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we have re-located and enlarged the spiderweb area of our haunted trail this year, which is going to be short of spiders if we don't make or buy some. so i decided to try to make some.
spider area:

here's what we used to create the spiders

that's 2 sizes of styrofoam balls, round toothpicks, black pipecleaners, chopsticks, hot glue gun and glue sticks, scissors. (used but not shown: cup hooks and flat black spray paint)
put a dab of hot glue onto the round toothpick

and insert it into the small styrofoam ball

then put a dab of hot glue onto the other end of the toothpick

and attach the large styrofoam ball

press them firmly together until you feel the glue take hold

using the scissors, cut the pipecleaners in two (i don't have a pic of this step)
and then use the pointed end of the chopstick to poke 4 holes on one side of the spiders body, about an inch deep

fill each of the leg holes with hot glue

and insert one of the halved pipecleaners

when that glue firms, do the other side the same way

a little creative bending, and they are basic spider shapes:

the spiders have to be able to hang in the haunted trail, so i found some cup hooks i had from another project. they were brass colored, so i dusted them flat black

add a bead of hot glue to the threads on the pinched shut flat black cup hooks

then screw them into the spiders' heinies

i put a bead of hot glue around the hooks to hold it firmer.

this is a continuing project, so look for an update when i get them finished.

Those are so cool and thanks for putting the tutorial together. But, there would be NO WAY I'd ever walk through your spider area. Eeek!

love that, susan!! lokks great!!

Spiders, spiders everywhere........ I feel at home.

Cool spiders, but I just have to ask if the spray paint ate into the foam balls?

Great job on the spiders and the how-to. Thats the way to do it...when you dont have, just go build it.

Originally Posted by alucard

Cool spiders, but I just have to ask if the spray paint ate into the foam balls?

no, the spray paint was for the cup hooks that they hang by.