Jerry Ayers shows you how to add flair and style to your Halloween pumpkins with this new pumpkin carving video. Introducing what he calls the "half-moon" method of carving, Jerry quickly whittles facial features intended to scare the socks off any trick-or-treater! The video covers how to select a pumpkin, how to remove the insides and polish the outside, carve it (including a smoke hole at the top) and present it. Using pumpkins of various sizes and shapes, Ayers demonstrates what a wide selection of features to use with a jack-o-lantern. Although pumpkin carving is appealing to children of all ages, the video stresses that these techniques are for adult carving only. Unfortunately, the tape is not exactly stand-alone: the key to creating designer pumpkins is in a special carving knife that Ayers designed. The knife, and a book which includes 1,500 carving patterns, are available for 9.95 each plus shipping. The accessories factor make this otherwise commendable program a strictly optional purchase. (L. Stevens)
Designer Pumpkins by Jerry Ayers
(1998) 30 min. $11.95. Varga Communications (dist. by Tapeworm Video [800-367-8437, <A HREF="http://www.tapeworm.com/">www.tapeworm.com</A>]). PPR. Color cover. 5/10/99
Designer Pumpkins by Jerry Ayers
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