Tired of orange & black? Paint your pump­kin in a bright ombre like this exam­ple from Funky­time.

They may be more cute than scary, but these fanged mini pump­kins are super fun nonethe­less. Visit Martha Stew­art for the tutorial.

Paint a pump­kin with chalk­board paint and let the kids go to town! Head over to Real Sim­ple for more info.

Put down the knife and bust out the paint! Noth­ing looks bet­ter than a trio of pump­kins painted a few shades apart. (via pop­pytalk)

Make a gor­geous flo­ral cen­ter­piece for fall by plac­ing a drink­ing glass inside a hollowed-out pump­kin. Visit Chate­laine for more great ideas! (via pop­pytalk)

Use puffy / dimen­sional paint to give your pump­kins a unique fes­tive look. Alisa Burke has all the details.