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PROJECTS
Spiders Out-on-the-Town
Designed By: Kathleen George
Typical Project Completion Time: 1-2 hours
(does not include drying time)
| MATERIALS NEEDED: |
STYROFOAM* Brand Products:
Balls: Gentleman spider: 1- 4", 1- 3" , 8- 1"
Lady spider: 1- 3", 1- 2 1/2" ,4- 1"
Other Materials:
1- 9mm Chenille stems, black
1 Pair of wiggle eyes, 24mm for gentleman, 18mm for lady
2- Pair of adhesive doll eye lashes
Acrylic paint, black
Felt: small pieces of red, pink, white and black
Toothpicks
Wooden skewer or sharp pencil
Thick, white craft glue |
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Download pattern (8K pdf)
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| INSTRUCTIONS: |
| 1. For head and body of gentleman spider, gently rub together 4" and 3" balls until they fit together snugly. Repeat for lady spider, using 3" and 2 1/2" balls. Brush off loose crumbs and glue heads and bodies together. |
| 2. To make feet for gentleman spider, slice off 1/4 of eight 1" balls. For lady spider, cut in half eight 1" balls. |
| 3. Paint all foam pieces black. (Hint: insert a toothpick into each piece and use this as a handle; after painting pieces, stick toothpick into a block of STYROFOAM while paint dries.) |
| 4. Cut chenille stems: Cut eight 8 1/2" pieces for the gentleman's legs and eight 6 1/2" pieces for the lady spider's legs. Using a wooden skewer or sharp pencil, poke a hole in the top of each foot; place a drop of glue in each hole and insert 8 1/2" chenille stems into 1" balls and 6 1/2" chenille stems into half balls. |
| 5. Poke eight leg holes into the bottom of each spider. Holes should be positioned so that the chenille stems will stick out horizontally from the body. Place a drop of glue into each hole and insert legs. Let dry. |
| 6. Bend legs so spiders will stand (refer to photo). |
| 7. Glue on wiggle eyes. Cut out cheeks from pink felt and lips from red felt; glue on. Cut out two, 7/8" strips of eyelashes for gentleman spider and two 3/4" strips for lady; glue directly on wiggle eyes. Using black paint, paint the white portion of wiggle eyes above the lashes to resemble eyelids. |
| 8. Using patterns, cut out pieces for top hat from black felt; assemble. When dry, glue to gentleman's head. Using pattern, cut out lady's collar from white felt; glue on lady spider between the head and body. Continue to embellish, using bows, ribbons and pins for earrings. |
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