41 No-Carve Pumpkin Decorating Ideas

Who says pumpkins have to be spooky? With a little spray paint and some pom poms, you can create fun, colorful and whimsical pumpkins for Halloween this year. Opt for fake pumpkins and you can reuse these as decorations year after year.

DIY Pom Pom Pumpkins from The Spruce

Decorate your pumpkin this Halloween with a crescent moon using fresh white flowers to create a stunning pumpkin that would look lovely as a centerpiece on your table or beside your front door.

DIY Floral Pumpkin from The Merrythought

Show off your silly side and make everyone who sees the pumpkin at your home this Halloween laugh with your hilarious DIY pun pumpkins.

DIY Pun-kins from Studio DIY

Use up some of your old nail polish colors to add a glam marble design to your pumpkins this Halloween with this lovely DIY.

DIY Marble Pumpkins from A Bubbly Life

This understated eerie matte black pumpkin is very quick to make? and perfect for any Halloween.

DIY Matte Black Paint Pumpkin from Sweet Paul Mag-Digital

Have fun getting a bit messy by making your paint splattered pumpkin by tossing paint onto your pumpkin to create a unique design.

DIY Paint Splattered Pumpkins from Homey Oh My

Here is a Halloween pumpkin decorating idea if you have young children. Paint your pumpkin with chalkboard paint and let your child decorate the pumpkin with chalk.

DIY Chalkboard Pumpkin from Delia Creates

This simple to make DIY gold dipped pumpkin would look perfect in your home all fall as a festive home accent.

DIY Gold Dipped Pumpkin from Lovely Indeed

Write your own custom message on your pumpkin this year for a quick pumpkin decorating idea perfect for Halloween.

DIY Eek And Boo Pumpkins from Lovely Indeed

Once it gets dark on Halloween and children begin trick or treating these DIY glow in the dark pumpkins will look absolutely amazing outside your home.

DIY Glow In The Dark Pumpkin from A Pumpkin and a Princess

Highlight the beauty of hall this year when decorating your pumpkin by covering your pumpkin with fallen leaves you have found outdoors.

DIY Foliage Decoupage Pumpkins from Poppy Talk

Doodle a pattern onto your pumpkin using a paint marker to re-create these spectacular looking mud cloth pumpkins for your home this fall.

DIY Mud Cloth Inspired Pumpkins from Homey Oh My

Create the perfect pumpkin for your Halloween party by painting it white and decorating it with strips of gold foil to cover your pumpkin with confetti.

DIY Gold Foil Confetti Pumpkins from Homey Oh My

Make painterly pumpkins, as done by The Merrythought, that have a stylish brushstroke pattern in contrasting colors by using two shades of acrylic paint and one medium or small sized paint brush.

DIY Brushstroke Pumpkins from The Merrythought

Play with bright neon paint when decorating your pumpkin by creating your own set of white pumpkins dipped in assorted colors of neon paint.  

DIY Neon Dipped Pumpkins from A Night Owl Blog

Paint your own chic pumpkin with a beautiful golden ombre design this Halloween with this simple DIY.

DIY Golden Ombre Pumpkin from In Honor of Design

Instead of the traditional jack-o-lantern create your own grouping of chic black and white pumpkins this Halloween. Alison created a super simple spider decal pumpkin and recycled stockings pumpkin that can be made in just a few minutes.

DIY Black And White Pumpkins from Oopsey Daisy Blog 

 For the animal lovers, why not make an animal-themed pumpkin this Halloween? Using the template from Lia Griffith you can make a cat, owl or fox by decorating your pumpkin with felt and googly eyes.

DIY Cute Animal Pumpkins from Lia Griffith

If you long for the days of summer, or simply want an off-beat Halloween pumpkin idea this DIY pineapple pumpkin by Studio DIY is such a cheerful and fun way to transform your pumpkin.

DIY Pineapple Pumpkin from Studio DIY

Repurpose those paper doilies into a chic decorating accessory to your pumpkin which adds a beautiful intricate design by gluing a doily over your pumpkin.

DIY Doily Pumpkins from 17 Apart

Inspired by Cinderella's dress which is pale blue and covered in small butterflies this whimsical pumpkin is so pretty and would be perfect to make this fall.

