Tired of a plain orange Halloween pumpkin? Try decorating with one or more of these 21 Halloween Black Pumpkin Ideas!
This year, I’m all about the black pumpkin! It’s mysterious, elegant, and just plain pretty! I’m in love with black pumpkins so much that made my own glam jeweled pumpkin! But seriously, there are so many black pumpkin options that I just had to share a few of my favorites.
21 Beautiful Black Pumpkins for Halloween decor21 Black Halloween Pumpkin Ideas
DIY Fresh Floral Moon Pumpkin
This pumpkin melds the spooky and sweet perfectly. A crescent moon would fit right into a Halloween theme, but fresh flowers make things look pretty.
DIY Decoupage Black Rose Pumpkin
Create a one-of-a-kind black pumpkin using napkins and black paint. A DIY dupe of a Grandin Road pumpkin for less!
How to Make Sharpie Owl Pumpkins
Here's a twist on the traditional sugar skull design and create sugar owls with Sharpie pens!
Spine Tingling Spider Web Pumpkin
Add a spiderweb to your pumpkin and make it glow this year! This stitched Spider web Pumpkin is super creepy, but also adds some lumination to your spooky decor.
Lighted Halloween Pumpkin Topiary
Grab some faux black (or orange) pumpkins and create your own unique Halloween pumpkin topiary!
The Look for Less: Grand In Road Halloween Pumpkins
Another Grandin Road pumpkin dupe. This one can be made for about $15 or less!
Pumpkin Parade: Silver leaf pumpkin - decorating outside for Halloween
Have leaves from doing yardwork? How about spray painting them silver to decorate a pumpkin!
This Witch Pumpkin Craft Is Sparkly Good
Here's a no-carve black pumpkin made into a masked witch. Just slip on a Halloween mask, add a spider, and top with a witch's hat for a super easy decorated pumpkin.
DIY Star Wars BB-9E Pumpkin
Calling all Star Wars lovers! Create this droid from the dark side, BB-9E, using a plastic pumpkin pail and a small foam pumpkin.
Blingkin Pumpkin
This is just a Flickr image with no directions, but I think it's an easy pumpkin to imitate. Just grab some gemstones and glue them on a pumpkin to create a Blingkin.
Crayon Drip Pumpkin
Here's another image of a black pumpkin with colored wax melted on the bottom. No instructions, but paint a pumpkin black, turn it over, and melt colored wax onto the bottom until you get a nice drip pattern.
Spooky Spider Pumpkins
Dress up your Halloween decor with Krazy Glue, googly eyes and a set of pipe cleaners. It's a fun way to spook up your spooky season decor.
Make Black Cat Pumpkins
Stack pumpkins to create a black cat with glowing eyes. Leave it on the front porch for the perfect way to welcome trick-or-treaters.
DIY Funny Pumpkin Messages
Use tiny pumpkins with funny messages for a whimsical take on fall decorations! It's a easy and quick autumn craft project.
Glow in the Dark Pumpkin #StickorTreat
Create a glowing pumpkin using glow-in-the-dark Duct Tape! Cut out stars or any design you desire and make a custom glowing pumpkin.
DIY: Studded Pumpkins
Skip the pumpkin carving and use iron on studs to create a modern and stylish pumpkin.
DIY Halloween Glam Glitter Pumpkin - 1 of 3
Bling out a Dollar Store pumpkin with glitter, sequins, and paint. A super easy and affordable DIY Halloween craft project.
Easy DIY Eyelash Yarn Halloween Pumpkin
Another easy Dollar Store pumpkin transformation using eyelash yarn and mini spiders.
Galaxy Pumpkin
Create an out-of-this-world Jack-o-Lantern with a standard black pumpkin and paint. Drill some constellation holes and let it glow!
Enchanted Gold and Black Beaded Pumpkins
Elevate and glam up your Halloween decor with these beaded ceramic pumpkins.
More Pumpkin Ideas…
More DIY Pumpkins Ideas
DIY Eyelash Yarn Halloween Pumpkin
How to make an easy DIY eyelash yarn pumpkin using inexpensive foam pumpkins, paint, and eyelash yarn.
I love all these ideas for black pumpkins. I’m putting aside for next year to do some updating of my Halloween decor. Black is a neutral in my home decor year round and some of these would look elegant and work well in the more formal areas of my house,