The Halloween Pumpkin Uncarved
Festive Halloween Pumpkins Without Carving
Okay, maybe I'm a little lazy, but I love to find ways to decorate for Halloween without having to carve that pumpkin. I was delighted at the ideas I found from amazingly creative crafters. Each pumpkin decorating technique presented here is just the starting point for making your own original pumpkin creation. You'll find a picture of each pumpkin decorating idea with a link to the instructions. They're all quite simple, and you'll enjoy discovering new ways to make that Jack-o-lantern without the 
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This first one is pretty obvious, but here is the link to the crafter: Martha Moments.
Pumpkins & Gourds are Naturals for Ribbons
Polished Pumpkins & Gourds
We all know that pumpkins and gourds are just naturally beautiful, but look what happens when they are polished! Not only are they even more beautiful and elegant, but there are side benefits, like protecting from mold. Find out exactly what to use to clean and shine these elegant beauties at By Stephanie Lynn.com
Reverse Carving
This one had no instructions, but I just had to include it. It looks like the pumpkin is painted with several coats of thick glossy latex paint. When dry, use a stencil to remove the paint revealing the pumpkin inside. A very spooky, gothic effect.
Gothic Stencils
Pumpkins of the Night
I love this idea. Pumpkins dressed up in patterned panty hose! Super easy and dramatic pumpkin decorating. Also inexpensive if you have some old patterned hose to repurpose. I found this idea at ShelterPop.com
Who Knew a Pumpkin Could Be Sexy
Are you my mummy?
How easy and how fun. No instructions needed, but you can find this and many more pumpkin decorating ideas at Better Homes & Gardens Pumpkin Decorating pages.
Put a sweater on your pumpkin.
Beautiful repurposing idea for wrapping your pumpkin, vases, or just about anything in retired sweaters. See bystephanielynn.com for how-to and many more creative ideas.
The Basic Little Black Pumpkin
I love these black pumpkins. Apparently these were being prepped for another project, but don't you love them just the way they are? An Enchanted Cottage
Photo Display Pumpkins
This is actually the project the black pumpkins above were being prepped for. Same web site: An Enchanted Cottage
Feature Your Favorite Spook
Polka Dot Pumpkin
Just plain fun for anyone young or old in any color scheme. Fave Crafts
Acrylic Craft Paint
Pumpkin Message Board
Chalkboard paint your pumpkin. Change the message, post a menu, or just plain Boo!
At Home
Chalkboard Paint
Boo! That's it.
Country Bumpkin Pumpkins
Some of these country pumpkins are sporting gunny sacks. Any fabric will create something unique for your home. For something elegant, try retired lingerie with glitter or sequins and ribbon.
Glitzy Blingy Pumpkins
Glittery pumpkins will really shine at night reflecting off candles or porch lights. Complete tutorial for these is at A Glimpse Inside
Lots of Glitter
Stenciled Pumpkins
So easy and so fun. Stencils can be recruited from everyday household items, or you can purchase some like these. How-to from Homemade Simple
Lacy Punctured Pumpkins
Okay, so these are very close to carving, the thing I was avoiding. But to me they're easier. I love the look of these, especially with the exotic pumpkin varieties in so many nontraditional colors. I couldn't resist including them. Yes, you still have to gut and clean the pumpkin, but using woodworking tools and punching out holes doesn't require the control you need with a sharp knive cutting through thick pumpkin skin. Pumpkins just run when they see me coming with a knife.
These are from, who else but Martha Stewart!
Wood Punching Tools
Thanks for visiting. Happy Halloween!
These are fantastic! I loved this lens!
Very cool alternative!
These are some really neat ideas, I like unique decorating ideas!
Great ideas for the family to do this Halloween! Thanks!!!
Wow. The decorated pumpkins you featured here are amazing. I love them all. Who would have thought to decorate a pumpkin with glitter? I love this lens so much that I featured it on my Nature Inspired Halloween Activities for Kids lens.
These are really different than the usual pumpkin decorations we typically see. Thanks for putting them all together
Woe! This is the first time I remember ever seeing pumpkins decorated for Halloween without carving them. What a concept! Thanks for sharing this!!! Visit my Halloween pages from my main page, www.squidoo.com/anything-to-save-a-buck
Refreshing lens with original ideas. My sister and family have yearly tradition of the fancy carving of their pumpkins. Too dangerous for the young grand kids to do. But several of the ideas that you show can be done with the help of grand kids. I'm going to email your url to her. Especially as she sews a lot and has interesting ribbons she could use. Thanks for your neat lens.
We always carve our pumpkins but I really like the ideas in this lens and not cleaning out the pumpkins would be a plus.
Such pretty Ideas! I love them. Great Page!
When I was a kid this is how we made our pumpkins for school and stuff. They hold up great and you can get really creative.
