outdoors

IN S T A N T IM P A C T

POLKA

p u m p k in

A gray kabocha squash,

top left,

is studded with cores from yellow, orange, and

green squashes. GHOSTLY GOURD Tap a metal biscuit cutter with a rubber mallet into a white

pumpkin,

bottom left,

to cut eyes and mouth. Cut pupils and teeth from eye sections with an apple

corer. Attach pupils and teeth with toothpicks, and dribble a few seeds from the pumpkin’s mouth

for extra spookiness,

f r e s h

f l o w e r s

Use an apple corer to cut flower centers and a triangle

clay loop tool to carve petal designs,

top

and

bottom right.

102 OCTOBER

2008

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