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    Pumpkin Decorating Ideas Using Foam Pumpkins (Funkins)

    by Jessica 41 Comments

     I absolutely love decorating pumpkins!  Fall is my favorite season by far, and adding fall touches all over my house puts me in the best mood! I decorated these pumpkins last year, but since there are so many new readers here and it's still a little early for real pumpkin carving and decorating, I thought I would share this post with you newbies and also maybe just remind some of you that have been hanging out here for a while of their cuteness ;)  So, without further adieu...here are 3 Pumpkin Decorating Ideas Using Foam Pumpkins!

    Pumpkin Decorating Ideas - Funkins - Foam Pumpkins

    Are you ready for some pumpkin decorating????  I know I am!  Well, I'm going to show you 3 fun ideas for decorating pumpkins!

    3 Pumpkin Decorating Ideas Using Faux Pumpkins via mom4real.com

    I love Fall...like, love love love Fall!  Pumpkins, mums, football, orange, falling leaves...need I say more?  This year I'm getting a jump on my pumpkin decorating with some awesome foam pumpkins or funkins from Michaels!  These little babies are amazing and won't rot...woohoo for that!   Wanna see what I did?

    Haunted House Skeleton Pumpkin Made With a Foam Pumpkin

    I started with this fun haunted house pumpkin...isn't it spooky?  I simply used a heat knife (shown below) to cut the top off and cut the windows and doors too.  This tool is absolutely amazing, allowing you to cut through the foam like butter!  I picked up some fun embellishments from Michaels...skeletons, spiders, skeleton hands, a black tree looking twiggy thing, and even a coffin!  I painted the inside of the pumpkin black and painted the insides of the window as well.  I want to be able to put a battery operated flashing votive inside so it will glow when placed outside at night.

    Skeleton Haunted House Pumpkin Made With Foam Pumpkin

    I also cut a few holes in the lid so I could hang a little skeleton peaking out of the side...isn't he spooky?

    Make a Foam Pumpkin Vase

    The second pumpkin I worked on is based on one I did last year but didn't post...I called it a mumpkin!  I put a mum in the one I made last year, but decided to go for sunflowers this time.  I simply removed the top with my heated knife, placed a foam block inside, then poked faux sunflower branches into it.

    Decorate a Pumpkin With Washi Tape

    I used black and white polka dotted washi tape to add some fun detail to the pumpkin...the great thing about the washi tape is that if I decide I want to change it up, then I can just remove it!

    Decorate a Pumkin With Buttons and Ribbon
    The third is my favorite!  I love polka dots, and I adore buttons, so I thought...what about a little polka dot button pumpkin?  I just hot glued the buttons in a random pattern all over this little white funkin, topped it with a black and white polka dot, and just sat back and smiled.

    Orange Buttons

    Aren't these buttons just gorgeous???

    Foam Pumpkins From Michaels

    These were the foam pumpkins that I started with from Michaels...they come in a large variety of shapes, colors, and sizes!

    Cut Foam Pumpkins With Ease Using a Heated Knife

    And the fabulous cutting knife....ahhhhh, cuts like buttah baby!

    So, what do you say?  Are you ready for some pumpkins???

    I'm sharing mine at the Craftaholics Fall Frenzy 2014!

    This post was sponsored by Michaels, all opinions are absolutely real and 100% mine!

    Make a Button Pumpkin Craft

    Which one is your fave?  I definitely think mine is the Button Pumpkin?  Pin it to save and make your own!

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    Comments

    1. Cheryl @ That's What Che Said... says

      August 27, 2013 at 2:02 pm

      Adorable! I love them all!!!

      Reply
    2. Kelly says

      August 27, 2013 at 2:16 pm

      The third id my favorite too...but ALL so cute! I LOVE LOVE LOVE fall too!!
      xo

      Reply
    3. Jen @ Four Marrs & One Venus says

      August 27, 2013 at 2:18 pm

      You just Spooked me out... and wow-ed me with cuteness..all in the same post! This is why I love Mom 4 Real.. Awesome stuff lady! Way to rock those pumpkins!

