Tutorial for Beaded Spiders

If even they send chills down your spine when you encounter one in your home, you still have to admit that spiders move with a certain elegance that makes them excellent inspiration for feminine, yet creepy, Halloween accessories. So, gather up a few beading supplies, and sit down to enjoy a festive craft this fall by constructing your own beaded spider. Once complete, attach the spider to a chain, earrings, a hair clip or pin back to accessorize your outfits throughout the month of October.

Things You'll Need

• 3-inch 20-gauge head pin
• 12 mm black bead
• 20 gauge craft wire
• Wire snips
• 8mm black bead
• Needle nose pliers
• Black seed beads

Instructions

1. Thread a black 12mm bead on a 3-inch 20-gauge head pin.

2. Cut four 6-inch-long pieces of 20-gauge craft wire with a pair of wire snips. Gather all the wires together with their ends even. Wrap the wires once around the head pin directly on top of the 12mm bead so that half their length is on one side of the pin and the other half is on the other side.

3. Thread the 8mm black bead on the head pin. Trim the remaining length of the pin down to 1/2 inch. Curl the end of the head pin around the nose of your pliers to create a small loop. The loop not only holds the beads and wires on the pin, but also allows you to attach the spider to a necklace or earrings.

4. Spread out the four wire ends on each side of the spider like the spokes of a wheel. Thread seed beads on each wire end until only a 1/2-inch of wire remains. Curl the end of the wire around your needle nose pliers like you did the head pin to create a loop to hold the beads on and complete your spider.