9. Decoupage Book Page Pumpkins
Perfect for book lovers and fans of vintage charm, decoupage book page pumpkins are a beautiful way to upcycle old, damaged books into festive decor. Using inexpensive foam pumpkins as your base, tear pages from an old novel, dictionary, or sheet music into small, irregular strips. Apply the paper strips to the pumpkin using Mod Podge, smoothing out any air bubbles as you go, and overlapping the pieces until the entire surface is covered. Apply a final sealing coat of Mod Podge over the top.
To give the pumpkins a vintage, time-worn aesthetic, brush the edges and creases of the pumpkin with a dry sponge dipped in brown ink or watered-down acrylic paint to highlight its natural curves. Replace the cheap plastic stem with a real, dried pumpkin stem collected from last year’s harvest, or twist a piece of rustic grapevine and secure it with hot glue. These literary pumpkins add a cozy, intellectual warmth to any autumn display.