Halloween is fast becoming the very popular holiday in the country, presently second only to Christmas, and the holiday in fact outranks Christmas in terms of money spent on decorations, food, and drink (the leading champion of holiday party spending is, and likely always will be, New Year\’s, but Halloween is a compelling second!). So if you\’re looking for interesting Halloween beading projects to \”spookify\” things coming October 31, then keep reading and we\’ll explain five fun Halloween beading projects you can try! Or, if you\’re going down the path of selling the fruits of your bead craft work, you will find a large and standing market for the designs you create!

1 – Jack o\’Lanterns – The standard, beadwork style! You can use seed beads of several shades of oranges and yellows (on a black setting if you\’re looking to create something larger), to hang on the mantle or as a dressing to the porch railing. Involve the children by having them plan out the faces!

2 – Black Cats – A simple cat silhouette can be the basis for a design (all black seed beads, or black coupled with a smattering of silver for dramatic effect), with the option of utilizing larger beads for the eyes. These can be kept quite simple or can become a dramatically more sophisticated beading project, but even the simplest patterns can make quite a remarkable statement!

3 – Witches – You could do a simple bust pattern or a full figure representation of a witch on a broomstick, depending on your overall skill level. These are fun to make, and make excellent decor, but tend to be more involved as compared to either of the projects mentioned earlier.

4 – Dangling Skeletons – Obviously the most challenging of the projects pointed out here, these can be made of any size you wish, but obviously smaller is better from a \”time to complete\” viewpoint. If you don\’t want to worry over creating an actual skeletal design, you can weave a skeletal outline onto a black background, for example, the size of a square drink coaster and still have a beautiful piece to decorate with!

5 – Candy Corns – These aren\’t spooky, but absolutely go with the period, and are most fun when created as 3-dimensional shapes. I would not suggest going much more than two inches high, or they\’ll take far too long to complete, but on account of their fairly simple structure, this is another work that\’s excellent to involve the kids in!

As you can see as outlined in the five ideas above, there are all kinds of fun 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 intend to use them to embellish your own home, or sell what you develop, it\’s time to get making!