We love free stuff around here so I thought I’d share a few sites I found with FREE pumpkin carving patterns to help get the ideas flowing. If you know of some more, please let us know and post them in the comments.

• Pumpkin Masters
• Martha Stewart – Halloween Central: Free Pumpkin Carving Templates, Pumpkin Carving and Decorating Ideas
• FamilyFun Disney – Pumpkin Carving Ideas
• Pumpkin Glow – For free “Un-Halloween” pumpkin carving patterns (patriotic, commercials characters, celebrities, etc.)
• The Pumpkin Lady- Several free pumpkin carving patterns, but you have to search for them throughout the different categories. *Note: Not every category has a free pattern.
• e.How.com
• DLTK.com – Free Pumpkin Carving Templates
• BHG.com (Better Homes & Garden) – Virtual Carve-a-Pumpkin & print template: requires registration
• BHG.com Halloween Printable Stencils

• BHG.com -Free Pumpkin-Carving Stencils of Favorite Dog Breeds
• Hershey’s – Trick or Treat Free Pumpkin Stencils
• Taste of Home – Pumpkin Carving Stencils
• History.com – Free Pumpkin Carving Stencils for Jack-o-Lanterns, sorted by beginning and advanced
• Reader’s Digest – 12 Free Printable Pumpkin Carving Stencils
• Worldwide Wildlife – Free WWF Pumpkin Carving Stencils
• Dot Com WOMEN – Over 12 patterns to choose from
• Celebrating-Halloween – Halloween Pumpkin Carving Ideas & Free Stencils, Templates & Patterns
• Extreme Pumpkins – Pumpkin Carving Ideas
• Pink Raygun.com – Free Twilight Pumpkin Carving Templates includes one of Edward from New Moon

And if that isn’t enough to get you started here are a few links to some sites with amazing pictures of carved pumpkins:

• PumpkinGutter.com – Huge picture gallery and awarded Cool Site of the Day from The Kim Komando Show
• Chicago Tribune – 25 Inspirational Pumpkin Carvings
• Walyou.com – 130 Halloween Pumpkin Carvings

Now if someone could just find a birthday themed carved pumpkin – we’ll be set to go!

If you know of some more free pumpkin carving patterns, stencils and/or templates, please share by posting a comment below!

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