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Although I think using a pumpkin carving 'stencil' or 'pattern' is cheating, it's what most people use these days if they want a better-than-ordinary jack-o-lantern sitting on their front porch. Before I share with you links for pumpkin-carving stencils and patterns, I first want to share with you some of my most interesting posts on cool pumpkins from years past.

The Sculpted Pumpkins of Scott Cummins

Pumpkin Carving Grows Even Geekier

The Amazing Pumpkins by Maniac Pumpkin Carvers

One of the more popular this year are the AKC Dog Breed stencils featured on the Better Homes & Garden site. But rather than show you those formal images, the photo outtakes from the shoot are far more fun to look at:

Printable and download-able pumpkin carving stencils and patterns:

Zombie Pumpkins Stencils

Patterns from Pumpkin Lady

Better Homes & Gardens large selection of pumpkin stencils

More free carving stencils and patterns

For you dog lovers, here's a bunch of breed stencils

Now, you have no excuses for a lame pumpkin, Get carving!

Italian bathroom design company Cogliati...Cogliati had a clearly different point of view on sink and vanity design. And I mean that literally. Their bathroom sinks, basins, vanities and cabinets incorporate modern transparent glass, materials and design.

Cogliati is a trademark of VETRARIA WE WOULD Ltd., a company that has forty years of experience in working with glass in the furniture industry and construction. Cogliati was specifically started in 2005, with designer Giuseppe Viganò at the helm, as a faction of the company to highlight the use of glass materials a new area of business. Original sinks, cabinets, mirrors, faucets and accessories made with their water cutting glass technology and computer design are the result.

Encased in tempered glass, the sinks use materials like stone, concrete, and enamel and are also available with screen-printed glass. Here's a look at much of the collection.

Day Sinks, enamel encased in glass:

Night A sink, stone in clear tempered glass:

Day sinks in screen printed glass:

Night Pedestal sinks in enamel and glass:

and in screen-printed glass:

Vitrium Glass Sinks:

Vitrium M, made with glass and enamel:

Vitrium A, enamel only:

Drop vanities are made with Murano Glass blown sink bowls:

They also make accessories for the bath, like these wall mounted cabinets and drawer pulls:

drawer pulls:

faucets and mirrors:

Designer Giuseppe Viganò:

See their entire collection here.

VETRARIA COGLIATI SRL
Address: VIALE DELLA REPUBBLICA 85
City: 20035 LISSONE (MI) - I
Phone: 039 483951
Fax: 039 2456472