Here at LCD we love Halloween! What better way to get into the haunting spirit than by decorating pumpkins for your home? We put together our favorite no-carve pumpkin ideas to help you celebrate Halloween in style. From spooky spiders to stylish marbled effects these pumpkins are sure to spark some fun. Turn on some Halloween music, fill your cup with hot apple cider and a bowl of your favorite trick-o-treat candies, and you're half way there.
Gone Batty
For an elegant twist on a scary bat pumpkin, paint the night away to create this bat filled Halloween sky.
Materials: White paint, gold metallic paint, black ribbon, & scissors to create the perfect bat wing.
Difficulty Level: Easy (hot glue gun's work magic).
Decorating Tip: Two layers of paint & Halloween music.
Edible Embellishments
Create texture on your pumpkin for a fun Fall look.
Material: White paint, blue paint & Trader Joe's Zucchette Pasta.
Difficulty level: Medium (skip the tacky glue & grab a hot glue gun).
Decorating Tip: Paint the stem last so you can use it to maneuver your pumpkin while placing the noodles.
Beetle Juice
Add black and white stripes to your pumpkin for an elegant Beetle Juice interpreted look.
Materials: Black paint, white paint, silver metallic paint, black ribbon & a spider.
Difficulty Level: Medium (those lines take patience!).
Decorating Tip: Two Layers for each stripe.
Black Widow
This little one would be the perfect addition to your haunted decorations.
Materials: Black, white & red paint.
Difficulty Level: Medium (it's all in the details).
Decorating Tip: Knowledge of spiders for improvised painting.
Spiderville
If you're pressed for time but still want your Halloween decor to stand out, grab some plastic spiders and a pumpkin to create this fast and easy look.
Materials: 1 large plastic spider, multiple small plastic spiders & a hot glue gun
Difficulty Level: Easy (Takes 5 minutes or less)
Decorating Tip: A good amount of glue goes as a long way so those spiders don't get away.
Marbled Trio
This stylish marble effect is perfect for a chic Halloween.
Materials: Nail polish, plastic container, water, stir stick & white pumpkins.
Difficulty Level: Hard (the nail polish dries fast & you may need more than two hands, but once you get the hang of it its not too bad)
Decorating Tips: (1) Lightly swirl immediately after dripping paint in tub of water, don't swirl too much (less is more). (2) Layer colors & paint to hide imperfections. (3) The water should be warm for the paint not to sink.
Mrs. Day of the Dead
Your Dia de los Muertos Halloween decorations wouldn't be complete without Mrs. Day of the Dead.
Materials: Face paint, black Sharpie, eyelashes & jewels.
Difficulty Level: Easy (When you have all the materials ready).
Decorating Tip: Face paint does not stick well to pumpkin, outline with Sharpie & use face paint to fill in for color.
Classic Jack
Forget the mess of carving a jack-o-lantern and create a carve-less Jack instead!
Materials: Black & purple paint.
Difficulty Level: Easy (takes 5 minutes or less).
Decorating Tip: Create the classic triangle eyed pumpkin face in color & outline in black.
From the LCD Team, we wish you a happy & safe Halloween!
