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Free Holiday Craft Instructions - Fun Halloween Pumpkin Faces

Fun Halloweeen Pumpkin Faces

Contributed by Pam Stryker

Give your pumpkins a little Halloween personality without ever picking up a carving knife! From silly grins and spooky faces to clever characters and colorful decorations, there are plenty of ways to decorate pumpkins without cutting into them. Best of all, there's no messy pumpkin pulp to clean up, and uncarved pumpkins generally last much longer than carved ones. Explore our collection of fun pumpkin decorating ideas, mix and match your favorites, and see what you can create. Your imagination is the only limit!

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Materials Needed:

Pumpkins of any size or shape

Fall Guords

Fresh Oranges work great as smaller pumpkins
Variations for faces:
Eyes:
Paste on Wiggle Eyes

Paste on Black "Half Bird Eyes"

Comical Doll Eyes

Pom Poms

Large Buttons

Large sequins or Pailettes

Pre-cut Craft Mirrors or cut your own from the acrylic mirror sheet.

Wooden Cutout shapes or wooden wheels

Acorn Caps

Rocks

Mouth:
Colored felt cut into the shape of your choice

Faceted beads, color of your choice.

Black chenille stems (pipe cleaners)

Pom Poms

Crescent shaped sequins

Other Ideas
Add an animal nose

Give him a great Hat

Doll Glasses can make a very interesting pumpkin face.

Use Green chenille stems (pipe cleaners) to create or enhance the stem on top of the pumpkin. (Especially useful if using oranges or grapefruit instead of pumpkins.)

Add a Bandana around the base of the pumpkin face.

Use Fur square pieces for hairy eyebrows or as a beard or moustache.

Use mini hay bales as accent pieces.

Use these wooden flower pots or wooden spools as eyes or ears.

Tie yarn lengths in the center and drape across top of pumpkin for hair.

Craft Glue

Instructions

Assemble the materials you plan to use. Determine which side of the pumpkin you intend to use and then lightly draw his face onto the surface of the pumpkin.

Using craft glue, E-6000, or hot glue begin adding the objects to your creation.

Enjoy!

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