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How to Make a No-Carve Pumpkin Witch with Duck Tape®

August 21, 2020 By: Katie10 Comments

This is a sponsored post on behalf of Duck Brand. All opinions are my own because I love giving you helpful tutorials!

title image for witch pumpkin tutorial

Halloween is one of my very favorite holidays and there are so many fun ways to decorate! Of course, decorated pumpkins play a big part, BUT I hate the mess of removing the seeds!

So let’s make a no-carve witch pumpkin! All we need is duct tape and a pair of scissors!

Supplies Used to Make a No-Carve Pumpkin Witch

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  • Pumpkin
  • Black Duck Tape®
  • White Duck Tape®
  • Green Duck Tape®
  • Scissors

Picking Your Pumpkin

This pumpkin came from my local grocery store, but I do love wandering the pumpkin patch too!

I chose this pumpkin because of the spots and the twisty stem, all will add to that witchy look!

pumpkin with black and green duct tape

The pumpkin was a little dirty and there was quite a bit of dried mud stuck to the backside.

The first step was giving it a bath. (I thought this picture was hilarious but my kids just rolled their eyes at me. Come on, I’m funny! I wrapped the pumpkin in a towel like a baby!)

a pumpkin wrapped in a towel after a bath

How to Decorate a Witch Pumpkin with Duck Tape®

We are going to use the stem of the pumpkin as the eyes, so place the pumpkin on its side and find where the new bottom is. It will probably be the flattest side of the pumpkin so it wont roll away.

The Eyes

Now we can start with the eyes. Cut a strip of black Duck Tape® and cut an oval shape and a smaller circle. Cut a circle out of the white Duck Tape® to make the eyes.

eyes made out of duct tape for a no-carve pumpkin

The Mouth

The mouth was a little tricky because the tape kept wanting to stick to itself.

I discovered that if you lay the Duck Tape® on some vinyl backing paper, you could cut the shapes out and then peel from the backing paper. That made cutting that shapes out a bit easier.

mouth made out of duct tape for a no-carve pumpkin

The Hair

Now that the witch pumpkin has a face, it is time to start working on the green witch hair.

Cut a strip of the green Duck Tape® and cut another piece that is just a little bit shorter and put the two sticky sides together. Making sure to leave one side with the sticky still exposed.

two strips of green duct tape stuck together

Cut the strip into smaller strips and use the exposed sticky end to stick the “hair” to the pumpkin. I did about five rows on each side and scrunched up each strand to give a crazy hair look.

green witch hair made out of strips of green duct tape

The Hat

To make the witch hat out of Duck Tape® make 2 sheets using the same technique as for the hair but kept adding strips until it makes a sheet with no sticky exposed.

making a sheet of black duct tape strips

Cut the sheet into a triangle with a rounded bottom then roll into a cone.

making a cone out of a sheet of black duct tape strips

For the brim of the witch hat, make a second sheet of Duck Tape® and cut it into a large circle. Tape the cone to the circle by using small strips of Duck Tape® and tape the cone to the rim from the inside of the cone.

making a witch hat out of sheets of black duct tape strips

Isn’t my witch pumpkin so cute? I think she turned out even cuter then I expected!

no-carve witch pumpkin made with duct tape

What scary, silly, or fun pumpkin are you going to decorate? Share and leave a comment below!

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Comments

  1. Marvelous Mommy says

    October 28, 2013 at 2:29 am

    Wow that’s really cute! I love the hat!

    Reply
  2. Our Pinteresting Family says

    October 28, 2013 at 12:52 pm

    That is too cute! I love how you turned it on the side, and that hat is perfect.

    Reply
  3. Becca Diestelkamp-Woodham says

    October 29, 2013 at 3:26 pm

    Haha, very cute!

    Reply
  4. Lynn Blaylock says

    October 29, 2013 at 6:43 pm

    So cute and a little easier for little ones.

    Reply
  5. Camila Rojas says

    October 29, 2013 at 8:13 pm

    LOL This is super fun! I love Duck Tape! and I love this project! Cute. Pinning!

    XOXO
    Cami

    Reply
  6. Marti @ SewLicious Home Decor says

    October 30, 2013 at 11:54 pm

    That is too cute!! I love how you turned it sideways using the top for the nose..so clever! 🙂

    Marti

    Reply
  7. Mandy Beyeler says

    October 30, 2013 at 6:53 pm

    Thanks for linking to Take-A-Look Tuesday over at Sugar Bee Crafts – I featured you today!
    –Mandy, SugarBeeCrafts.com

    Reply
  8. Natalie says

    October 29, 2014 at 10:21 am

    What a great idea! I wasn’t even aware that duck tape was so versatile! It has only become available here in the last month or so. I guess I need to catch up on some crafting 🙂
    Thank you for sharing on Marigolds’ Loft Tutorial Thursdays Linky Party.
    Your post will be featured on the tutorial round-up tomorrow, 30 October 2014.
    I look forward to seeing you again at next month’s party.
    x
    Natalie

    Reply
  9. Amanda says

    October 14, 2015 at 9:21 pm

    Great Idea !!! I’m submitting this post with a round up to a client. I hope it’s ok she links to this post ! 🙂

    Reply
    • Katie says

      October 15, 2015 at 8:00 am

      Thanks Amanda, as long as they give proper credit I am totally fine with it. Thank you!

      Reply

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