Pumpkin Crafting

The ultimate guide to carving, painting and dressing up pumpkins for Halloween, Thanksgiving and autumnal decor, complete with tips and recipes for enjoying the whole pumpkin all season long.

Your ultimate guide to carving, painting and decorating pumpkins for your home, complete with tips and recipes for getting the most out of your pumpkin all season long. From playful and whimsical pumpkins that will liven up Halloween, Day of the Dead or Thanksgiving parties to sophisticated and elegant designs that will bring autumnal charm to your home all season long, you'll find projects to suit every style and taste. Divided and organised into helpful sections, you'll find: A guide to the tools, tips and techniques that will help you achieve the best results Pumpkin carving projects, for transforming your pumpkins and seasonal gourds into show-stopping jack-o-lanterns Pumpkin painting projects, for transforming your pumpkin with a lick of paint, no sharp objects required Pumpkin dressing projects, for turning your pumpkin into an original creation with glue, tape and other odds and ends And recipes, for using every part of the pumpkin to create delicious meals and tasty snacksEach project features easy-to-follow instructions, whilst beautiful photographs throughout will give you all the inspiration you need. And handy templates at the back of the book can be copied and used again and again for perfect results every time.