Halloween bead ideas: 10 ideas and free bead patterns

Pumpkin, ghost, witch and black cat: 10 Halloween ideas for bead boards – with free patterns you can download as a PDF and start on today.

Patterns in the picture: Halloween pumpkin with a happy carved face · Bat with outstretched wings · Cute witch flying on a broom · Small cute ghost with rosy cheeks · Black cat sitting in front of full moon

Homemade Halloween decorations from beads

Bead boards are perfect for Halloween: pumpkins, ghosts and black cats are simple shapes with a few bold colors — and they look great in the window. Here are 10 ideas from cozy to slightly spooky, and further down you'll find free Halloween patterns you can download as a PDF and get started on today.

1. Classic pumpkin (jack-o'-lantern)

Orange, black and a small green stem. One midi board (29×29) is enough. Make 3–4 different faces — one cute, one wild, one scared — and you'll have a whole pumpkin team for the window.

2. Ghost

White on a light blue or black background. The shape is simple, and a couple of small eyes are all it needs. Kid-friendly spookiness — and a great first project for the little ones.

3. Witch with a pointed hat

Green face, black hat with a star and a purple background. A few more colors and details — a good challenge for a Saturday afternoon.

4. Black cat in front of the full moon

The classic Halloween motif: a black silhouette with yellow eyes in front of a big yellow moon. It's easy to bead, because most of it is large areas in the same color.

5. Spider in a web

A black spider in the middle of a white spiderweb. The web turns out fine and detailed on 2×2 boards — and looks really great on a dark background.

6. Bat

A black bat with spread wings works even on a small board. Put a yellow moon behind it for extra atmosphere.

7. Candy bowl made of small bead boards

Make 4–6 small boards shaped like candy: a lollipop, a hard candy, a chocolate ball. Hang them on a string as a garland, or put them in a bowl as decoration.

8. "Trick or treat" banner

Make one letter per small board, and string them together into a banner. You can use it again year after year.

9. Skeleton

White skeleton on a black background. The ribs need a bit of room, so use 2×2 boards or more. Fun because the shape is so recognizable.

10. Your very own monster

Draw a monster together with the kids, take a picture of the drawing, and turn it into a bead pattern. Or write an idea — like "a cute green monster with three eyes" — and Perleland will draw it for you. The best Halloween project is the personal one.

How to hang them up

In the window: a bit of tape or suction cups on the back.
On the door: a big board with a pumpkin or a "Welcome".
As a hanging decoration: thread a string through one of the bead holes along the edge.
On fairy lights: tie small bead boards to an LED string — beautiful in the evening.

Remember to iron the boards properly so they hold together — see how to iron beads.