Indulge your spooky side and brush up on your paint skills.
(Don’t worry, we have ideas for the paint-adverse, too.)
And no-carve pumpkin decorating is afun fall activityfor all ages.
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Pumpkin Turned Vase
Trendy foliage inspired by a non-traditional fall color palette makes this no-carvepumpkin centerpieceswoon-worthy.
Use up any extra toilet paper on this fun DIY that’ll have all your guests talking.
Spider Web Pumpkins
For this one, a hot glue gun works like a paintbrush.
Love & Lion
Just let your hands squeeze the trigger, and start designing: The hot glue gun does the rest!
Lace Pumpkins
On Sutton Place
Make your fall decor ultra-classy with these lace pumpkins fromOn Sutton Place.
This simple project adds a beautiful and subtle detail to give your pumpkins extra visual appeal this season.
Homestead and Chill
Keep an eye out on all your trick-or-treaters this year!
Pick your favorite stylespooky, metallic, rainbow, or whateverand get to work.
Developed by Morgan Levine.
Jessica Gregg
Can’t commit to one look for the season?
Thanks to chalkboard paint, nothing needs to be permanent.
No fingerprints are too small, too large, too round, or too thin for this project.
Everyday Reading
Give each kid a pumpkin, distribute paint, and let the creative juices flow.
Splatter Paint Pumpkins
Splatter paint may be the most fun option for decorating your pumpkins.
Go wild and be prepared to love the results.
Jessica Gregg
For a more dramatic effect, look into glow-in-the-dark paint.
Pushpin Pumpkin
Give a favorite home office supply new turf to play on.
Designing with pushpins is a tedious task, but the outcome is incredibly cute.
On Sutton Place
Personalize your pumpkin with a monogram, a house number for yourfront porch, or an original pattern.
Black and White Pumpkins
A classic black-and-white scheme really stands out amid all the fall colors.
Add a monogram, write your favoriteHalloween quote, or draw a woodland scene.
It All Started With Paint
Since the pumpkin is round, we recommend paint pens to easily draw stripes or triangles freehand.
Using cacti-patterned paper napkins, the end result is a lovely cacti garden that won’t poke anyone!
Falling Leaves Pumpkins
Go full-fall with this no-carve pumpkin idea that celebrates fallen leaves.
Philip Friedman; Styling: Blake Ramsey
Make the colors as autumnal or as spooky as you wish.
Sweet Pumpkin
This is a perfect repurposing for anextra stash of Halloween candy.
We picked a floral pattern to repeat across the pumpkin but for you, the sky’s the limit.
Emily Kinni
Just one thing: Don’t eat the craft materials!
Plaid Pumpkins
Move over, Scotch, there’s a new tape in town.
Washi is similar to masking tape but available in tons of patterns and colors.
Don Penny; Styling by Vanessa Boer
Ready, get set, stick!
Paint-Free Pumpkin
Look what just landed on your pumpkin!
(For more ideas, look over ourpumpkin-carving stencils.)
Emily Kinni
The best part is that no paintbrush (or paint) is required.
An Easier Jack-o'-Lantern
Come on, we couldn’t go a whole season without seeing this smile.
Button Pumpkin
Are you a fan of repurposing?
Jessica Gregg
This cute-as-a-button design puts your stash of unclaimed, mismatched buttons to use.
These playful polka dots don’t need a specific order, so have fun sticking them wherever you like.
Modern Painted Pumpkins
Transform an old-fashioned pumpkin into a modern work of art.
Philip Friedman; Styling: Blake Ramsey
We used primer as a base coat to help absorb decorative layers of paint.
Bedazzled Pumpkins
Making Lemonade
Bring on the bling this Halloween with these fabulous rhinestone pumpkins fromMaking Lemonade.
This DIY couldn’t be easier and adds a fun twist on a simple pumpkin.
Emily Kinni
If you’re using adhesive rhinestones, peel them off and stick directly onto your pumpkin.
Let it dry overnight.
Philip Friedman; Styling: Blake Ramsey
Emily Kinni
Jessica Gregg
Philip Friedman; Styling: Blake Ramsey
Emily Kinni
Jessica Gregg
Philip Friedman; Styling: Blake Ramsey
Jessica Gregg
Don Penny; Styling by Vanessa Boer
Don Penny; Styling by Vanessa Boer
Don Penny; Styling by Vanessa Boer
Don Penny; Styling by Vanessa Boer
Jessica Gregg
Don Penny; Styling by Vanessa Boer
Philip Friedman; Styling: Morgan Levine
Making Lemonade
