Pumpkin carving is an easy skill to master. This book, by award-winning artist Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell, contains 20 fun projects for decorating pumpkins, squashes, and gourds, with ideas that will appeal to both children and adults. There are scary faces for Halloween, beautiful centerpieces that will transform any Christmas or Thanksgiving table, and stunning lanterns to light up your home or gaden. Each project has easy-to-follow instructions, with charming hand-drawn step-by-step illustrations. There are beautiful photographs of all the finished pieces, plus plenty of variations, tips, and techniques to inspire you to create your own decorated pumpkins and gourds. *Decorating for Halloween is more popular than ever. *The 20 projects include ideas for decorating gourds and squashes as well as pumpkins, so that you can have wonderful decorations throughout fall and winter. *Project variations provide extra inspiration and ideas for crafters.