      Reply
    4. Cookie 17 says

      August 28, 2013 at 12:38 pm

      Just join up to your blog & i'm tickled at great thing's you do,Put's smile on my face,lol Keep it up Thank's

      Reply
    5. Jen @ West Street Story says

      August 29, 2013 at 12:22 pm

      I absolutely love that skeleton poking out of the top. And the details you put into the haunted house pumpkin. Love!

      Reply
    6. Suzie @ Dorothy Sue and Millie B's too says

      August 30, 2013 at 2:29 pm

      Love them.... I'm going to TRY and make the haunted house style one with my 10 year old son... he loves getting creative and that's right up his alley!

      Reply
    7. Beth C says

      September 03, 2013 at 6:13 pm

      Great ideas--I especially like the haunted house pumpkin. Have googled the heat knife but have not found one that looks like the one you used. Could you please let us know where you got it? Thanks in advance!

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        September 04, 2013 at 8:37 pm

        Thanks, Beth! The heat knife is from Michael's Craft Store, and it is amazing!!! Cuts like butter!

        Reply
    8. kelley @ Miss Information says

      September 03, 2013 at 8:59 pm

      I love the one with the buttons!

      Reply
    9. Laura Kelly says

      September 08, 2013 at 1:08 pm

      These are so adorable! I love them all. Where did you get the orange buttons?

      Reply
    10. Laura Kelly says

      September 08, 2013 at 1:09 pm

      These are adorable. I love them all! Where did you get your orange buttons?

      Reply
    11. Holly- Cutie Pie Cottage says

      September 20, 2013 at 9:01 am

      Love the button pumpkin! I just painted dots on a mini pumpkin but now I think I know what to use my orange buttons for!

      (I'm here via The Cottage Market.)

      Reply
    12. Maryann Matas says

      September 28, 2013 at 7:35 pm

      So cute. I love the skeleton funkin. Gave me a giggle. Hope to find a heat knife at Michaels, I've never used one. Thanks for posting.

      Reply
    13. Cindy Eikenberg says

      October 14, 2013 at 7:10 am

      Hi Jessica! I love these SOOO much, they look fantastic! Thank you so much for sharing - pinning and sharing! Hope you had a fantastic weekend and happy Monday!

      Reply
    14. Christy says

      October 14, 2013 at 8:04 am

      Jessica, I love the haunted house pumpkin!! I wonder if it would be too hard to do with a real pumpkin? I've got to beat my husband this year and he's already plotting how to carve his! Pinned! XO

      Reply
      • Jessica says

        October 14, 2013 at 8:06 am

        Thanks, Christy! I bet it would be pretty easy...if you do it, send me a pic! I would love to see it!!

        Reply
    15. Vanessa says

      October 17, 2013 at 10:28 am

      Those are all super cute Jessica!
      Vanessa

      Reply
    16. Claire @ A Little Claireification says

      October 18, 2013 at 9:41 pm

      Jessica these are all so much fun! I love them! I just made a button pumpkin last week but we'll see if I ever get a chance to post it before next year. lol Pinning! xo

      Reply
    17. Christy says

      October 28, 2013 at 10:49 pm

      Hi Jessica! I had to come back to invite you to share these at our Get Your DIY on Fall Party Challenge. This week's theme is pumpkins and these would be perfect! I just love them all! http://www.confessionsofaserialdiyer.com/get-your-diy-on-pumpkins-features/
      Hope to see you there!
      XO,
      Christy

      Reply
    18. Christy says

      October 28, 2013 at 10:51 pm

      We are really late at carving this year and just started today, but when we tried to cut into our pumpkins, they were so hard that we could barely get our sharpest knife in them! I'm so disappointed...I really wanted to use your pumpkin for inspiration. I ended up drilling a bunch of holes in mine instead boo!

      Reply
    19. April Hoff says

      October 30, 2013 at 7:19 pm

      Love these cute pumpkins! My favorite is the little one with the buttons and bow! Thanks for linking up to the "Get Your DIY On" link up party! Come on back on Sunday for our burlap challenge!

      Reply
    20. Christy says

      November 03, 2013 at 4:53 pm

      Jessica, thanks so much for sharing these at our Get Your DIY on party! I'll be featuring them tonight! Our sixteen week challenge has a weekly theme and tonight's new theme is burlap. I'd love for you to join us again, the fun starts at 7:00 EST :)

      Reply

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