WILD THINGS TEMPLATES Get the how-tos and templates for our spooky pumpkin

crafts, featuring etching and relief carving techniques, in this printable download.

Featured in the October 2019

Better Homes & Gardens® magazine.

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TOOLS & MATERIALS • Spoon for cleaning inside • Patterns, below and on following pages

• Tape • Pin • Thin, sharp crafts knife • Wood carving gouges

BASICS In addition to carving away sections of pumpkin shell, these projects use etching techniques

that remove the outer layer of skin to create details. Clean the pumpkin After scooping out the seeds and strings, scrape away at least a 1/2 inch of flesh from inside the pumpkin so more light glows through the etched areas. Attach stencils Use a photocopier to enlarge or reduce the pattern to fit the pumpkin. Tape pattern in place.

Using a pin, pierce the paper along the stencil lines to make closely spaced pinpricks. Etch, then carve Use a gouge to etch large sections and a crafts knife to outline and cut out fine details. Referencing your printed stencil, etch by removing top layer of skin within dotted lines. Then fully carve away areas in solid lines. (Etching first prevents breakage.)

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