Top 5 Carve-less Pumpkin Decorating Ideas for Halloween

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Create spooky, funny, or off-the-wall Halloween pumpkin decorations without the danger that comes with sharp cutting tools. SEE ALL: 19 Carveless Pumpkin Decorating Ideas for Halloween

Bloody Mini Pumpkins

Blood pumpkins
Blood pumpkins


Pumpkin guts may be orange, but these ghoulish mini pumpkins are bloody fun. Stock up on fun-sized pumpkins, coat them in white paint, and squeeze blood-red puffy fabric paint in their creases. See more horror movie-worthy pumpkin details on Almost Makes Perfect.

Mummy Pumpkin

Mummy pumpkin
Mummy pumpkin


Wrap up this adorable little mummy in a cinch with a length of gauze and a pair of craft-store googly eyes. See the full pumpkin DIY on Canadian Nickel Scrap'n.

Furniture Nail Pumpkins

Furniture-nail pumpkins
Furniture-nail pumpkins


Grab the extra brass upholstery nails from your last chair makeover project and leave the hammer behind. Simply push the nails into the pumpkins' surfaces to create interesting patterns. Get a detailed view of all the pumpkin designs on Lovely Indeed.

Pumpkin Planters

Pumpkin planters
Pumpkin planters


Make your favorite fall flowers pop in a saturated orange planter. Cut the top off fake craft store pumpkins and plop in flowers for a piece that looks great on its own or on top of seasonally appropriate black urns. Get all the details for this creepy curb appeal DIY from I Heart Nap Time.

Chalkboard Paint Pumpkin

Chalkboard-paint pumpkin
Chalkboard-paint pumpkin


Finally, a reason to use the dregs from that chalkboard paint project! The possibilities for chalk decoration are endless, but we really like this Halloween countdown calendar idea. See more chalkboard paint pumpkin stylings on Paper Princess Studio.

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