Hi Friends,
We turned Dollar Tree foam pumpkins into cute Foam Pumpkin Spiders! EEK, are you scared? Don’t be, these are harmless! Check it out below.
*Click on the photos for a closer look
What You'll Need
Foam Pumpkins
Black Craft Paint & Brush
Black Pipe Cleaners (4 per)
Googly Eyes (2-8 per)
Cheesecloth or White Thread
E6000 Glue or Equivalent
Scissors
optional: Newspaper/Table Cover to Protect Work Space, Wipes/Wet Rag, Plastic Plate
The Steps
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PREP
Place your table cover down.
Squirt your paint directly onto the pumpkin or onto a plastic plate.
Paint the pumpkin with the stem on, it’ll help you turn the pumpkin as needed, when it dries, remove the stem and paint under.
Let the pumpkin dry for about 15 minutes.
LEGS
Fold 4 pipe cleaners in half and cut.
Use the stem to poke a hole and wiggle around to widen it. Continue 7 more times.
Poke the pipe cleaners into each hole and bend down.
EYES
Choose your eyes, add glue, and attach them to your pumpkin.
**Naomi had the genius idea of using the stem to create fangs. It was too realistic for me so I passed lol.**
FANGS Optional
Place the stem up.
Carefully slice into the stem at an angle from the right toward the center and the left side toward the center, with the scissor blade or a knife.
Remove the center portion.
Paint the fangs and then them glue on.
SPIDER WEB
Cut a small piece of cheesecloth and pull off some of the strings.
Wind the strings around the ends of the legs to represent their webs.
White thread: If using thread, wind around the ends and then trim.
Naomi chose to drape a few strings over the legs instead.
That’s it!
Aren’t they cute!?
I’m not a fan of spiders but these are definitely cute!
Happy crafting!
Amanda and Naomi
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