Halloween String Art Cards

Halloween is all about getting creative with crafts and these spooky string art cards are so much fun to make. With some A4 card paper and a mix of string colors, you can come up with all kinds of designs. Today, we’ll show you how to make a pumpkin string art card that can be used as a decoration, or presented to your Halloween guests. The perfect blend of spooky and crafty, these Halloween string art cards are the perfect accompaniment to the spooky season. And remember to get the kids involved too!

Related: Halloween is such a fun time of year for crafters. Why not try these other projects including You’ve Been BOOzed Mini Bar in a Jar for Halloween, FREE Printable Booing Signs, Halloween Costume Awards, and COOL Pumpkin Carving Ideas.

Halloween String Art Card Supplies

Black A4 poster card (really you can make these any size you have an envelop for)
A4 White paper
Pencil
Thick needle
Painter’s tape
Green string
Orange string

Video: Watch How to Make a Halloween String Art Card

Halloween String Art Card Step-by-Step

Here’s how to make a beautiful Halloween String Art card with a pumpkin motif.

Step 1: Take your A4 poster card and fold it in half sideways from left to right, forming a crease in the middle. Now flip the card, so it opens up from bottom to top.

Two hands holding the A4 poster card. — Start with the A4 poster card.

Two hands folding the A4 poster card in half from left to right. — Fold in half sideways, from left to right.

Two hands flipping the A4 poster card sideways so it can be opened from top to bottom. — Turn the poster card 90 degrees, so it can be flipped open from top to bottom.

Step 2: Using a pencil, draw on the shape of a pumpkin.

Pencil drawing the shape of a pumpkin on the poster board. — Draw a pumpkin shape.

Step 3: Using a large needle, poke holes along the outline of the poster card, as shown in the images below.

Two hands holding a needle with the poster card and the outline of the pumpkin in pencil below. — Take the needle.

Two hands starting to poke holes along the outline of the pumpkin. — Start poking holes along the outline of the pumpkin.

Two hands holding the needle and showing the spacing between all the holes poked in it. — This is the spacing you are aiming for.

Step 4: It’s time to start the pumpkin stalk. Thread the green string through the needle. Push the needle through the bottom left hole of the stalk. Secure the end of the thread at the back of the card with painter’s tape.

Two handles holding the needle above the A4 poster board with the green string threaded through it. — Thread the green string through the needle.

Two hands pushing the needle through the bottom left hole of the stalk. — Start by the bottom left hole of the stalk.

Two hands pulling the needle and string through the bottom left hole of the stalk. — Pull the needle and string through.

Two hands holding the end of the green string with a thumb securing it. — Hold the end with your finger.

Two hands securing the end of the green string against the A4 board using painter's tape. — Secure the end of the string with painter’s tape.

Step 5: Now thread the green string through the various holes of the pumpkin stalk. You have to go back on each thread to ensure the stalk is completed. If you are unsure, watch the video as it shows the process clearly.

Two hands starting to thread the pumpkin stalk with the green string. — Start threading the green string through all the holes for the pumpkin stalk.

Two hands completing the outline of the pumpkin stalk with the green string. — Thread the outline.

Two hands finishing the inner section of the pumpking by criss-crossing the thread. — Don’t forget to thread the inner section.

Step 6: Cut the end off the string and secure it under the painter’s tape you stuck on earlier.

Two hands cutting the end of the green thread. — Cut the thread.

Two hands securing the end of the cut thread under the painter's tape. — Secure under the painter’s tape.

Two hands showing the front of the card with the completed pumpkin stalk. — This is how it looks from the front of the card.

Step 7: Now start with the border of the pumpkin using the orange string. Remember to secure the thread at the back of the card with painter’s tape.

Two hands holding the orange straing with a needle above the poster card. — It’s time to thread the pumpkin’s outline.

Two hands securing the orange thread on the back of the poster card and opposite the green thread using painter's tape. — Thread the orange string through and secure it on the other side of the green string using painter’s tape.

Step 8: Using the same threading process, secure the orange string along the outline of the pumpkin. Again, if you aren’t sure how to do this, the video shows it clearly.

Two hands starting to thread the outline of the pumpkin using the needle and orange string. — Start threading the pumpkin outline.

The completed pumpkin outline made from the orange string. — This is how it will look when you are done.

Step 9: Now criss-cross the thread across the inner section of the pumpkin.

Two hands criss-corssing the thread along the inner section of the pumpkin. — Start to criss-cross the thread along the inner section of the pumpkin.

Two hands showing the pumpking with orange thread criss-crossing it all over. — Do this a few times until your pumpkin is filled.

Step 10: Cut the orange thread at the back of the poster card and secure it under the painter’s tape.

Two hands cutting the thread and securing it to the back of the poster card under the painter's tape used earlier. — Cut the thread at the back of the poster card.

Two hands securing the thread under the painter's tape. — Secure the thread under the painter’s tape.

Step 11: Trim the borders of the white A4 page and then cut it in half. Glue the two halves inside the poster board. It’s here where you can write your Halloween greetings.

Two hands glueing the bottom section of the A4 page to the poster board. — Trim the edges of the A4 page and cut it in half.

Two hands glueing the top section of the A4 page to the poster board. — Glue the two halves inside the poster board.

Your Halloween string art card is complete!

Try These Other Fun Halloween Ideas

We have so many craft ideas for Halloween, so be sure to check these out, too.

Be sure to make this cute Pom Pom Spider.
These Halloween Cup Lanterns are an easy-to-make decor option.
Why not try these Paper Jack O Lantern Treat Containers?
A Paper Pumpkin Craft is another decor option for your Halloween party.
Get the kids to make this Origami Pumpkin with Witch Hat
DIY Halloween Pillow Boxes are a must!

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