Halloween is fast becoming the most important holiday in the country, currently 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 strong second!). So if you're looking for exciting Halloween beading projects to "spookify" things coming October 31, then keep reading and we'll outline five fun Halloween beading projects you can consider! Or, if you're going down the path 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 use seed beads of several hues of oranges and yellows (on a black background if you're looking to make something larger), to hang on the canopy or as a dressing to the porch 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 dramatic effect), with the option of using larger beads for the eyes. These can be kept quite 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, subject to your overall skill level. These are fun to make, and make excellent decorations, but tend to be more involved compared to either of the projects above.

4 - Dangling Skeletons - Undoubtedly the most advanced 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 accessorize with!

5 - Candy Corns - These aren't spooky, but certainly go with the period, and are most fun when created as 3-dimensional shapes. I would not recommend going much beyond two inches high, or they'll take very long time to complete, but because of their fairly simple design, this is another project that's excellent to involve the children in!

As you can see based on the five ideas above, there are all kinds of exciting holiday beading projects you can sink your teeth into, and this list just only scratches the surface of the beading projects out there, so whether you want to use them to embellish your own home, or sell what you produce, it's time to get crafting!

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