medium sized spiders

i help run a haunted trail and we have enlarged our spiderweb area this year, so we needed more spiders. i thought i'd take some step by step photos and share them with you all. enjoy!

Step 1 Gather what you need

what you need for part one of the spiders are basic items:
2 sizes of ready made styrofoam balls, toothpicks, black pipe cleaners, hot glue gun and glue sticks, scissors and chopsticks. used but not shown: cup hooks, flat black spray paint, dryer lint, black acrylic paint, red acrylic paint (or red jewels/sequins for eyes) white (Elmers) glue.

Comments

[l8nite]

The dryer lint is a great idea ! I made spiders last yr but carved them from chunks of styrofoam (freebie), for legs I used cut up plastic clothes hangers. I'll have to keep this in mind when we dig them out this yr...

[petew]

Nicely done tutorial. I think Spiders are creepy and love them for Halloween.

[user3977]

one suggestion the pipe cleaners you used, look for the ones that have the thick patches on them, i used them for some spiders i made and it gives it a much creaper effect.

[susanfromhauntspace]

saw your version of easy spiders, they're pretty darn cool!
i have never seen pipe cleaners like those, they're amazing! when i make a new batch of my easy spiders i will totally look for that kind of 'legs'

[lukev2]

great instructable but how did you make the dummy?

[susanfromhauntspace]

oh. the dummy is a simple Blucky skeleton from Big Lots ($15) wrapped in tea-stained strips of white cotton material and bagged spiderwebs.

[susanfromhauntspace]

thanks y'all. i didn't know that about those who suffer from arachnophobia... but i doubt any would come through a Halloween Haunted Trail, as spiders are a common Halloween theme. maybe i'll make a warning sign just in case though! thanks for the info :-)

[rimar2000]

Nice work, but ¿Do you know that some persons with arachnophobia may literally to die by fright?

[ChrysN]

Cool use of dryer lint! Your spiders look great.