Halloween is fast becoming the very popular holiday in the country, presently second only to Christmas, and the holiday really 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 run through five fun Halloween beading projects you can make an attempt! Or, if you're going down the way of selling the fruits of your bead craft work, you will find a large and waiting market for the designs you create!

1 - Jack o'Lanterns - The classic, 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 canopy or as a dressing to the patio railing. Involve the children by having them plan out the faces!

2 - Black Cats - A simple cat silhouette can be the basis for a pattern (all black seed beads, or black mixed with a smattering of silver for dramatic effect), with the option of using 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 remarkable statement!

3 - Witches - You can 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 decorations, but tend to be more involved than either of the projects mentioned earlier.

4 - Dangling Skeletons - Definitely the most challenging of the projects pointed out here, these can be created of any size you wish, but obviously smaller is better from a "time to complete" perspective. If you don't want to worry over creating an actual skeletal design, you can weave a skeletal pattern onto a black background, like, the size of a square drink coaster and still have an appealing piece to embellish with!

5 - Candy Corns - These aren't spooky, but absolutely suit the season, and are most fun when crafted as 3-dimensional shapes. I would not recommend going much beyond two inches high, or they'll take far too long to finish, but on account of their fairly simple structure, this is another work that's great to involve the kids in!

As you can see based on the five ideas above, there are all sorts of interesting holiday beading projects you can stick your teeth into, and this list just simply scratches the surface of the beading tasks available, so whether you plan to use them to decorate your own home, or sell what you produce, it's time to get creating!

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