I am always happy to see fall arrive and love to decorate my house. There are many creative ways to decorate pumpkins to match your home decor. Combine material, yarn and metallic to create custom pumpkins selecting the colors that work with each room. There are many ways beyond the traditional carving to dress up your pumpkins. 

Here are 13 pumpkin decorating ideas to inspire you. Most of them are simple to put together in a short time.

Kids will love using spaghetti noodles and vegetables to create this Food Chef Pumpkin. Cut a mouth out of a fruit roll ups before adding zucchini eyes and a carrot nose. Use scissors to style the hair. 

Food Chef Pumpkin 

• 1 pumpkin 
• 1 chef hat 
• 1 package spaghetti 
• 2 -1/4” thick zucchini slices 
• 1 fruit roll up 
• 1 baby carrot 
• 3 tooth picks 
• Buttons

Cut the top off the pumpkin, set top aside. Clean out the inside, scraping out the seeds. Cook the spaghetti al dente, drain and lay out on a baking sheet to dry. Place spaghetti noodles on both sides and trim to desired length. Place shorter noodles across the top for bangs. Place top back on over the noodles. Place the top over the noodles. 

Place toothpicks in to hold zucchini slices for eyes. Using another toothpick, insert into carrot and place on pumpkin as nose. Roll out fruit roll up and with a knife cut out a mouth. Place the mouth under the nose.

This combo is sitting in my living room. I love the warmth of the orange yarn against the vintage feel of the black and cream paper. 

Vintage Paper with Bird Silhouette 

• 1 white pumpkin 
• 4 sheets 12x12 transparent paper 
• Spray adhesive 
• Mod podge Sponge brush 
• Vinyl silhouette (cut out your own or purchase one at a craft store)

Cut paper in strips 2-3’ wide. Spray pumpkin with adhesive. Place the strips of paper on the pumpkin starting at the edge of the stem down the side, using the sponge brush to smooth out any wrinkles. Let dry. Place the vinyl silhouette on the side of the pumpkin. 

Yarn Pumpkins 

• 1 pumpkin 
• 1 orange yarn 
• Spray adhesive

Spray half the pumpkin with adhesive and start wrapping the yarn around from bottom to top. Leave about a foot extra yarn and wrap around to create a little design. I did a little circle and then draped around a little “Trick or Treat” sign.

My niece loved the idea of creating a fairy tale carriage using seashells. Using a linen runner I sprinkled broken seashells to create the road. Create a centerpiece for a princess themed tea party for the girls or add a little magic to their bedroom. 

Seashell Carriage Pumpkin 

• 1 white pumpkin 
• 4 small silver pumpkins 
• Assorted shells 
• Shell pieces 
• Tacky glue 
• 4 wooden skewers

For carriage: Cut out door and two windows. Edge with crushed shells. Glue with craft glue. Let dry. 

For wheels: Poke small hole in top of 4 silver pumpkins and attach with a sturdy wooden skewer. 

Top with a handful of straw and glue a large shell on top of the shell. Add additional shells if desired. Place a battery operated light inside. I added a few silver votive’s on the side for mood lighting. I also placed a few large starfish alongside the wheels.

Boo Stacked Pumpkins 

This Glitter Topiary spelling out BOO is by Courtney Carmean. Visit her site, A Diamond In The Stuff, to learn how to create one of your home.