From The Sticky Tongue Project:
An Edible Turtle
The only kind of turtle that should ever be eaten … what do you think?
Materials Needed For the Watermelon Turtle:
1 Oblong watermelon
Knife
Melon baller or other scoop spoon
Channel knife (you can substitute with the top of a standard vegetable peeler)
Dry erase marker
2 Peppercorns, or other eye pieces
Fruit salad
Leaves, plants, or other accents as desired
Toothpicks or other skewersInstructions for the Watermelon Turtle:
Choose an oblong seedless watermelon for carving.
Wash watermelon and pat dry.
Cut in half lengthwise.
Hollow out both sides, using a melon baller.
Carve out block design in the bottom side, using a channel knife.
Use a dry erase marker to trace turtle shell, legs, and head on top side of watermelon.
Carve shapes with knife, and add designs with channel knife.
Add peppercorns to the eye holes to fill.
Fill bottom with fruit salad.
Attach legs and head to shell, using strong toothpicks or skewers, and put on top of salad. Add accents around base with leaves and plants.
I love it! So cute!
I love it as well. You’re welcome
By the way, this comment landed in the spam bin (like sometimes happens to other non-spamming commentators as well); I rescued it 
too cute to eat!!
I tend to agree with you
However, it is better that people eat this than real turtles 
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Hi, thanks for the reblog!
It’s a brilliant picture!
Yes, it certainly is. It also takes a lot of work with the knife on the watermelon.
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It looks great! You need a lot of talent and patience to do that. Congratulations!
Thank you!