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It’s happening again, people! The parade of pumpkin pies, pancakes, and spiced lattes has begun, proclaiming loudly that fall is here, and Halloween, with its triangle-eyed, orange faces, is right around the corner.
For your autumnal decor to really stand out, the classic jack o’ lantern just doesn’t cut it anymore. That’s why we’ve collected the most creative examples of carved, painted, etched, pierced, glued and electrified pumpkins to raise the bar for your own pumpkin fest.
So whether you’re a novice carver or an expert DIY-er, you’ll find some inspirational ways to jack up your lantern and pump up your pumpkin to make your neighbors scream… or at least say, “Wow!”
1. Decoupage Pumpkin
2. Porcupine Pumpkin
3. Clock Pumpkin (It really works!)
4. Gold Thumbtack Pumpkin
5. Steampunk Pumpkin
6. Ombre Pumpkin
7. Pumpkin Bowl
8. Dry Ice Pumpkin
9. Pumpkin Vase
10. Cheeseburger Pumpkin
11. Mini Vampire Pumpkins
Related: 25 Bewitching Ways to Decorate a Pumpkin
12. Instagram Pumpkin
13. Polyhedral Pumpkins
14. Embroidered Pumpkins
15. Cannibal Pumpkin
16. Crayon-Dripped Pumpkins
17. Death Star Pumpkin
18. Chalkboard Pumpkin
19. Lace Patterned Pumpkin
20. Glitter Pumpkin
21. Cookie Cutter Pumpkins
22. Volkswagen Microbus Pumpkin
23. “Liberace” Pumpkins
24. Detailed Design Pumpkin
25. Stocking Pumpkins
26. Pumpkin Diaramas
27. Argyle Pumpkins
28. Celtic Pumpkins
29. Pumpkin Teeth
30. Gold Leaf Pumpkins
31. Epsom Salt Pumpkin
32. Pumpkin Messages
33. Color-Block Pumpkins
34. Priceless-Work-of-Art Pumpkin
35. “Orange” Pumpkins
36. Glazed Pumpkins
37. Mardi Gras Pumpkin
38. Stem Nose Pumpkin
39. Pumpkin Votive
40. Pumpkin Portraits
41. Pumpkin Bird Feeder
42. Pumpkin Caterpillar
43. Chevron Pumpkin
44. Googly-Eyed Pumpkins
45. Polka Dot Pumpkin
46. Dip-Dyed Pumpkins
47. Ribbon-Wrapped Pumpkins
48. Pumpkin Carousels
49. Leaf Print Pumpkin
50. Pumpkin Cheshire Cat
51. Pumpkin Keg
Related: 8 Other Things You Can Do With a Pumpkin
And for the lazy pumpkin decorator…
52. Harry Potter Pumpkin
For more pumpkin-centric DIY, consider:
Pumpkin Carving 101
How To: Preserve Your Jack o’ Lantern
6 Pumpkin Carving Tools to Put the ‘Jack’ in Your Lantern
Also check out this video on warding off Halloween pranksters: