8 Refreshing Pumpkin Decorating Ideas That Don’t Require Any Carving

Emoji’s deserve a spot on your front porch as much as they do on your smartphone screen. Head over to Brit + Co for the full how-to to create these adorable expressions.

We can see these super chic gourds from Sweet Paul sitting on our mantel all year long. Have fun and play with different colored glitters. Any shade will pop against the matte black paint. Click here for the full turtorial.

The beauty of these chalkboard-painted options from our friends at Real Simple is that you can change the graphics on them as much as you want. You can even use them to write out the menu at your Halloween fête. Click here for the full how to.

Nature meets Mod-Podge with these decoupaged gourds from Terrain. The trick to making them look super modern? Use white pumpkins as the base. Find the step-by-step here.

Color block your way to Halloween with these eclectic ones. You can go for a fluorescent mix like April Liewer of IlliStyle does here, or pick your own color combos that match your decor.

With a bottle of puffy paint, the options are endless: draw a graphic image, a short word or phrase, or a lovely lace detail like the one that Mandi Johnson from Blog Lovin does here.

Humans shouldn't be the only ones playing dress up this Halloween. Here, Kelly Mindell of Studio DIY dresses up a skinny pumpkin into an adorable pineapple. Find the step-by-step instructions here.  

How stunning are these? We might have to take this marbling tutorial from the ladies at the Proper Blog and apply it to ... everything! Click here for the full how to.