We have found pumpkin decorating ideas that are not only really spooktacular but also can be easily recreated at home. The holiday is sooner than you think, so it is time to start planning your home decor for the Day of the Dead. Will, it is fun, scary, elegant, or pop-culture-inspired?

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DIY Pumpkin Tutorial

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Kara Whitten
Expertise: Home Decor, DIY
These sparkly tulle pumpkins are a great way to transition from summer to fall with all the magical vibes. Tutorial below:
 
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Tutorial from Expert
Kara Whitten
Expertise: Home Decor, DIY
To make your own remove the stem from faux pumpkins and use a wooden spoon handle or dowel rod to press into the foam pumpkin and make space for the excess tulle to reside. Then cut your tulle in a circle (you will want at least 4-5 layers) big enough that the ends can reach up to the top of the pumpkin and have an inch or so excess at the top. Next, simply gather and bring the tulle to the top of the pumpkin and use the dowel or spoon handle to press the tulle into the hole you made where the stem was. Work your way around the pumpkin until all the tulle is secure. Finally add your stem back onto the pumpkin. Painting it gold is optional of course.

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DIY Alcohol Ink Pumpkins

Tutorial from Expert
Kara Whitten
Expertise: Home Decor, DIY
Cover your craft foam pumpkin with rubbing alcohol, then cover with your colored alcohol inks. Spritz with more rubbing alcohol and inks until you love the way it looks. Then use a deco color gold paint pen to color the stem and add gold splatters and let dry. No need to seal it!

Magical Tulle Pumpkins

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Kara Whitten
Expertise: Home Decor, DIY
I used foam pumpkins for this project and painted them to match the colors of my tulle so that any parts that show through would be camouflaged. Then I layered 3-4 layers of sparkly tile and measured it up to the top of the pumpkin and cut a large circle give an inch or two extra so that I could tuck it in the top of the pumpkin. Next I removed the fake pumpkin stem and used a wooden spoon to carve out a hole in the pumpkin top. I then pulled and tucked the tulle into the pumpkin, using the spoon where needed to help press the tulle into the pumpkin to secure it. After working my way all around the pumpkin, I painted the stem gold with a paint pen and then pressed it back in to the top of the pumpkin. I love that these pumpkins could work for both fall or Halloween decor and that sparkle is just perfection!

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Funny Pumpkin with Vegetables

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Wool Handmade Pumpkins

Wool Handmade Pumpkins
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Colorful Pastel Pumpkins

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Paper Handmade Pumpkins

Paper Handmade Pumpkins
 
Simple Paper Bats Pumpkin Decoration #bats #paperbats
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Witch Pumpkin Lettering #letteringdecoration #witchpumpkin
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These DIY Halloween decorations with pumpkins are not difficult to create at all. And people who will come to your Spooky Party will stand in line to take pictures with them.

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Easy and Beautiful Pumpkin Decoration Ideas for Home

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If you don’t wish a pumpkin to remain of a natural color, switch on your imagination and chop-chop painting!

Newest Halloween Pumpkin Decorating Ideas

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Using pumpkins as decorative elements to celebrate Halloween is the oldest tradition ever. However, we suggest a fresh twist to the ancient tradition. Try these ideas out and surprise your guests with your wits and creativity!

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Colorful Pumpkin Decorations

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Ombre Pumpkins Decor #ombredecorations
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Add your Halloween décor some color and take the party to the next level of fun! Ombre pumpkins as well as painted in various bright colors, are a new trend in the industry. Why not try it out yourself!

Simple Pumpkins Decorations

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We know how difficult it may be to come up with a fancy pumpkin décor on your own. That is why we suggest you pay attention to these simple but not less stylish and fun decoration ideas. Once you pull one idea off, you will not be able to stop!

Cute Pumpkin Decoration Ideas

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Do Halloween pumpkins always have to give you the creeps? Not necessarily. Your personal jack o’ lantern can give any impression you want. If you gravitate to cute and sweet décor rather than scary, you are very welcome to make your pumpkins so as well, especially when you can get some great ideas for it over here.

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FAQ: Pumpkin Decorating Ideas

What is the origin of Halloween pumpkins?

It is believed that the tradition of decorating jack-o’-lanterns began in the 19th century in Ireland, using, however, potatoes and turnips instead of pumpkins first. The name jack-o’-lantern appeared first in an Irish folktale about a man named Stingy Jack. The pumpkins were used as canvases in the 1800’s when Irish immigrants came to America and discovered that pumpkins were better for carving.

What do you use to decorate a pumpkin?

You can use paint, glitter, stickers, beads, lace, candy, bowties, flowers, fake cobwebs, spiders, bats, decorative leaves and autumn berries, greenery, battery-powered LED lights, candles, decorative inscriptions and numbers. You can use anything that carries the spirit of the holiday.

What can kids use to decorate pumpkins?

  • Paint a large on the side of your pumpkin with chalkboard paint and let your kids draw on it using chalk or chalk pens.
  • Mix 50/50 of washable paint and school glue, this helps the paint hold on the pumpkin.
  • Cover your pumpkin in glitter.
  • Glue stickers to it, you can use letter and number stickers.
  • Use tacky glue or craft glue buttons, googly eyes, feathers for sensory development.

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