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Although I think using a pumpkin carving 'stencil' or 'pattern' is cheating, it's what most people use these days if they want a better-than-ordinary jack-o-lantern sitting on their front porch. Before I share with you links for pumpkin-carving stencils and patterns, I first want to share with you some of my most interesting posts on cool pumpkins from years past.
The Sculpted Pumpkins of Scott Cummins
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Pumpkin Carving Grows Even Geekier
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The Amazing Pumpkins by Maniac Pumpkin Carvers
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One of the more popular this year are the AKC Dog Breed stencils featured on the Better Homes & Garden site. But rather than show you those formal images, the photo outtakes from the shoot are far more fun to look at:
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Printable and download-able pumpkin carving stencils and patterns:
Zombie Pumpkins Stencils
Patterns from Pumpkin Lady
Better Homes & Gardens large selection of pumpkin stencils
More free carving stencils and patterns
For you dog lovers, here's a bunch of breed stencils
Now, you have no excuses for a lame pumpkin, Get carving!