Seasonal & Holiday Whittling: A 10-Project Journey

Pumpkins, ornaments, snowmen, gifts: this journey pulls together the library's seasonal and holiday projects into one path, ordered from the quickest pieces to the ones worth setting aside more time for.

Handy if you're carving toward a specific date, work backward from your deadline and see how many you can fit.

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Simple Ghost

beginner 1x1x2in / 2.5x2.5x5cm ~20 min

Quick seasonal (Halloween) project, same small block size as the other simple figures.

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5 Minute Gnome

beginner 1x1x2in / 2.5x2.5x5cm ~20 min

Quick knife-only gnome, a faster alternative to the other gnome projects in the library.

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Friendly Ghost (1x1 series)

beginner 1x1x3in / 2.5x2.5x7.5cm ~29 min

Different tutorial/style from the Carving is Fun ghost already in the library, flowing robe folds instead of a plain rounded shape.

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Simple Christmas Tree

beginner 1.5x1.5x4in / 3.8x3.8x10cm ~35 min

Slightly thicker block (1.5in) than the usual 1x1 series, worth grabbing different stock for this one.

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Little Santa Face

beginner 1x1x3in / 2.5x2.5x7.5cm ~39 min

Face-only ornament rather than a full figure, good beginner intro to beard/wrinkle detail work.

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Slender Snowman

beginner 1x1x4in / 2.5x2.5x10cm ~43 min

Tall thin snowman rather than stacked balls, plays nicer with the 1x1x4in block proportions.

Step 7 of 10 Little Pumpkin Head Man tutorial thumbnail

Little Pumpkin Head Man

beginner 1x1x4in / 2.5x2.5x10cm ~48 min

Carved jack-o-lantern face on a standing figure, fun fall project once the plain figures feel easy.

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Gnome (1x1 series)

beginner 1x1x4in / 2.5x2.5x10cm ~54 min

Different gnome variant from the BeaverCraft and Carving is Fun gnomes already in the library, same channel style as the other 1x1-series entries.

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Tiny Scarecrow

beginner 1x1x4in / 2.5x2.5x10cm ~57 min

Patched clothing and floppy hat add detail practice on top of the basic standing-figure shape.

Step 10 of 10 Hillbilly Gnome tutorial thumbnail

Hillbilly Gnome

beginner 1x3x1in / 2.5x7.5x2.5cm ~70 min

Character gnome carved from a 1x3in block, a more whimsical alternative to the standard gnome shape.

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