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Pumpkin Creatures: Owls
  • Large pumpkin
  • Miniature pumpkins or gourds
  • Drill with 5/8-inch bit
  • Light strands
  • Toothpicks
  • Wood gouge: No. 8 sweep gouges, by Henry Taylor: 20 mm (No. 143452), $24.99, from Woodcraft, woodcraft.com; Speedball Lino set No. 1 (No. 40203-1009), $8.23 from dickblick.com
  • Miniature saw: Knife blades (No. 94824138), $6.89 for 5; handle (No. 68069697), $5.59 by X-Acto, from createforless.com
  • Sturdy spoon or melon baller
  • Carving Kit: Pumpkin Masters Pumpkin (No. YHPMCK2006REG), $6.95; Pumpkin Kids Carving and Activity set (No. YHPMKDCAK), $6.99, from yankeeharvest.com
Choir Boys
  • A keyhole saw or miniature saw: Drywall keyhole saw (No. 90294), $5.98, from lowes.com; saw blades (No. 94824138), $6.89 for 5; handle (No. 68069697), $5.59 by X-Acto, from createforless.com
  • Plaster scraper or large spoon
  • Black marker and white paper, or our template
  • Masking tape
  • Needle tool or awl: Needle tool (No. PNH), 86 cents, from 7ceramic.com
  • Miniature flashlights, battery-powered candles, or light sticks: (No. 81695406), $8.59 for 4, createforless.com
  • Apple corer: (No. 112209), $7.95, cooking.com
Pumpkin Carving 101
  • Linoleum cutter: Linoleum cutter set (No. 40203-1029), $11.94, by Speedball, from dickblick.com
  • Hole cutter: (No. 287283), 7/8-inch, $6.49; (No. 173334), $2.77, from pearlpaint.com
  • Miniature saw: Blades (No. 94824138), $6.89 for 5; handle (No. 68069697), $5.59 by X-Acto, from createforless.com
  • Wood gouges: No. 8 sweep gouges, by Henry Taylor: 20 mm (No. 143452), $24.99; 13 mm (No. 143449), $23.99; and 7 mm (No. 143447), $22.99; from woodcraft.com
  • Keyhole saw: (No. 90294) from lowes.com
  • Power drill
  • Awl, needle tool, or pin: Needle tool (No. PNH), 86 cents, from 7ceramic.com
  • Lace tool: Similar tools available from smallparts.com
  • TTRB-14-12-01: Brass C260 Round Telescoping Seamless Tubing, 15/32-inch diameter by .014-inch wall by 12-inch length (pack of 1), $4.70, from smallparts.com
  • TTSB-05-12-01: Brass C260 Square Telescoping Tubing, 7/32-inch by .014 inch by 12 inches, No. ASTM B-135, $2, from smallparts.com
  • RBRT-12/24-12: Bronze C385 Rectangular Tubing, 3/4 inch by 1 1/2 inches by .1 inch by 12 inches, $13.15, from smallparts.com
  • TTHB-5-12-01: Brass C260 Hexagonal Telescoping Tubing, 3/16 inch across flats by .014 inch by 12 inch, $3.83, from smallparts.com
  • Cookie cutters
  • Melon baller
  • Fleshing tool: No. FT453, $3.12, from 7ceramic.com
Black Magic Pumpkins
  • Pumpkins
  • Miniature saw: Blades (No. 94824138), $6.89 for five, and handle (No. 68069697), for $5.59 by X-Acto, from createforless.com
  • Plaster scraper
  • Masking tape
  • Black floral spray: (No. 16178260), 6.29, createforless.com
  • Battery-powered light: (No. 81695406), $8.59 per four, createforless.com
  • Needle tool or awl: Needle Tool (PNH) $0.86, from Ceramic Supply Inc., 7ceramic.com
  • Waxed paper
  • Straight pins
Snake Pumpkins