What beautiful and different pumpkin ideas. Thanks for sharing.
I love the lace pumpkin!
so cool! Going to have to try a few of those!
Clever ideas
Such a creative Idea, and less messy too!
love the different looks, nice to change from the traditional every so often.
Creative and good-looking. Nice!
These are just the coolest ideas ever! I have to try the one in your intro photo, but would love to do them all!
Wow, so many great ideas here! I think the chalkboard one is my favorite.
Awesome! I am making those mummy pumpkins!
@anonymous: Agreed! I want to try doing one of each! :)
This is so clever. I love the photo and the lacy ones. Very cool and fresh ideas. I was doing the Angel Halloween quest and looking for lenses to bless. This one is so worthy.
The uncarved pumpkins are really adorable.
Very clever ideas for uncarved pumpkins!
What wonderful ideas for decorating pumpkins. Most unusual and effective. The Mummy is so much fun and the lacy ones are very pretty. I also love how easy it is to get that wonderful glitzy look. Congratulations on your front-page spot!
I really like this concept of decorating an uncarved pumpkin. Then the recipient can use the pumpkin as a decoration or pumpkin pie. Blessed.
You have some wonderful unique ideas in this lens; i really enjoyed it, and my pumpkin will look great this year.
WOW! What a fantastic lens! I now have several craft projects I can work on with my grandkids this fall. Thank you for taking the time to share all of this information!
Fun ideas! Even better of you put some of these pumpkins indoors
Great ideas, now I will buy a pumpkin and have fun decorating it. Thanks
Oh my gosh. I'm in L-o-v-e. These are absolutely GORGEOUS! I had to click 'like' on like every social network listed here, you have found some stunning ways to decorate pumpkins. My favorite was the panty hose, then the sweaters, then the lace, then the glitter - Gah! I can't even choose anymore. Blessed by this aw-struck squid angel :)
Absolutely beautiful!
The fishnet pumpkins are a gas ... so many cool creative punkin pimpin ideas here.
these are all awesome pumpkin ideas! love it <3
so many colorful pumpkins
I love the panty hose pumpkins. That's just too cool. A tiny pumpkin done up like that would make a beautiful wedding cake topper for a halloween wedding.
What brilliant ideas, I would never have ever thought of them. I will certainly refer to this lens from my other pages and I am going to'like' it on Facebook - Thanks for sharing
great ideas and wonderful lens!!!
Great Lens
Very cool! I like the pumpkins with the photos on them. :)
glad I browsed upon this cool lens, gave you a 'thumbs up' too!
Great ideas!! So cute, love the pictures on the pumpkins and the mummy pumpin!
THESE ARE TOTALLY AWESOME AND BASICALLY EASY IDEAS TO CREATE! Thanks so much for sharing them ALL!
Wow, I never would have thought of these ideas! i think the chalkboard pumpkin is especially great for little tykes who aren't old enough for carving yet because they can still draw on the pumpkin to decorate it.
Happy Halloween! I like the pumpkins featured here. The black lace one is especially different.
Have you seen this wire coil pumpkin? I think I'm going to try it one year.
Have you seen this wire coil pumpkin? I think I'm going to try it one year.
Beautiful ideas. Love the mummy and the sweater and the very detailed carvings. Thank you. Can't wait to get my pumpkin. Thanx
Ultra cute lens and brilliant ideas without having to chop up the thing :)
I love these! I don't like touching the icky centers of Pumpkins, so this is a perfect alternative!
I love your ideas. Great lens!
I loved the ideas. I get so sick of cheesy plastic Halloween decorations littering peoples yards. Your pumpkin ideas would be a creative, classy display.
Great ideas!! Such a creative lens! I love the reverse craving. Very sexy
Really cool ideas! That was a fun read.
Super-great ideas. I'm tweeting this lens on Oct. 23 & your creepy Halloween party foods lens on October 24. You can look for the tweets @bettermousetrip Also sending them to my facebook page - look for: Build A Better Mouse Trip
Happy Halloween! Thanks for sharing us your artistic ideas on pumpkins that's perfect for halloween.
Congratulations on LOTD! Who knew there were so many ways to dress up a pumpkin? Such crafty and creative ideas and a beautifully made lens :)
really love this concept....great going
Great lense and wonderful ideas! Love ALL these photos and definitely motivating me to do a little pumpkin decorating! Happy Halloween!
Congratulations on LOTD! These pumpkin decoration ideas are awesome! ^^..^^
Great Lens! Congrats on being chosen LOTD :)
Congratulations on LotD! These are very cute Halloween decorating ideas.
Ohh, I may have to try a few of these! What a fun lens!
Congratulations on LOTD! So simple yet so neat to see. Great lens.
Great Lens Congratulations on LOTD
Very good Lens Congratulations on LOTD
wish I had enough pumpkins to try all of these! Great lens.
