Pumpkin Skulls And Other Silly Things

"How to carve a skull out of a pumpkin, one step at time."

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.

Charlie O'Shields is the creator of Doodlewash®, founder of World Watercolor Month in July, and host of the Sketching Stuff podcast. Every single day, for over three years, he created a watercolor illustration and wrote a short essay about whatever came to mind that day and posted it on his blog. These are some of the collected favorites along with some brand new musings. With over 180 illustrations, this book is part personal memoir and sometimes just a randomly fun romp through the sillier bits of this crazy world we all inhabit. Written to take on the impossible task of inspiring creativity, unleashing your inner child, and instilling hope, it will, at the very least, make you smile and touch your heart.

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.

Thirty-seven frightful, fanciful, and friendly designs for pumpkin-carving.

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!

Every October 31, children--and even some adults--dress up in costumes. Some go door-to-door looking for a treat, some carve faces into pumpkins, and others tell scary stories about Dracula and frankenstein. But where do these traditions come from?

Otho was born with a pumpkin for a head. And despite what one might think, he was not seen as a curiosity by his family.So begins this brilliantly droll tale of a very unusual boy. Otho loses his pumpkin head-quite literally-when a bat decides it would make a good home. And despite what one might think, this is not the end for Otho, but the beginning of a great adventure. Is Otho's story a parable? A cautionary tale? A celebration of the individual? A head trip? That is something each reader (and Otho) will have to decide. . . . .

Full of cute details and surprises, these 42 spooky, funny coloring pages feature skulls, zombies, trick or treaters, scary candy, graveyards, spiders, bats and other cool things. Original designs that will keep kids busy for hours while promoting concentration and providing stress-relief and relaxation. Get in the Halloween spirit now - or any time of the year! Ages 7 and up PRODUCT DETAILS + 42 coloring pages + Large 8x10 inch format (20.32 x 25.4 cm) + Cool, creative and original designs + High gloss cover and sturdy binding + Single sided pages with black backing + Made in the USA ++ A unique, affordable gift idea for your family or any special child who loves Halloween themes. ++ A cute Halloween party favor for kids ++ Check out our other Halloween-theme designs (notebooks, sketchbooks) suitable for boys, girls, men and women from our notebook creator Pumpkin Prose.Scroll up, add to cart and get your own copy today!

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