Over 25 Ways to DIY a Craft Store Pumpkin

So, today's post was supposed to be for my DIY pumpkin project.  But you know how sometimes plans just don't come together?  The plastic pumpkins are still sitting in my kitchen pumpkin patch in various stages of completion.  But I thought that this was the perfect opportunity to share everyone else's creative ideas for transforming a fake craft store pumpkin into something really unique and special. (And many of these could be done using real pumpkins, too.)

(Please pin these pumpkins from their original posts.)

GLITTER PUMPKINS || Happy Happy Nester

DECOUPAGE PUMPKINS  ||  Better Homes & Gardens

CHALK PAINTED "HEIRLOOM" PUMPKINS  |  anderson + grant

DIY SUCCULENT PUMPKIN CENTERPIECE  ||  Sand & Sisal

METALLIC SILVER LEAF PUMPKIN  ||  Simply Handmade Studios

Faux Pumpkin Lanterns || Modern Glam

Stenciled Pumpkins  ||  BHG.com

Paper Leaf Pumpkin  ||  Polka Dot Chair

Pumpkin with Realistic Looking Stem  ||  anderson + grant

PUMPKIN TOPIARY  ||  Inspiration for Moms

FAUX MERCURY GLASS PUMPKIN  ||  Practically Functional

Easy Pumpkin Craft  ||  A Thoughtful Place

Blue Porcelain Pumpkin  ||  Craftberry Bush

Subway Art Pumpkin ||  Canary Street Crafts

Fur Covered Pumpkin  ||  Brepurposed

Pumpkin Candleholder  ||  By Stephanie Lynn

BOHEMIAN PUMPKINS  ||  Modest Style

Hanging Pumpkins  ||  AKA Design

Vintage Chalk Paint Pumpkin  ||  So Much Better with Age

Decoupaged Pumpkins  || Confessions of a Plate Addict

Glitter and Sequin Pumpkin  ||  Crafting in the Rain

Sheet Music Pumpkin  ||  Mabey She Made It

Copper Wire Pumpkins ||  One Dog Woof

Lace Inspired Pumpkins  ||  Alisa Burke

Shabby Chic Pumpkins  || Making It in the Mountains

Hand Painted Pumpkins  ||  As Simple as That

Carved + Etched Pumpkin  || Mad in Crafts

Pumpkin Planter  ||  Joy in Our Home

Fall Treat Jar  ||  The Inspired Hive

Confetti Pumpkins  ||  Alice & Lois

Concrete Pumpkins  ||  A Night Owl 

Marquee Light Pumpkins  ||  Kara's Party Ideas

Mercury Mirror Grout Pumpkins  ||  Tater Tots and Jello

 Some people are really able to think outside the box, don't you think?

I'd love to know which ideas are your favorites.  Or maybe you have a unique idea of you own that you could share the link to below in the comments section or on Facebook.

Be sure to visit again tomorrow when I'll be sharing my fall decorated home as part of the Farmhouse Fall Tour of Homes.  See you then!