There really wasn't another adjective to use for this hoot-owl pumpkin stencil. With its pretty florals, leaf shapes, and polka dots, this owl is just undeniably cute. (OK, it might be charming ...

Perforate the stencil lines with a needle tool, piercing through both the paper and the pumpkin skin underneath. Hint: Keep pin holes closely spaced, ideally within 1/8 inch of each other.

So you've read our guides to carving, preserving, and illuminating the perfect pumpkin, but you still need an idea of what to carve. Our friends at the How-To Geek show us how to make a stencil ...

Choose your stencil before you go shopping so you can get a pumpkin that is best suited for that particular design. Don't buy pumpkins with nicks or bruises (they don't last very long). Try to ...

It can be done! All it takes is a pumpkin, carving tools and your handy-dandy Vin Scully stencil. And get this, the stencil template is free.

3. Tape your stencil to pumpkin 4. Using something with a small sharp edge, like a toothpick, needle or nail, punch holes along the lines of the stencil. 5. Remove the stencil when finished. 6.

The stencil is free and available to download online. In order to create the perfect Fiona pumpkin, Cincy Shirts recommends that you buy a big enough pumpkin the fit the hippo stencil.