Fall, Halloween and Thanksgiving are the time when we tend to decorate or at least buy ready pumpkins to decorate our homes and style parties. Pumpkins are everywhere, and if you are new to crafting, perhaps you don’t know what to buy – a plastic or a natural one to decorate? Today’s roundup is dedicated to faux pumpkins, their pros and cons and ways to decorate them.
What Are Faux Pumpkin Pros?
The main advantage is that it’s a very durable piece – it will last as long as you want. Such a pumpkin can be placed outdoors, too, they won’t rot. Another good thing is that it’s very lightweight, and even if you buy a big one, it will be easy to move wherever you want.
a beautiful and elegant white jack-o-lantern is a cool solution to style your white Halloween party
a beautiful idea to turn a pumpkin into a pumpkin spice latte with just painting and gluing some pieces is amazing
a black faux pumpkin turned into a constellation one with no carving is a great and chic idea for Halloween
a bold blue pumpkin decorated with gold sequins that form a word is a cool and bright idea for Halloween
a couple of pumpkins attached to each other, painted and topped with a cardboard cone to show off a melting ice cream cone
a faux pumpkin fully covered with black beads just wows and will make your Halloween decor jaw-dropping
a faux pumpkin with a cheetah print is a bold and trendy idea to decorate your home for the fall
a faux white pumpkin decorated with black plastic spiders is a simple last minute craft for Halloween
a fun and colorful rainbow pumpkin covered with matching rhinestones is a fun and super bright solution for Halloween
a Halloween faux pumpkin garland in blush, orange and black, with gilded stems is a great decoration for fall and Halloween
a matte pink and orange Halloween pumpkin with letters is a very cool and fresh idea to rock, simple and graphic
What Are Faux Pumpkin Pros?
Faux pumpkins don’t look natural at all, and you will have to paint and decorate them for sure to get a decent look. Faux pumpkins can be more difficult to drill and carve as they are thick and plastic is harder to work with. Faux pumpkins can be harder to paint if you don’t pick a surface right, so perhaps spray paint will be the best idea.
a plastic white pumpkin decorated with black sequins and a black witch hat with berries and ribbon for Halloween decor
a white faux pumpkin decorated with a black sharpie - with black cats is a simple and lovely idea for Halloween
a white faux pumpkin decorated with black bats and stars looks very nice and won't be difficult to DIY
a white faux pumpkin decorated with stencils in bold colors will be a nice idea for a modern or boho Halloween party
a white pumpkin decorated with black paper bats is a stylish idea for Halloween and will make your absolutely happy with how easy it is to make it
a white pumpkin styled as a little unicorn in a floral crown is one of the cutest ideas i have ever seen
an orange pumpkin with a pink stem and super bold paper decoupage is a catchy idea for a colorful Halloween party
black and copper pumpkins decorated with spikes, studs and beads look very bold and cool
black and gold faux pumpkins with spikes are lovely for fall and Halloween and look very glam rock
black, orange and copper faux pumpkins plus a skull in a cloche make up a stylish and fun centerpiece for Halloween
chalk painted pumpkins with cutout leaves and candles inside plus faux leaves are chic lanterns for indoors and outdoors
chic gold confetti pumpkins are amazing for glam fall or Halloween styling and they look cool
color block white and gold pumpkins with leaf cutouts and candles inside are amazing as fall lanterns
colorful modern pumpkins with no carve decor, only letter stickers for Halloween
How To Style A Faux Pumpkin?
A faux pumpkin can be decorated in a thousand of ways, just like a natural one but you will have to paint it for sure, otherwise it will look non-natural. Painting, using stencils and sharpies, stickers, attaching flowers, bats, spiders, rhinestones, stickers – these are just part of what you can do to faux pumpkins. One more solution is carving them and turning them into lanterns or dioramas for Halloween – faux pumpkins are the best idea for complicated dioramas and scenes with lights, they won’t rot and spoil them. Get inspired by the ideas below and make something cool for Halloween!
colorful striped rainbow painted pumpkins in brights will be a fun idea not only for Halloween but also for the fall and Thanksgiving
faux pumpkins painted as a sugar skull and a lantern, with letters, leaves and pearls are amazing for Halloween
faux pumpkins painted super bright and with gold splatter are amazing and fun for colorful fall decor
fun faux pumpkins and gourds painted black and white check and stripe prints are adorable and chic
orange and light green faux pumpkins with matching letters are amazing for fall and Halloween decor
pearled pumpkins are very lovely decorations for Halloween, they will add a refined and chic touch
pretty pumpkins turned into donuts with glazed and confetti are amazing for Halloween decor
refined red and black Halloween pumpkins with floral painting and sequins and embellishments
super bright and colorful alcohol ink pumpkins with gold splatters are amazing for Halloween parties in brights
white faux pumpkins with twine and gold spikes attached look fun, rock and glam and will add an edgy touch to the space
white pumpkins decorated with bold color block candy corns are great for delicate Halloween decor