WARNING: This post is not for the faint at heart.
If you suffer from arachnophobia, please run away!
RUN!!!!!!!!
But if you want to make a unique Christmas ornament, keep reading.
I saw an amazing family of spiders which peaked my
interest. You can see them here: Heather at the Inspiration Cafe
She is one of the co-authors of Inspiration Cafe and also hosts her own blog
I had to try my hand at these little gems, so I Googled "beaded spiders"
and came across a very talented artist! You can find her
She has a blog called 365 spiders. That's right,
she made 365 spiders in a year; that would be one a day!
Holy crap! That's a lot of spiders! They are amazing.
The tutorial I found on Google, was actually on Instructables which was super easy to follow!
This is what I came up with. I was very excited after my first, which let's face it, was pretty crude.
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| We will call him Wolfy! |
But after I found some more appropriate beads in my craft room, I was off!
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| She`s a real lady! |
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| Espresso I epoxied small beads onto a larger yucky wooden bead to glam him up! |
And then I stopped, cuz I had to go to the dentist. :(
And now I am back from the dentist armed with more beads from the Dollar Tree!
And yes....I am building an army!
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| Of course....Charlotte |
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| King Tut |
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| They're coming for you...... |
Go and make yourself a spider or six!! I guessing you will be hooked after your first.
Stay tuned. I've already finished three more since I posted. They just keep getting better.
Stay tuned. I've already finished three more since I posted. They just keep getting better.
Cheers!
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HOLY SMOKES!! Look at you go. I feel so proud, like a mama teaching her baby eaglet to fly. big tears. Or when Charlotte's baby spiders float away on the breeze, I suppose that would be a more appropriate example. They look great and I love that you've affixed beads on top of beads. So fun!
ReplyDeleteNormally, I hate spiders, but those are amazing! I especially love the green ones. And what's up with your Dollar Tree carrying cool stuff like beads? Mine has nothing like that!
ReplyDeleteHi Karen,
ReplyDeleteWhooa! Spiders!!! I wanted to run but these cute little spidey are not to be missed. You make it sound so easy. Building an army of them was a good idea.
I have the worst fear of spiders, but I'm so in love with these!!!! I could see how you can't stop making them, they're like little pets :P
ReplyDeleteCharlotte is my favourite. She looks a lot prettier than the spider that lives in my front porch!
ReplyDeleteVery pretty, and so unique. Greetings from Montreal.
ReplyDeleteCe sont de magnifiques compositions ! j'aime beaucoup ton travail !
ReplyDeleteThank you and welcome for your visit and for your kind comments on my pages, have a nice day!
Oh wow! You are a spider making nut! I love these..the green ones are my favorite...except for Charlotte..love her! Nice job and now you know why we love Heather!
ReplyDeleteLOL much like I said to heather I love your beaded spiders but I will be keeping my home spider free. Actually my mum gave be some Christmas decorations that looked like silver cockroaches not going to lie I threw them out. These could be really fun for Halloween too.
ReplyDeleteThese are awesome!!!! And I don't dig spiders usually. I'm sorry to hear you had to go to the dentist. I hate going, and my sister is the one who cleans my teeth...that should make it better, but it doesn't. :/
ReplyDeleteI only add things to Pinterest once in a blue moon. This one is definitely mooning me. =D
-andi