20 Unique Pumpkin Carving Ideas

My favorite part of seeing back to school supplies out in stores is knowing that Halloween stuff is next! Ha! Who is with me? There’s a pumpkin for everyone including a pumpkin with braces and Nemo! Here are 20 unique pumpkin carving ideas and other fun ways to decorate a pumpkin this Halloween.

Funny Pumpkin Carving Ideas

1. Hungry pumpkin

It’s such a simple, genius idea! Carve a scary face into a pumpkin, spray paint it dark grey, and add a tiny pumpkin to it’s mouth.

2. Puking Pumpkin

3. Nerdy Pumpkin

The nerdy pumpkin takes some serious carving skills, but it’s worth it! It doesn’t  get much better than a pumpkin with braces.

4. Toothy grin pumpkin

Turn the pumpkin on its side and use the stem as a nose! This is creepy perfection. (Picture found via Curious Bird.)

5. Pumpkin hamburger

 

 

6. Man eating pumpkin

Genius, pure genius! Find out more at This Old House.

Cute Pumpkin Carving ideas

7. Piggie and Elephant Pumpkins

If you’re a Mo Willems fan, these pumpkins are for you! All you need is a little card board, spray paint, and a hot glue gun to make these Piggie and Elephant pumpkin masterpieces.

8. Ice cream pumpkin

It doesn’t get much cuter in the world of pumpkins than this pumpkin turned ice cream come! Marra crafted this ice cream beauty with wait for it… insulating foam and a terra cotta pot! (Psst… You can buy the insulation foam here on Amazon.)

10. Nuts and Bolts

 

 

 

11. Rhinestone spider web pumpkin

Use rhinestones to add a little web bling to a simple white, fake or real pumpkin. Find out more from bhg.com.

12. Pumpkin diorama

I bet you’ve never seen a pumpkin diorama before! Find out more from Sweet Paul.

 

13. Tacky Pumpkins

Who would have thought office supply worked so well to decorate pumpkins?  Bonus, it’s also really easy!

 

 

 

14. Henna pumpkins

Give your pumpkins a chic facelift with a little puff paint! Find out more from Alisa Burke.

 

 

15. Mod Pumpkins

A little paint, tape, and paintbrushes goes a long way.

 

16. Spooky fancy

Just add lace! Preferably black spider web lace for this modern black and white pumpkin look. Find out more at Starshine Chic.

 

17. Delicate Doily

Turn a doily into a stencil and create this lovely pumpkin. For the complete tutorial, check out bhg.

 

18. Tree

Transform three real or fake pumpkins into a tree for your patio. Check out the complete tutorial on Simpsonized Crafts. 

 

 

19. Honey Bear

Here’s a beary cute pumpkin carving idea!

 

 

20. Grandma pumpkin

Turn a lampshade into a hat and add a pair of glasses. Basically, Mrs. Potato Head got turned into a pumpkin. Find out more on bhg.

 

 

 

 

Which unique pumpkin carving is your favorite? Do you carve pumpkins? Do you paint them? Have you ever used one of those crazy, intricate stencils? As a kid, we had a pumpkin decorating contest, and my friend and I made a “14 carrot gold” pumpkin! I wish I had a picture to show you! Oh and here are 21 more clever ways to decorate/ carve a pumpkin!