I like the black reverse carved pumpkin ~ very elegant, yet spooky. Well done!
What a great idea for Halloween, love all the pics.
Congratulations on LOTD! We love decorating pumpkins at our house. The ribbon pumpkins are personal favorite at the moment!
I love your collection of ideas you've found. There are so many levels of handiness needed to complete one. Being one to compost the aged pumpkins we use I'd have to opt out of any of the ideas used with glitter & paint products. But this leaves other ideas more environmental friendly. Lovely lens and congrats!
just passing by your lens again, keep up the good work and keep adding to this please.
I really like your lens.
Enjoyed this. And Happy Halloween to you too.
Fantastic, so creative.
Love these pumpkins! I definitely want to try out some of these ideas this Halloween. Blessed.
Love , Love , love all these ideas, super lens, congrat's on LOTD :)
congrats on LOTD. truly deserved, brings a whole new meaning to decorating the pumpkin. Love the reserve stencil and pumpkins of the night.
great lense ! good luck !
These are wonderful ideas! Congratulations on LotD!!
Congratulations on LOTD! excellent execution of this lens...also very nice visuals.
These are AWESOME!!!
Amazing Lens
Very interesting and creative ideas. Nicely done. Congrats on LOTD.
Some of the pumpkins presented are real works of art. (And, speaking of works or art, those leggy thumbnails are a nice bonus! :))
Terrific lens with great pics and awesome ideas! Extremely well done!
Wow, I didn't know there are so many ways to decorate a pumpkin! Thanks for all the great ideas!
Congratulations on LOTD! nice work...
Fantastic ideas.... great lens.
wow,just wow, awesome! Congrats on LOTD! I am going to make the lacy one for a special Halloween decoration using a dremel. Thank you for making this page!
Exquisite! This is an amazing collection of creativity. Pantyhose... wow! I'll gladly give up a pair, or two, or three, for my pumpkins. Congrats on LotD! *Blessed*
This was a fantastic collection to view. It was very inspirational.
Wow ... these pumpkins are so beautiful. Congratulations on LOTD. Happy Halloween!
Fun ideas! I've been doing glitzy pumpkins for years... After I've used plain pumpkins for Halloween and Thanksgiving, I give 'em a spray of gold paint to ease 'em into cornucopia-like Christmas displays with other glitzy fruits, pine cones etc. 3 holidays, 1 big orange vegetable!
Beautifully designed Halloween lens...congrats on LOTD! :)
Lazy?! These look like a ton more work than carving them! What a beautifully laid out lens. Congrats on LOTD.
Great ideas for beautiful pumpkins! Congrats on LOTD!
This is a lovely lens with some really novel ideas for decorating pumpkins. Congratulations on your first Lens Of The Day, I am so pleased for you. I left a blessing behind too.
This is a really inspiring lens. I am so tempted to attempt some of these ideas myself.
Nice ideas here! Congrats on LOTD!! Blessed by a Squid Angel ;)
This really is a great lens.. Well deserved LoTD.
Happy Halloween, and congrats on LOTD! That introduction photo is very eyecatching. I've been seeing it on the front page for some time. Well deserved!
I guess I've been obtuse all of these years. I didn't even think outside-of-the-box and realize you could do so many fantastic things to pumpkins without carving them up. These are really cool looking. The pics are really in-depth. I appreciate this lens a lot. Thanks for putting it together! (i really dug the spider web netting pumpkin)
This is wonderful! Love the ideas for decorating pumpkins.
Congratulations on LoTD! I really enjoyed reading through this again - you have done a marvelous job gathering together some awesome ideas!
Back again to say congratulations on your well deserved LotD!
Thinking outside the orange gourd certain deserves an LOTD. Congrats.
Great idea and great photos :)
I resisted looking at this lens for quite some time, but I'm pleased I gave in. Great ideas.
Congratulations on a well deserved LOTD!
You certainly have an immagination when it comes to pumpkins and to think that I always thought that they were for eating. Tom
Congrats on Lens of the Day! Lots of great ideas here.
Excellent lens on decorating pumpkins and gourds without carving. Congratulations on Squidoo Lens of the Day!
need to say nice pictures and very good ideas
WOW! Absolutely amazing and creative!
Congrats on LOTD!!!! Great ideas!
Fabulous lens! So many beautiful choices. Congrats on your LOTD - well deserved!!
this is great - love the mummy pumpkin! congrats on LOTD!
Beautiful lens, and I am inspired. Thanks for creating this marvelous lens!
Great ideas! I love pumpkins, but hate the mess of carving them. Will have to try some of these out! :)
Some really good ideas and beautiful pictures!! I loved the one with latex paint. Congratulations :)
The dremel is such a good idea, don't know why I never thought of that, wonderul lens!!! blessed...:)rwjr
Great ideals like the lace fish net stocking ones!
