No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating: 14 Simple, Pretty Ideas Anyone Can Try

Think you have to wield a carving knife to dress up your pumpkins? Try these no-carve pumpkin decorating approaches for an easier approach this autumn

Mummy pumpkin

Courtesy Mother's Niche

Wrapped up with Halloween spirit? Your pumpkin should be too. Grab strips of gauze from the medicine cabinet (cheesecloth will work too), hot glue, and two shifty googly eyes to make this easy craft from Mother's Niche.

Personalized pumpkin

Courtesy Unoriginal Mom

Whether a flare for fuschia or a streak for sparkle makes you tick, make it stick to a personalized pumpkin. The Unoriginal Mom makes this gorgeous craft with gold glitter (it only takes 20 minutes!).

Punky pumpkin

Courtesy Kelli Trontel

Glue: It's not for everyone. To avoid sticky fingers, pick up two packages of silver and gold thumbtacks. Press them into your pumpkin for an edgy gourd. Blogger Kelli Trontel uses the tacks on white pumpkins, a modern look for a Halloween classic.

Sweater weather pumpkin

Courtesy Confessions of a Plate Addict

If the cooler weather evokes an obsession for all things knitted, cozy up to this idea: Use old sweaters as adorable pumpkin wraps. It's a warming addition to indoor and outdoor fall decor. Confessions of a Plate Addict serves up this idea in easy steps.

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Hands-on pumpkin

Courtesy The Melrose Family

Recruit itty bitty handprints for pumpkin decorating. Dunk each family member's handprint in a different shade of paint, and layer on the pumpkin from largest to smallest. The Melrose Family shows how to get your hands dirty.

Creepy crawly pumpkin

Courtesy Oopsey Daisy

Break out a few rhinestones and old pantyhouse for sophisticated design with a bit of fun weaved in. This black and white color scheme from Oopsey Daisy is a creative way to crawl into the Halloween season.

Creepy crayon pumpkin

Courtesy The Swell Designer

For a ridiculously fun art project, glue a pack of crayons to the top of a pumpkin, plug in your hair dryer, and watch the colors melt into a pumpkin that is creepily colorful. The Swell Designer draws out the instructions.

Dollin' pumpkin

Courtesy Allyson Baker Design

Not a fan of splashing the house with orange and red? Tame down autumn colors by adorning pumpkins with lacy dollies. Allyson Baker Design explains how she uses this trick to maintain her home's color scheme while decorating for fall.

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Polka pumpkin

Courtesy Home Stories A to Z

Dot a pumpkin for a poppy porch decoration. Home Stories A to Z explains how she does it in just a few minutes (with the help of a few sporty stickers).

Beach bum-pkin

Courtesy Crafts by Courtenay

Before summer becomes a distant memory, fit in a daily dose of vitamin Sea. Supplement pumpkins with a collage of lobsters, starfish, and shells. Crafts by Courtney uses leftover scrapbooking paper and gold spray paint on these nautical gourds.

Perfectionist pumpkin

Courtesy Handmade Charlotte

If you prefer clean cut lines to ad-lib art, consider stencils. Use store-bought designs or painter's tape to saturate pumpkins with bright, vibrant colors. Handmade Charlotte details what to do to make this a no-fail project.

Bow pumpkin

Courtesy May Arts

Carved pumpkins "bow" down to a simple, yet elegant, gourd. A classic ribbon accompanied by a more eclectic material (like a black web ribbon) ties this look together. The Ribbon Ladyexplains how to knot the perfect bow.

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Evergreen pumpkin

Courtesy Mom 4 Real

Put your green thumb to work with this pumpkin planter, which incorporates moss and a variety of your favorite evergreen plants. It's far easier than it looks: Simply Happenstanceoffers detailed, no-sweat steps.

Frozen pumpkin

Courtesy A Pumpkin and A Princess

For the Elsa-obsessed princess in your family "let go" of traditional pumpkin designs. ThisFrozen-inspired craft will have passersby freezing in their tracks. A Pumpkin and a Princessreveals the sparkly how-to.

Confetti pumpkin

Courtesy Made In A Day

Hosting a fall party? Dazzle your guests with an eye-catching confetti pumpkin. MadeInADay explains how she made this look stick (hint: all you need is school glue, white pumpkins, and confetti).