Halloween is fast becoming the most important holiday in the country, currently second only to Christmas, and the holiday in fact outranks Christmas in terms of money spent on decorations, food, and drink (the reigning champion of holiday party spending is, and likely always will be, New Year's, but Halloween is a strong second!). So if you're looking for fun Halloween beading projects to "spookify" things in the next October 31, then keep reading and we'll explain five fun Halloween beading projects you can consider! Or, if you're going down the plan of selling the fruits of your bead craft work, you will find a large and standing market for the designs you produce!
1 - Jack o'Lanterns - The traditional, beadwork style! You can utilize seed beads of several hues of oranges and yellows (on a black setting if you're looking to have something larger), to hang on the canopy or as a dressing to the balcony railing. Involve the children by having them plan out the faces!
2 - Black Cats - A basic cat silhouette can be the basis for a layout (all black seed beads, or black combined with a smattering of silver for amazing effect), with the option of utilizing larger beads for the eyes. These can be kept relatively simple or can become a dramatically more complex beading project, but even the simplest kinds can make quite a dramatic statement!
3 - Witches - You could do a simple bust pattern or a whole figure representation of a witch on a broomstick, based on your overall skill level. These are enjoyable to make, and make excellent decorations, but tend to be more involved compared to either of the projects mentioned earlier.
4 - Dangling Skeletons - Undoubtedly the most complex of the projects pointed out here, these can be created of any size you wish, but surely smaller is better from a "time to complete" standpoint. If you don't want to worry over designing an actual skeletal design, you can weave a skeletal outline onto a black background, like, the size of a square drink coaster and still have an appealing piece to decorate with!
5 - Candy Corns - These aren't spooky, but definitely go with the period, and are most fun when crafted as 3-dimensional shapes. I would not encourage going much beyond two inches high, or they'll take very long time to complete, but on account of their fairly simple design, this is another task that's excellent to involve the kids in!
As you can see based on the five ideas given above, there are all kinds of exciting holiday beading projects you can push your teeth into, and this list just simply scratches the surface of the beading tasks available, so whether you want to use them to embellish your own house, or sell what you produce, it's time to get creating!
1 - Jack o'Lanterns - The traditional, beadwork style! You can utilize seed beads of several hues of oranges and yellows (on a black setting if you're looking to have something larger), to hang on the canopy or as a dressing to the balcony railing. Involve the children by having them plan out the faces!
2 - Black Cats - A basic cat silhouette can be the basis for a layout (all black seed beads, or black combined with a smattering of silver for amazing effect), with the option of utilizing larger beads for the eyes. These can be kept relatively simple or can become a dramatically more complex beading project, but even the simplest kinds can make quite a dramatic statement!
3 - Witches - You could do a simple bust pattern or a whole figure representation of a witch on a broomstick, based on your overall skill level. These are enjoyable to make, and make excellent decorations, but tend to be more involved compared to either of the projects mentioned earlier.
4 - Dangling Skeletons - Undoubtedly the most complex of the projects pointed out here, these can be created of any size you wish, but surely smaller is better from a "time to complete" standpoint. If you don't want to worry over designing an actual skeletal design, you can weave a skeletal outline onto a black background, like, the size of a square drink coaster and still have an appealing piece to decorate with!
5 - Candy Corns - These aren't spooky, but definitely go with the period, and are most fun when crafted as 3-dimensional shapes. I would not encourage going much beyond two inches high, or they'll take very long time to complete, but on account of their fairly simple design, this is another task that's excellent to involve the kids in!
As you can see based on the five ideas given above, there are all kinds of exciting holiday beading projects you can push your teeth into, and this list just simply scratches the surface of the beading tasks available, so whether you want to use them to embellish your own house, or sell what you produce, it's time to get creating!
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