Awesome! These are so cute :) Love the ideas.
Loving your ideas here, I am adding this to my no carve lens. I really love the glitter pumpkins and the pretty black and white ribbon decorations.
I definitely love those uncarved Halloween pumpkin ideas! I'm two lefthanded, therefore, carving pumpkins isn't a task for me... Thanks for sharing and for having created such an attractive Halloween page!
These are wonderful ideas! I love Halloween and would like to try some of these decorative pumpkins. Congrats on your well-deserved LotD! :)
I've never seen Halloween pumpkins this cute! :)
love it! great ideas for halloween pumpkins :-)
great lens!
Great ideas!
Very inventive!
I've made sparkle-kins - the glitter covered pumpkins! Lots of fun!
These are beautiful! I love the ribbon and lacy tights. Oo la la!
very great, i love this led so much.
So incredible! The Great Pumpkin Lens is here!!
Wonderful lens with lot's of great ideas. Congratulations on LOTD
Congrats and WHAT GREAT ideas.. whether for Halloween or not! :)
These designs are inspiring!
Beautiful pumpkins. Congratulations on LOTD.
Interesting lens with creative use of Pumpkins...
I love these! Especially the ones I still cook after Halloween and make pumpkin puree to freeze for pumpkin pie. The net stockings are brilliant!
Many creative ideas for pumpkins! Great and fun lens. Thanks.
What wonderful ideas, several I hadn't thought of before!
Wow. I never heard of an uncarved halloween pumpkin. These are beautiful. Blessed. Bear hugs, Frankster
Adorable ideas! Festive and unique pumpkin decorating without using sharp objects ;-) I can take out my craft supplies and try something new. Thanks for the inspiration.
These decorated pumpkins are so pretty! I love this idea! Blessed by a squidangel!
Great ideas.
Ah, this is such a delightfully crafty idea for that pumpkin! Lovely presentation my dear. BOOyah!
I just loved this!! Great ideas! Thanks for posting!
Great ideas for those of use who do not enjoy carving the pumpkin! thanks
Love the pumpkins of the night! What a great idea. Thanks for posting.
Love you country bumpkins. You are great!
These are just fantastic! I like so many of them.
these are beautiful.... blessing
beautiful pumpkins. I love the stocking ones!
Very very cool ideas!
Very creative, thank you!
Love all your various pumpkin projects; followed the picture on pumpkin project. I had seen an alternative for printing photos on cloth that might give your fans new ideas www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwICR-vGp0Y
The pumpkins look amazing! I really like the quality of images on all your lenses, they really stand out.
Beautiful uncarved pumpkins. I like the reverse pumpkin the best followed by patterned panty hose pumpkin.
These are amazing works of art! I love the reverse carved and the lacy pumpkins. Oh, and the "Are you my mummy" one is adorable!
I never knew about uncraving...until my neice entered a charity decorating pumpkin contest....it cost her about $200.00 to decorate and it soldfor $600.00 for charity....Thanksfor the lens...Great job
They are all amazing and fantastic ideas! I'm an Aussie who loves Halloween. It really isn't celebrated here but i am determined to make each year at my place special and freakishly cool. Thanks for the inspiration!
I'm with you, all the fun, none of the mess. Plus you can still eat them afterward! Some really cute ideas here that I'd not seen before. Thanks!
Love your uncarved pumpkins. Great ideas. Congrats on being in the Top 100 Community Favorites. I will be back here next Halloween.
Carving pumpkins is so messy and these are so pretty! Congrats on making the top 100!
Nice ideas for non-traditional pumpkin decorating. Congratulations on being one of the final 100 favorite Squidoo lenses of 2011!
Congrats on being nominated for Community Favorite Lenses of 2011. A wonderful lens. Fortunately we both share one thing it was easier to vote than for most as mine was my "why-I-am a- vegetarian was nominated as well. A proud moment for all of us. Good luck in the voting.
I love the pumpkin in pantyhose and polka dot pumpkins, but both are in excellent company with such brilliant ideas. Blessings and Happy Halloween!
Amazing! I am not a Halloween fan but these are quite incredible!
Great examples! Now I'm more fond of these techniques :)
Great lens! I really enjoyed reading about all the ieads you have here. Thanks for the tips.
TonyB
Original tips and nice information thanks.
Beautiful ideas, thanks :-)
Love this Lens! the kids will have some great fun this halloween with these ideas, thanks
Thank you for sharing these very clever ideas "Festive Halloween Pumpkins Without Carving"
Original ideas. Very interesting lens. Thanks a lot!
Cool! Carved pumpkins don't last long here in Florida due to the heat and humidity, so I'm always looking for fun ways to decorate them without carving. Thanks for all the great ideas!
Awesome pumpkins! So creative.
lovely pumpkin ideas without carving, i like the mummy pumpkin, voted up
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