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DIY Pumpkin Ideas

I truly can not believe that tomorrow is October! It's definitely cooling off outside, and Autumn is about to be in full swing. Unfortunately that means packing up summer tank tops and sandals. But on on the plus side it also means time for pumpkins! When I say pumpkins I'm not referring to the spice latte kind, but we'll talk about those another day;) I'm taking about the kind of pumpkins you decorate and display around your house until Thanksgiving. While the traditional Jack-O-Lantern is a classic, I love crafting up things that go with my decor. 

Since I am living in an apartment this year and have no cute front porch, like this, to display pumpkins on, I will have to decorate them for my living room instead. Because my pumpkins will be indoors I am going to be getting fake plastic pumpkins instead of the real thing. As much as I want to go to a cute farm and pick out precious pumpkins from the field, I don't want rotting pumpkins in my apartment. But all of the following DIY ideas can be done using real or plastic pumpkins or any shape or size. Additionally, any colors can be substituted to match your porch's fall theme or the colors from interior decor.


~Flower Pot~
This is such a simple idea as you just cut off the top of the pumpkin and remove the insides, then add your favorite fall flowers. I picture this would be most precious on the front steps of a house.

~Personalized Pictures~
Adhering pictures to a pumpkin adds such a personal touch to your fall decor. Using modge podge and small printed out photographs, this project would be fairly simple.

~Vertical Stripes~
Pumpkins basically come with built in guidelines for one to paint vertical stripes, therefore anyone could easily do it. The example pictured has glitter stripes, but the stripes could be any color.

~Monogram~
This one is probably my favorite, and more than likely will be the one I make first. The simplicity of the monogram adds a nice personalized effect to your decor.

~Diagonal Stripe~
The abstractness of this design is what I love the most about it. With a single color of paint as well as some painters tape, this pumpkin would be making a statement in no time at all.

~Polka Dots~
Polka dots are such a classic, why not put them on your pumpkins. The dots could all be the same shape, or you could even vary the sizes for a different look.

~Washi Tape Stripes~
Washi tape comes in endless colors and prints that the options for this go on forever. And if your like me and painting straight lines is not your forte, than applying a solid color and washi tape is certainly the way to go.

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