Carve the perfect Halloween masterpiece! 14 fang-tastic patterns for: Sugar Skull - Frankenstein - Bat - Creeper - Black Cat - Witch on Broomstick - Ghosts & Ghouls - Scarecrow - ...and more! Whether you're a first-time pumpkin carver or an experienced pro, create the best jack-o-lantern on the block with this handy guide! Impress those trick-or-treaters with clever, easy-to-carve, easy-to-make pumpkin ideas. Easy Pumpkin Carving offers tips and tricks to make your pumpkin carving easier, faster, and more effective, plus techniques for simple but innovative pumpkin carvings that go way beyond traditional methods. Create luminary pumpkins and etched pumpkins, combine multiple pumpkins in creative ways, or embellish pumpkins without even touching a knife! With inspirational color photos and over a dozen ready-to-use pumpkin carving patterns, you're sure to have a spooktacular Halloween with Easy Pumpkin Carving ! Get your pumpkins, get your book. Now's the time to hone up your craft with this excellent instructional companion piece. You will amaze yourself and your neighborhood. Good fun! -- Ottawa Public Library A wonderful fun book that will go out year after year. It is simple but comprehensive. It goes over various tools and techniques of pumpkin carving and decorating, it includes stencils, and even a short lesson on various types of pumpkins. -- Ryan A. Franklin, Illinois State Library All in all, a short, but comprehensible and clear guide on pumpkin carving with lots of tips and tricks. -- Twirling Book Princess Create the best jack-o-lantern on the block with this handy guide. Get tips and tricks for spooktacular pumpkin carving, with innovative techniques, inspirational color photos, and 12 ready-to-use carving patterns. Create the Perfect Halloween Masterpiece! Whether you're a first-time pumpkin carver or an experienced pro, create the best jack-o-lantern on the block with this handy guide! Greet trick-or-treaters and have a spooktacular Halloween with these simple, easy-to-carve and easy-to-make pumpkin ideas. Inside you'll find tips and tricks to make your pumpkin carving easier, faster, and more effective with techniques that go way beyond traditional methods, plus ideas for embellishing your pumpkins without carving. Mix it up this Halloween with 14 fang-tastic patterns for: Sugar Skull - Frankenstein - Bat - Creeper - Black Cat - Witch on Broomstick - Ghosts & Ghouls - Scarecrow - and more! Colleen Dorsey is a writer specializing in the craft and hobby industry, and an editor at Design Originals and Fox Chapel Publishing. Colleen has edited books on many topics, including foam and paper crafts, jewelry making, and children's crafts. She graduated from Johns Hopkins University with a degree in creative writing, and in her spare time she enjoys writing fiction, making jewelry, and upcycling findings into crafty new items.