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Roundup: 10 Clever No-Carve Pumpkin Ideas

by on Oct 14, 2013

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The minute you carve into a pumpkin it will begin decomposing… and will be in the trash before you know it. So we wanted to share some great no-carve ideas that will last a bit longer. Recently we showed you how to create your own typographic pumpkins, and this week we have ten other great no-carve pumpkin projects to share with you.   

Pumpkin decorated with string and pins into a jack o' lantern face next to pumpkin painted black with white letters.

1. Give your pumpkin a jack-o’-lantern look with string. Check out the tutorial here. [Photo: BHG.com]

2. Grab some chalkboard paint and letter stickers, and you can make a Halloween word search pumpkin. Very original! Here’s how to do it. [Photo: Cecy J

Different ways to dress up pumpkins for the season.

3. A neon ombre pumpkin would look pretty slick on the front stoop. Here’s the tutorial. [Photo: Funkytime]

4. Cover a pumpkin with an old pair of tights or panty hose for a fast and easy makeover. [Photo: Soul Pretty]

5. Thumb tacks work great too. Check out the tutorial here. [Photo: Kelli Trontel]

Pumpkins are wrapped in string and doilies.

6. Give your pumpkin a sophisticated edge with this doily and starch technique. [Photo: Allyson Baker Design]

7. Find out how to achieve this spooky spider web look here. [Photo: Woman’s Day]

DIY pumpkin art ideas.

8. Don’t forget about paint! Here are some creative ways to paint your pumpkins. [Photo: Formal Fringe

9. Decoupage is another great option. Check out the tutorial here. [Photo: Confessions of a Plate Addict]

10. And washi tape works great too. Imagine all the possibilities! [Photo: Parent Map]

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