Painted PumpkinsNo. 9474 · The 2026 edition
2 Ways to Make Chic No-Carve Pumpkins
Elevate your Halloween decor with these elegant no-carve pumpkins, featuring bold stripes or chic gold studs.
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Update your fall décor with two easy, no-carve pumpkin ideas. Paint alternating black and white stripes for a modern look, or press gold studs in rows for a stylish, non-traditional finish. Both methods require only a few simple materials and no carving tools.
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Directions
- Apply white acrylic paint to every other ridge of the pumpkin. Let the white sections dry for 30 minutes.
- Paint the remaining orange areas with black acrylic paint to create alternating stripes.
- For the studded version, press gold round studs into the pumpkin in stripes parallel to the natural ridges. No hammer or special tools are needed—just push them in by hand.
