From 2014-2016 I chronicled my crafty endeavors on the site Adventures-in-Making. I’ve selected a few of those DIY’s, Recipes, and other posts to share on the site.
Step by step this house is getting properly October spooky. I’m a big fan of decorating with the things I have around, and this collection of tarnished silver and moody ornaments needed one little touch, so I decided to make a spiderweb table runner out of scrap paper and a piece of ribbon.
SUPPLIES
- A few sheets of paper, any color you fancy. I used card stock, which was a bit trickier to cut but more durable in the long run.
- Small clips or tape
- Your favorite craft knife
- A hole punch
- Ribbon
- The spiderweb template
Once you have printed the spiderweb template, use tape or the clips to secure it to a sheet or two of paper, and cut the spiderweb shape out with a craft knife. You will also punch holes where each X is.
Cutting Tips
Start trimming the small center pieces out first and move to the large pieces. I actually cut all the inner pieces, then moved on the the next sheet of paper until I have enough pieces. Then I cut the outer shape out of several pieces at once using scissors.
When you’ve cut out and punched all your pieces, weave a piece of ribbon in and out of the holes to connect several spiderwebs.
I overlapped the corners of each spiderweb piece to make my table runner…
and hung them all on one ribbon for a creepy spiderweb banner.
The possibilities are, as they say, endless! I’m even thinking of creepy spiders to add to them.
The motionless, paper kind.
What’re you decorating with?
Oh, I love the design of this spiderweb! I think I’ll try using it to cut out the web from some thin foam or felt so I can make a table runner that I can use year after year. Thanks so much for posting and sharing!
If you’re using a larger piece of cloth you could definitely trace multiple webs out instead of cutting them all separately. Kind of like a paper-doll, maybe?
Very nice! I like it as table runner!
Hey, thanks!