Fall Craft: Spooky Spider

The term, ‘spooky spider’ is to be used lightly. This spider is more of a good time, how ya doing kind of gal, not the sketchy, “I will bite you”, type of spider you may be used to. The other afternoon, Maddox and I were looking for something to do, it was little rainy out, so we opted for a trip to our craft closet to see what we had on hand. Out came the glue gun, halloween straws, foam letters and the inspiration for the spooky spider was born.

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The frame we used is one I have had on hand for years, it lacks glass and a back, so I often use it for fun posters at parties, or for fun holiday crafts like we did here. I sure am glad I didn’t just toss it when it fell and broke years ago.

Now, on to the craft. We started out with a circle that was pre-cut, you can also just draw this out on a piece of black construction paper, but since we already had it, I figured why not!

With a little black and orange ribbon, I tied a tiny bow to glue on top of the spider, taking it from Mr. to Mrs. in a snap.

With the peel of our foam letters (2 o’s and d), we had a happy little face for our spider and moved on to the legs.

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I cut a diagonal line about an inch down from the flexible part of each straw. Once I cut one, I used it to measure out the length for the rest. I cut each at an angle so they would lie flat in the glue on the paper.

Once all of our legs were cut, I placed a little hot glue on the end of each and stuck them to the sides of the spider, alternating colors.

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After peeling away some hot glue strings, it was time to glue the finished spider to the black construction paper.

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The finishing touch was an orange and white ‘spooky’ stuck under the spider every so graciously by Maddox and Mrs. Spooky Spider was complete!

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12 Comments

  1. 10.24.14

    What a cute little spider. I love the way you re purposed an old frame. Thanks for sharing, and have a great weekend girls!
    xo, Whitney and Blaire
    Peaches In A Pod

  2. 10.24.14
    Laura said:

    What an adorable Halloween craft! I love how the legs turned out!

  3. 10.24.14

    LOVE that. always looking for ideas for the 5 yr old to craft!

  4. 10.24.14
    Shannon said:

    What an adorable idea! Love a good craft and anything Halloween! 🙂

    <3 Shannon
    Upbeatsoles.blogspot.com

  5. 10.24.14
    Monica said:

    Aww how adorable is this!!! If I had kids I would totally let them help me with something like this!

    http://www.jerseygirltexanheart.com

  6. 10.25.14

    this is such a fun DIY!

    loving your blog dear,
    I am now following you through Bloglovin.

    ❤❤ Nybel
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  7. 10.25.14

    That is so cute! What a fun craft to do with the kiddos!

  8. 10.25.14
    Claire said:

    Well that is the cutest thing!

    God bless,
    XO, Claire
    http://www.littlemissfashionqueen.blogspot.com

  9. 10.26.14
    Sarah said:

    SO cute! Love this!

    – Sarah 🙂
    http://www.thecrownbijoux.blogspot.com

  10. 10.26.14
    Hannah said:

    This is so cute! I love it!
    -Hannah
    sweeterthanserenity.blogspot.com

  11. 10.26.14
    libys11 said:

    this is too adorable!!! 😀

    Animated Confessions

  12. 10.27.14
    Christie said:

    Aw, this is super cute!! Love it! I wish I had a few kids to do this craft with!

    Christie
    The Closet by Christie

    http://www.theclosetbychristie.com

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