Beaded Pumpkin Idea Collection

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.