Quick & Cute Carving Projects: Patterns for 46 Projects to Carve in One Day (Woodcarving Illustrated Books) (Fox Chapel Publishing) Easy, Beginner-Friendly Techniques for Caricatures In-the-Round

From snowmen and Santas to puppies, pigs, and pirates, even beginning carvers can make 46 charming animal, holiday, & fantasy carvings with Quick & Cute Carving Projects!

• Accessible introduction to woodcarving for beginners
• Learn the basics of carving "in the round" the quick and easy way
• Premade blanks and simple cuts give new carvers instant success, are less frustrating, and help make first projects fast & fun
• Make charming animal, holiday, and fantasy caricatures with patterns for everything from a happy dog to a magical wizard
• 44 ready-to-use patterns of farm animals, holiday themes, and fairy tale characters
• Special holiday patterns for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, & more
• Step-by-step carving and painting instructions, with color photos

Author Lorie Dickie shows how to get started making adorable caricature carvings using just a blank basswood "egg" and a few simple cuts. Readily available at craft stores, pre-cut basswood eggs are a great way to learn the basics of in-the-round woodcarving. These premade blanks allow new carvers to achieve instant success, and help make the first project fast and fun.

Lorie's clear carving and painting instructions walk you through the entire process with step-by-step color photographs. Ready-to-use holiday-themed patterns are included for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and more!

Patterns include:

Funny Farm Animals

• Potter the Pig
• Bessie the Cow
• Billy the Goat
• Dixie Chicken
• Pickles the Pony
• Wooly the Sheep
• Gladys the Goose

• Wizard
• Princess
• Knight
• Unicorn
• Dragon
• Pirate
• Parrot
• Fairy
• Fairy Cottage

• Bear With Me (Valentine's Day)
• Leprechaun with Pot o' Gold (St. Patrick's Day)
• Easter Bunny
• Uncle Sam (for any patriotic holiday from Presidents' Day to Independence Day)
• Eagle (for any patriotic holiday from Flag Day to Veterans Day)

• Trick-or-Treater
• Vampire
• Frank (Frankenstein's Monster)
• Wilma Witch
• Witch's Cauldron
• Black Cat
• Owl
• Pumpkins
• Pumpkin House

• Turkey
• Pilgrim Man
• Pilgrim Woman
• Native American Man
• Native American Woman
• Monk with Basket of Plenty
• Football Player

• Snow Baby
• Folk-Art Santa
• Mrs. Claus
• Reindeer
• Elf
• Tree
• Nativity Set

Lori Dickie is a caricature woodcarver and crafter who displays her work at art and wood shows and on her Etsy website. Quick & Cute Carving Projects is her first book. Lori is an active member of the Livonia, Mich., Woodcarver's Club. Her father, Tom Bowman, was a talented woodcarver who inspired Lori to begin carving more than 14 years ago.