October means it’s time for sweaters, pumpkins, and, of course, Halloween. Spooky and fun are the keywords here and you can make your Halloween sparkle with the addition of rhinestones. We’ve got some great ideas for how to make your holiday really shine.

Shapes and Colors for Halloween

One of the best parts about Halloween is that you can become anything or anyone you want to be, and there are practically no limits! Obviously, your oranges and blacks are going to be popular, as are the classic clear stones with foil backings. Check out our color chart for a guide to the wide variety of colors available from The Rhinestone Shop. Our favorites are the jet and fire opal for everyday t-shirt designs but from there, the options are endless. Aurora borealis (AB) colors have an iridescent luster that transforms the crystal into a unique sparkle.

For a special touch, you’ll definitely want to check out our special skull-shaped rhinestones that are available in a great selection of colors.

Bejeweled Skulls

When you’re decorating for your Halloween party, skulls are the perfect tabletop accessories—not much else quite sets the tone. Put a unique spin on the ordinary skull and create a beautiful piece featuring rhinestones. Create a mask or even cover the whole skull with rhinestone patterns. Sugar skulls, a popular Day of the Dead item, are a great source of inspiration for decorative, colorful patterns.

Costume Embellishment

The first thing that comes to mind when you mention Halloween is costuming. It was fun dressing up as a kid, and it’s still fun as an adult! Simply adding studs to skirts and capes are an easy option, but you can really get into some detail with special costumes that are practically made for rhinestones.

Royalty – Many young girls dream of becoming a princess or queen of a fantastic realm, and what better way to accomplish that than decadent European crystal rhinestones? Create a gorgeous tiara or crown to start with, using rhinestones in settings and a stiff felt backing—use a stabilizing fabric attached to the felt for an even stronger backbone. For a simpler approach, use a headband as a base and glue rhinestones all along the band.

Witch – Not all witches are ugly—create a dramatic witchy look with jet rhinestones adorning a skirt or hat. Tulle and taffeta are great materials to work with for a costume with some structure to it, and adding rhinestones will bring sparkles of light to dark fabrics.

Sorcerer’s Hat – Become a real sorcerer’s apprentice with a fantastic sorcerer’s hat. We particularly like the look of a velveteen hat, but the base material is up to you. Use star templates of different sizes to create a dynamic starry appearance. For colors, standard crystals are always a classic, but depending on your taste, you may love a rainbow approach or colors that complement the base fabric. Either way, the results are dazzling!

Fairies – Fairies are known for their ethereal and charming appearance, making rhinestones the perfect choice of embellishment for a fairy costume. Add rhinestones to the neckline and bodice of the costume, and make a fairy wand studded with rhinestones and sparkling ribbons. Like with the witch or princess costume, adding rhinestones to the skirt is yet another way to make your fairy costume stand out from the crowd. This might be a great time to pull out those crystal AB rhinestones for a look that’s practically magical.

Like a Rhinestone Cowgirl – Add rhinestones to a hatband, fringed vest, belts, belt buckle, or boots—the choices are endless! Any way you choose to embellish, the outcome will dazzle.

Superhero – What’s a superhero without a little glitz and glam? Fix rhinestones to capes and masks, or use them to accentuate pieces of the body of your hero costume. Headbands and belts are equally easy to adorn.

Join the Masquerade

Rhinestones have a tendency to add a bit of magic and mystery to whatever touches them, and adorning a mask with the sparkling stones will be the perfect finishing touch. For a classic mask fit for a masquerade party, combine feathers and rhinestones to create a beautiful, mysterious look.

Alternatively, rhinestones can be used to accentuate other masks. Bandits and superheroes can bling out their disguises, and dark colored stones like jet can add some evil flair to scarier masks like demons and skeletons.

Accessorize

Jazz up an ordinary costume with specialized accessories.

Headpieces – Most costumes are incomplete without some type of headwear. Rhinestones can help turn an ordinary headpiece into a beautiful statement that pulls the whole ensemble together.

Make a tiara for a regal costume or a fairy by adhering rhinestones to a tiara frame easily obtainable from a costume shop or department store. On the other side of the spectrum, you can put together some dazzling devil horns for diabolical look with pizzazz.

Another type of headpiece that can really bring your costume together is animal ears. Using a headband as a base, take stiff felt cut into the shape of animal ears and affix to the headband with hot glue. Using hotfix rhinestones, adhere stones in your preferred color to the ears, highlighting the tips or edges. If that’s not your style, create a fun flapper costume, made complete with a cute headband. Find a stretch hair band and attach feathers and rhinestones to create the perfect accessory. Look for fascinators as inspiration.

Ruby Slippers – Create the most fabulous pair of ruby slippers for a Wizard of Oz costume. Find a pair of shoes to suit your needs and use ruby or garnet colored stones to cover the whole shoe for an unmistakable costume piece.

Don’t let your Halloween be boring! Dazzle your friends and family with a sparkling rendition of your costume, which is sure to win you rave reviews! Rhinestones can be used to accentuate so many costumes—the possibilities are only limited by your imagination. Be sure to check out the latest from the Rhinestone Shop to create your best Halloween costume yet!