Halloween is fast becoming the most important holiday in the country, now second only to Christmas, and the holiday really outranks Christmas in terms of money spent on decorations, food, and drink (the leading champion of holiday party spending is, and possibly always will be, New Year's, but Halloween is a strong second!). So if you're looking for interesting Halloween beading projects to "spookify" things in the next October 31, then keep reading and we'll run through five fun Halloween beading projects you can make an attempt! 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 create something larger), to hang on the canopy or as a dressing to the balcony railing. Involve the kids by having them plan out the faces!
2 - Black Cats - A basic cat silhouette can be the basis for a pattern (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 fairly simple or can become a dramatically more sophisticated beading project, but even the simplest patterns can make quite a spectacular statement!
3 - Witches - You could do a simple bust pattern or a full figure representation of a witch on a broomstick, based on your overall skill level. These are entertainment to make, and make excellent designs, but tend to be more involved as compared to either of the projects mentioned earlier.
4 - Dangling Skeletons - Definitely the most complex of the projects mentioned here, these can be made of any size you wish, but surely smaller is better from a "time to complete" standpoint. 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 an attractive piece to decorate with!
5 - Candy Corns - These aren't spooky, but definitely suit the season, and are most fun when created as 3-dimensional shapes. I would not encourage going much more than two inches high, or they'll take very long time to finish, but on account of their fairly simple design, this is another project that's great to involve the kids in!
As you can see on the basis of the five ideas given above, there are all sorts of exciting holiday beading projects you can stick your teeth into, and this list just only scratches the surface of the beading tasks available, so whether you want to use them to beautify your own house, or sell what you develop, it's time to get making!
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 create something larger), to hang on the canopy or as a dressing to the balcony railing. Involve the kids by having them plan out the faces!
2 - Black Cats - A basic cat silhouette can be the basis for a pattern (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 fairly simple or can become a dramatically more sophisticated beading project, but even the simplest patterns can make quite a spectacular statement!
3 - Witches - You could do a simple bust pattern or a full figure representation of a witch on a broomstick, based on your overall skill level. These are entertainment to make, and make excellent designs, but tend to be more involved as compared to either of the projects mentioned earlier.
4 - Dangling Skeletons - Definitely the most complex of the projects mentioned here, these can be made of any size you wish, but surely smaller is better from a "time to complete" standpoint. 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 an attractive piece to decorate with!
5 - Candy Corns - These aren't spooky, but definitely suit the season, and are most fun when created as 3-dimensional shapes. I would not encourage going much more than two inches high, or they'll take very long time to finish, but on account of their fairly simple design, this is another project that's great to involve the kids in!
As you can see on the basis of the five ideas given above, there are all sorts of exciting holiday beading projects you can stick your teeth into, and this list just only scratches the surface of the beading tasks available, so whether you want to use them to beautify your own house, or sell what you develop, it's time to get making!
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