"Portions of this book were originally published in Woodcarving illustrated magazine"--Title page verso.

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.

A new twist on classic holiday tradition: Learn to carve three-dimensional faces and scenes in pumpkins using tools as simple as kitchen knives or as complex as gouges and chisels. This is a perfect book for woodcarvers who are looking for new and inexpensive ways to celebrate Halloween. Its also a great book for Halloween aficionados who are looking for a new way to have the best pumpkin carvings on the block.

Pumpkin artist Ray Villafane has been featured at comics shows for sculpting collectibles and action figures.

Light up your Halloween with our Pumpkin Carving Stencils! What's Inside... This book contains 50+ stencil design options to choose from. Designs ranging from easy to complex. Detailed instructions and carving tips! Designs Include: Fun, scary and cute Pumpkin Faces Bats, Cats, Owls and Spiders Ghost, Zombies, Frankensteins Skeletons, Sugar Skull, Vampires, and more! Get your copy now!

From the former editor-in-chief of Real Simple, enjoy this hilarious and deeply insightful take on the indignities of middle age and how to weather them with grace: "A pure pleasure to read" (Cathi Hanauer, author of Gone). ​ Do you hate the term “middle age?” So does Kristin van Ogtrop, who is still trying to come up with a less annoying way to describe those years when you find yourself both satisfied and outraged, confident and confused, full of appreciation but occasional disdain for the world around you. Like an intimate chat with your best friend, this mostly funny, sometimes sad, always affirming volume from longtime magazine journalist van Ogtrop is a celebration of that period of life when mild humiliations are significantly outweighed by a self-actualized triumph of the spirit. Finally! Featuring stories from her own life, as well as anecdotes from her unwitting friends and family, van Ogtrop encourages you to laugh at the small irritations of midlife: neglectful children, stealth insomnia, forks that try to kill you, t.v. remotes that won’t find Netflix, abdominal muscles that can’t seem to get the job done. But also to acknowledge the things you may have lost: innocence, unbridled optimism, smooth skin. Dear friends. Parents. It’s all here: the sublime and the ridiculous, living together in the pages of this book as they do in your heart, like a big messy family, in this no-better-term-for-it middle age.

Unicorns have magic . . . NOT Emma. When Grandma gives Emma a special necklace to help her find her magic, she can't believe it. Then she meets Flash-a little unicorn on a big mission. Evil witches have turned the other unicorns into pigs, and Flash needs Emma's help to change them back. Can Emma find her bravery and the magic within before it's too late, or will all of the unicorns be doomed? The Unicorn Princess is a modern fairy tale inspired by old and new stories alike, including titles such as Frozen, Hansel and Gretel, Peter Pan, and The Wizard of Oz. This sweet and enchanting tale is told from the perspective of a little girl who sometimes struggles with courage and believing in herself. The book shows that sometimes our fears create opportunities to grow and show ourselves that we can! And of course the whole story is told with a bit of magic and a whole lot of sparkle!

Create the perfect atmosphere for a spooky Halloween with this book of 101 Pumpkin Carving Stencils! With a large range of different stencils from beginner to advanced and from small to extra-large you're sure to find the perfect stencil for your pumpkin inside. Instructions on how to use the stencils to carve your pumpkin are provided on the back of the book. Learn how to carve witches, bats, zombies, tombstones, skulls, skeletons, spiders and so much more!

Follow along with clear, step-by-step instructions, illustrations and photographs, to learn how to make a realistic human skull out of a pear-shaped pumpkin. Then go beyond the skull, see a collection of Mike's 3d pumpkin carvings for inspiration, and get some tips on how to turn any ordinary pumpkin into a disturbingly realistic 3d masterpiece!

SHOW-HOW GUIDES: PUMPKIN CARVING is a primer for curious minds with a clear, fun graphic style that invites any kid to get started designing their pumpkins. This pocket-sized 101 includes a curated collection of 18 essential cutting and carving techniques. Every step is illustrated, allowing kids to easily master the basics, regardless of how they learn. Readers will learn to cut, scoop, and spook with pumpkins in both classic and unique styles. SHOW-HOW GUIDES offers visual, step-by-step introductions to skills that every kid should know―from hair braiding and paper airplanes, to drawing animals, pumpkin carving, gingerbread houses, and more! Whether you’re a second grader learning to make friendship bracelets for the first time or an adult looking to master the art of knots, these comics will give you the skills you’ll treasure through childhood and beyond.