Free Duct Tape Halloween Spider Project

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{Happy Saturday Everybody! Patti Wallenfang, Leisure Arts designer and resident duct tape diva, is back again today as a guest blogger here on Everyday Life at Leisure! Check out her fun tutorial for making a Duct Tape Halloween Spider!}
Hey all you "tapers"!
It's here! Fall! Halloween! Get ready for stick or treat...
I guess you have seen the really cool Halloween duct tape patterns. I was shopping at my favorite craft store and there they were in a giant bin of duct tape.
Candy corn pattern...CUTE!
Purple duct tape pattern with google-y eyed spiders on it...FUH-UNNNN!
When I saw the purple tape I was inspired to make my own google-y spider.
Super simple. 
You should make one (or ten).  
Duct Tape Halloween Spider
Here's what you'll need:Wiggle eyes, colored duct tape and fuzzy sticks (aka pipe cleaners). Plus, some newspaper, foil, a plastic bag, or anything you can wad up to make the spider's body.
OK. Start.Cover the 4 fuzzy sticks with duct tape. I used the zebra duct tape. Once they are covered, stack em up and twist them together in the middle. Voila! 8 spider legs.
Next, to make the spider body, wad up newspaper or a plastic bag to resemble a sort of flattened tennis ball. Cover this with duct tape. I used purple, obviously. 
Tape the legs on the underside of the body. Make the legs all bendy like in the pic.
Add wiggle eyes. DONE!!!!

Here's a pic of the one I made. Notice the excellent spooky hand in the photo. This is a fav thing I dig out of my Halloween stash every year. It shows up in some crazy places and is always good for a scream from some unsuspecting victim. You can do the same thing with duct tape spiders. Put em everywhere in the house, the car, the yard. Get creative and try different color combinations, too.


Speaking of spiders, check out the GIANT yard spider in my book—Stick or Treat. His body is a large black trash bag and his legs are duct tape-covered swimming "noodles". He is even wearing shoes. Look at the photo closely, and you will see some Spider-Man shoes on his feet! How funny is that!!!!? The detailed instructions and the pattern for making the spider's fierce face are in the book. Check it out!!!! We’ve got an eBook version and a version for your iPad, too!
Have fun making spiders and...
Keep on taping!
Duct Tape Diva,Patti Wallenfang
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