Article: Pumpkins with class, in a flash.(Lifestyle)

The harmless little pumpkin can be chock-full of Halloween horrors. Which, after all, do you dread more?

(A) Plunging a butcher knife into the gourd, attempting to cut a top that will stay in and carve the shapes your children envision without slicing yourself or a little bystander.

(B) Scooping out squishy pumpkin guts with your bare hands, then cleaning up the stringy, slimy, seedy mess.

(C) The thought of hoisting a sagging, moldy jack-o'-lantern off the porch in November.

To quell the fears, we've harvested some ideas for dressing up pumpkins without making a single slice.

Glow away

Dust your gourd with ...

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