Awesome!
Oh My! I love this! That is just sooooo cute! Now, I'm pinning yours. laurie
Just to cute..... I love it. I pinned right away so I don't forget how to make it for our next outdoor party.
Such a cute watermelon centerpiece. Thanks for inviting me to link up.
This is beyond cute! What a cleve idea. You did a great job.
Suzanne of Simply Suzannes at Home
So darn cute!
Absolutley brilliant - so so cute!!!