Autumn colors inspire all kinds of crafts, and I wanted to share my new beaded pumpkin idea collection with you.
This collection of ideas and tutorials is suitable for beginners and advanced beaders. Most of them take little time to create.
Did I miss an interesting design or tutorial? Let me know in the comments below.
Beaded Pumpkin Ideas
Brick Stitch Pumpkin
This little free pattern is for those who like brick stitching.
Embroidered Pumpkin
I’ve been reading the Needle’ n Thread blog for a while. It is one of my favorite embroidery blogs. In this tutorial, Mary Corbet shares very detailed step-by-step instructions on embroidering a pumpkin.
French Beaded Pumpkin
This pumpkin is made using the Continuous Split Basic technique. If you need to learn this technique, check out this video.
Here are the materials needed for this beaded pumpkin project:
- 6 grams of seed beads ( I used various oranges and also made a teal pumpkin for food allergy awareness)
- 24 gauge copper-core wire (I used bare-copper and blue)
Tools:
- Wire Cutter
- Pliers
Very Easy to Make Bracelet Tutorial
I like challenges, so this tutorial is not for me, but it is perfect for beginners and kids. Make it a family activity and spend quality time with your kids or grandkids during the holiday season.
You will need:
- Silk bead cord
- Seed beads in orange (size 8/0) – for the pumpkin
- Seed beads in green (size 10/0) – for the pumpkin stem
- Other colors of seed beads – for the rest of the bracelet
- 6mm spring clasps
- 2mm crimp beads
- Crimper tool
Pumpkin Earrings
These fun little pumpkins are perfect to make as holiday gifts for family, friends, or yourself!
You will need:
- Miyuki Size 11 #423 Opaque Light Orange Luster
- Miyuki Size 15 #406 Opaque Orange
- Size 8 #457L Metallic Light Bronze
- Fireline Crystal 4lb (about 3 feet but you will end up using less)
- Forte Bead – Orange Glass (2)
- Gold Plated 4mm 21 Gauge Jump Rings(2)
- 18K Gold Plated Stainless Steel Ear Wires (1 Pair) or gold plated ear wires of your choice
- John James Needle Size 12 (1)
- Needle Nose Pliers (also known as chain nose)
- Flat Nose Pliers
- Thread Snips
Tiny Pumpkin Video Tutorial
For this tutorial, you will need 11/0 seed beads in orange and green. One color is the Miyuki Matted Opaque Pale Pumpkin, and the Picasso Opaque Chartreuse is the name for another color.
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