Halloween Decorating Ideas

Here’s a monstrously good deal. Planning a artsy pumpkin carving this year? Check out the  Better Homes & Gardens website, where the magazine is offering 36 printable pumpkin stencils for free.

Among the stencils are more than a dozen that let you carve a pumpkin to resemble your favorite breed of dog. Choices include Chihuahuas, Beagles, Boxers, Dachshunds, Golden Retrievers, Labs, German Shepards, and Pugs. More standard spoooky fare stencils, like crows, bats, spiders, witches, etc. can be found here.

Sunset Magazine  also offers ideas for Halloween decorating, ingenious pumpkin carving ideas, step-by-step instructions,and  a couple templates.

And don’t forget, there is a list of free and cheap Sonoma County things to do for Halloween here.