Skip Carving—Collaging Pumpkins Is the Hottest Trend of Halloween 2025
Mod Podge does it again
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Like apple picking, leaf peeping and drinking so many PSLs you talk faster than a Gilmore Girl, decorating pumpkins is a fall must. But it can also require intense carving skills, a high threshold for enduring glommed-on pumpkin guts under your fingernails and, well, patience.
What if I told you there’s another way? One that’s low-lift, yet still looks impressive—and is surprisingly affordable? (Seriously, this entire craft cost me $15, thanks to a Michaels promo code.) Call your friends, grab a bottle of wine and cue up your favorite Halloween movie in the background, because you’re hosting a faux-gourd-decorating party, and you’re making these decoupage pumpkins using napkins, Mod Podge and a little creativity.
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