Pumpkin decorations are such great ways to celebrate fall, Halloween and Thanksgiving. The best part is, you can whip up some wow-worthy pumpkin decorations with common household stuff, and, without buying a single pumpkin!
Start gathering some paper, wood scraps, old fabrics, jars and cans, because all these beautiful, whimsical, elegant, or wicked DIY pumpkins can be made easily for almost free!
Here’s our great pumpkin patch: over 20 creative re-purposed DIY pumpkin decorations to make for this fall season!
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Update: New DIY pumpkins tutorial!
How to make free beautiful toilet paper pumpkin decor in 3 creative ways! Perfect 2-minute no-storage DIY Thanksgiving & fall decorations!
Check out these free & beautiful toilet paper pumpkin DIYs!
1 & 2: Canning jar lids and mason jars pumpkin decorations
Via Yellow Bliss Road | 36th Avenue
3 & 4. Stylish DIY fabric pumpkins
My friend Larissa at Prodigal Pieces made those gorgeous shabby chic pumpkins that I am drooling over! BTW, do you know that you can make beautiful pumpkins from toilet paper? Tutorial here!
5 & 6. DIY book or paper pumpkin decorations
Tinted book pages or old books can all be made into paper pumpkins! Via the talented Wendy at H2O Bungalow | Two Paper Divas (site no longer available)
7 & 8. DIY reclaimed wood pumpkins
Don’t you love these rustic wood pumpkin decorations? Tutorial at Infarrantly Creative. Karianne at Thistlewood Farms made this super charming wooden pumpkin stand which can hold pretty fall branches and more!
9. More wooden pumpkins
Who knew blocks of wood can be so lovely? Tutorial here.
10 & 11. Tin cans and baskets are great for Halloween pumpkin decorations
Ever wonder if we can re-purpose ANYTHING into pumpkins? Tin cans | Baskets.
12 & 13. Burlap and shower puffs made into pumpkins
These DIY pumpkins are perfect for farmhouse style decorations and Thanksgiving centerpieces! Tutorial here and here.
14, 15. Paper and scrapbook lover’s pumpkins!
A few paper stripes and a piece of yarn becomes a gorgeous pumpkin! (Source: 14 | 15 )
16 & 17. Polka dots and daisies…
Dollar store pumpkin gets a glamorous makeover with wood-slices. Denim + Mums = Perfect Country Bliss
18. Even dryer vent has a spot in our great pumpkin patch!
Don’t you think these would make great Halloween pumpkin decorations?
19, 20. More creative DIY paper pumpkins.
Simple and creative ways to fold paper, or dress up some toilet paper rolls. Source: DIY Inspired | Domestically Blissful .
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Happy creating! 🙂
I’m choosing number 18 – the dryer vent pumpkin – because that is one that I have admired for several years and haven’t made yet. I made the book pumpkin last fall (and also an apple book-page pumpkin) and many of the others from fabric and paper. I love fall and PUMPKINS!!!
hi babara! sounds like you have so much creative fun each season! i will need to catch up on pumpkins! 🙂 xx
I would love to make the one that is #5 with it looks like book pages or magazine pages, but there’s no directions. Could you tell me how this one is constructed? Thank you!
hi debbie, the tutorial link is below the photo, where it says by h2obungalow! 🙂
Very nice post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say that I have really enjoyed surfing around your blog posts.
wow, very creative and unique, thank you for sharing how to do.
What an awesome collection of funky pumpkins! Thank you for including my railroad spike lovelies, Ananada. Happy autumn!
I am so needing to add decorations to our house for fall.
Some incredibly cute ideas here — fall is so amazing!! 🙂 Love it!!
I love pumpkin decorations.. but I am a glitter girl! All my halloween decorations have glitter on it! ha!
These are all SO cute! I have craft night next week and i am SO glad i saw these before next week! Thanks for sharing!
These are so cool! I love the book pumpkin – I’m going to see if I can try and make it!
I am obsessed with those wooden pumpkins! I may have to do a similar project soon!
Thanks so much for the feature, friend! What a great post of pumpkin-spiration!
Have a wonderful day!
karianne