DIY Butterfly Pumpkin from My Sister's Suitcase 

Children will love decorating their own pumpkin with this simple DIY where pieces of tissue paper in a variety of colors are stuck to a pumpkin with Mod Podge.

DIY Tissue Paper Covered Pumpkin from Tell Love and Party

Instead of attempting to paint or carve a design a pumpkin cut out  a black and white image of a bug and stuck it to a gold pumpkin to create stunning a decoupage Halloween decor.

DIY Decoupage Pumpkin from At the Picket Fence

Who knew office supplies could make such a colorful Halloween pumpkin? A Subtle Revelry shows how to make a playful Halloween pumpkin by inserting colored pushpins around the exterior of a pumpkin to create a cheerful rainbow dot pattern.

DIY Colorful Push Pin Pumpkin from A Subtle Revelry

Gather together several pumpkins and paint each pumpkin a different color, to keep a cohesive look paint all the stems with gold glitter. The end result will look amazing on your porch this Halloween.

DIY Painted And Glitter Stem Pumpkins from Aunt Peaches

These DIY copper stripped pumpkins by Homey Oh My are the perfect last-minute Halloween decorating idea as they are decorated with just a few strips of copper tape to create a beautiful design in minutes.

DIY Copper Stripped Pumpkins from Homey Oh My

Typically Halloween pumpkins are decorated in the standard colors of black, orange, purple or even dark green but these sweet candy-colored pastel pumpkins painted by A Bubbly Life are a sweet choice for a candy themed Halloween party.

DIY Pastel Painted Pumpkins from A Bubbly Life

Quickly decorate your pumpkin as done by Bubbly And Bean by using spray paint to achieve a gold gilded finish on the bottom and once dry hand paint a decorative triangle border for a chic design.

DIY Chic Painted Pumpkins from Bubby and Bean

Add a bit of sparkle to your Halloween decor by making a polka dot pumpkin as done by Sugar And Cloth which has gold sequin dots.

DIY Sequin Polka Dot Pumpkin from Sugar and Cloth

For a modern twist on a more traditional spider web design on a pumpkin, add an ombre design as the background to your DIY spiderweb pumpkin.

DIY Spider Web Pumpkin from Plaid Online

Halloween is all about scary and sweet treats, so why not decorate your pumpkin this year to look like one of your favorite sugary treats, a delicious donut.

DIY Donut Pumpkins from Studio DIY

If you are looking for a less scary modern twist on the typical Halloween pumpkin these colorful pumpkins that are decorated with confetti on half the pumpkin are perfect. 

DIY Colorful Confetti Pumpkins from Studio DIY

If you are looking for a fresh idea on how to decorate your mini pumpkins Delineate Your Dwelling created no-carve Halloween pumpkins using mint green chalkboard paint and a gold paint marker.

DIY Mint And Gold Pumpkin from Delineate Your Dwelling

For a quick way to decorate your pumpkin covered it with small circles of tissues paper in a variety of colors to give your pumpkin a scalloped design.

DIY Scalloped Paper Pumpkin from Sarah Hearts

Typically Halloween pumpkins are made by carving out details, but this Halloween pumpkin is made by adding something instead. For a simple carving free pumpkin, you can wrap a small fall garland around your pumpkin to decorate it for Halloween. 

DIY Garland Pumpkin from A Beautiful Mess

Make your own fun DIY disco ball pumpkin by gluing silver rectangular gems along the side of your pumpkin which is certain to be a hit at your Halloween party. 

DIY Disco Ball Pumpkin from Erika Brechtel 

Give the feeling of magic with making your own enchanting glittery pumpkin.

DIY Glitter Pumpkin from A Pumpkin and a Princess

Personalize your Halloween pumpkin by adding your initial in gold glitter.

Glitter Monogram Pumpkin from Unoriginal Mom

Make this awesome gold studded pumpkin by painting a pumpkin white and adding studs to create a patterned design.

DIY Studded Pumpkin from Lily Shop

If you are looking for a simple and modern way to decorate your pumpkin this year Alice & Lois, show how they easily decorated a pumpkin by wrapping embroidery thread around nails that were hammered into a pumpkin.

DIY String Art Pumpkin from Alice and Lois

Create an unexpected stylized pumpkin for your home by adding a wood grain pattern onto it with this clever DIY.

DIY Wood Grain Pumpkin from Vitamini Handmade