Halloween is fast becoming the very popular holiday in the country, now second only to Christmas, and the holiday actually outranks Christmas with respect to 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 fun Halloween beading projects to "spookify" things next October 31, then keep reading and we'll explain 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 labor, you will find a large and standing market for the designs you produce!

1 - Jack o'Lanterns - The classic, beadwork style! You can make use of seed beads of several shades of oranges and yellows (on a black background if you're looking to have something larger), to hang on the mantle or as a dressing to the balcony railing. Involve the kids by having them plan out the faces!

2 - Black Cats - A plain cat silhouette can be the basis for a layout (all black seed beads, or black mixed with a smattering of silver for impressive effect), with the option of using larger beads for the eyes. These can be kept relatively simple or can become a dramatically more intricate beading project, but even the simplest patterns can make quite a spectacular statement!

3 - Witches - You could do a simple bust pattern or a whole figure representation of a witch on a broomstick, subject to your overall skill level. These are fun to make, and make excellent designs, but tend to be more involved than either of the projects above.

4 - Dangling Skeletons - Obviously the most challenging of the projects stated 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 making an actual skeletal design, you can weave a skeletal pattern onto a black background, say, the size of a square drink coaster and still have a beautiful piece to embellish with!

5 - Candy Corns - These aren't spooky, but definitely go with the period, and are most fun when created as 3-dimensional shapes. I would not recommend going much more than two inches high, or they'll take far too long to complete, but due to their relatively simple style, this is another project that's excellent to involve the children in!

As you can see based on the five ideas given above, there are all sorts of fun holiday beading projects you can push your teeth into, and this list just simply scratches the surface of the beading work out there, so whether you want to use them to embellish your own home, or sell what you develop, it's time to get creating!

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