How to use the Templates

Guts First 🩸
Scoop out the slimy insides (save those seeds if you’re a snacker). Thin the carving wall to about ½–¾ inch—trust me, your knives will thank you.
Summon the Stencil 🕯️
Tape the pattern to your pumpkin. Use a thumbtack to poke holes along the lines like you’re summoning a dotted ghost map. Remove the stencil, and voilà—your design has appeared.
Decode the Darkness 🦇
- White areas → Cut all the way through (open the portal).
- Gray areas → Scrape, don’t stab (ghostly shadows).
- Black areas → Leave them be (the void is powerful).

Tools of the Trade 🔪
- Cheap serrated pumpkin knives (the orange-handled ones—they work like black magic).
- A wood gouge for scraping… or just raid your toolbox and grab a flathead screwdriver.

Let There Be (Safe) Light 💡
Forget candles—they’ll roast your pumpkin into a mushy corpse.
Grab a clamp light from Walmart or any hardware store. Now here’s the trick: remove the clamp and the metal rim so you’re left with just the socket and cord.
Screw in a high-efficiency bulb (LED or CFL). They glow bright, stay cool, and keep your pumpkin from rotting before Halloween night.
Final Hexes & Hacks 🕸️
- Carve from the center out—don’t let your pumpkin collapse too soon.
- Broken piece? Toothpick surgery brings it back from the dead.
- Go slow, embrace the mess, and remember: spooky art > perfect art.