Meryl's Notes Blog

Tomorrow is Halloween in the US and Dia de Los Muertos in Mexico. Happy October 31st should cover everyone. For those who see it as pumpkins, witches, and ghosts, there’s plenty of Halloween clipart for the taking.

Download Jack-O-Lantern stencils from Carving Pumpkins and Attack of the Zombie Pumpkins. Don’t fret, there are cute ones like Taz, Sponge Bob, Homer Simpson (betcha thought you’d never hear Homer and cute in the same sentence) and a horse. The site also has step-by-step instructions on how to carve. The carving kits and stencils have made pumpkin carving a breeze. I did a few characters from Peanuts and they actually looked good! Me, the non-artist, did something I liked and I never like my stuff. [Link: Researchbuzz]