29 Bewitching Ways to Decorate a Pumpkin

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Show off your Halloween spirit with these unique and one-of-a-kind ideas for designing and displaying your pumpkin throughout the home this season. The spooky, starry sky is the limit as far as creativity goes! And good news—to produce a creation that’s wow-worthy, your pumpkin doesn’t always have to go under the knife. To get started, just raid your craft drawer. Whether you have puffy paint and glitter or kidney beans and thumb tacks, you’d be surprised how much you can do. Click through for 29 festive and fun ideas for decorating this year’s pumpkin.

14 Clever New Uses for Old Newspapers

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Reading the morning newspaper is a relaxing ritual for many people, but unfortunately, this admirable habit results in the waste of a lot of paper. Rather than simply tossing your old newspapers in the garbage pail (a very environmentally unfriendly approach), or even putting them in the recycling, you can let your trash save you some cash by using your old papers as a substitute for store-bought cleaning, lining, and packaging products. Here are some of our top ideas for repurposing those daily broadsheets.

Bob Vila’s Best DIY Projects for Beginners

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DIY projects are everywhere these days. More than ever before, a great home improvement can be just a pallet, can of spray paint, or 2×4 away. But if you’re new to the DIY scene, you can feel overwhelmed just figuring out where to start. Don’t be discouraged! Instead, choose one of these Bob Vila-approved projects that are perfectly suited for the novice DIYer.