We love Halloween at Aerie! Haunted houses in our conference rooms, pumpkin spice latte breaks, and of course, pumpkin picking! This year we put our carving tools away and opted for an unexpected alternative to pumpkin carving – pumpkin painting. Read on below to learn how our team created 3 easy no-carve pumpkin DIY ideas to help you make your Halloween extra BOO-tiful!
What You’ll Need
Multi-surface paint in a vintage finish
Spray paint in the color of your choice (we love gold metallic tones!)
Painter’s tape
Paintbrushes in various sizes
A dropcloth or newspaper
Fun stickers
Loose glitter
Vintage White
Our first pumpkin painting idea is simple and classic. Our team used a 2fl oz bottle of multi-surface acrylic craft paint to cover the entire pumpkin except the stem. We used 1 flat brush and 1 small brush to paint carefully around the top.
Voila! Now the white pumpkin gives you a sort of blank canvas to design anything you would like – continue reading to see what we did to complete the look.
Leaf It Be
We painted another one of our pumpkins classic white, let it dry for 2 hours, and added one more very simple step. Using stickers purchased at a local craft store, we embellished the white surface to make one very chic pumpkin!
Preppy Pumpkin
Our last pumpkin DIY is a bit more difficult and will take more time. Use 1.5″ painters tape to create 2-3 chevron lines across the circumference of your pumpkin.
After you finish taping your pumpkin, use a can of spray paint to color the tape-free sections. We chose gold because of the metallic finish, but feel free to try any color!
Let your now spray-painted pumpkin dry for at least 30 minutes. Very carefully, peel off the tape.
You did it! Be sure to show us your pumpkin creations with #AerieREAL on Instagram and Twitter.
We can’t forget about the lil’ pumpkins! We sprayed a few with gold or white spray paint and added some sparkles for extra glam!
Sitting pretty on our new blanket scarf!
Which pumpkin design is your favorite? Comment below!
Happy Halloween, Aerie girls!
xoxo,
Aerie















