Guest Post with Mandi Being Crafty

Why hello Oops, I Craft My Pants.
I am Mandi, I am a momma to three little boys,

A wife to a loving and VERY understanding husband.

 I share my crafty endeavors at my little blog called 'Mandi Being Crafty' 

I was so shocked when Erika asked me to guest post. 

I seriously did that whole cartoon open mouth thing.

My husband asked me if everything was okay.

So Basically to say I am excited to be here today is an understatement!

I am going to show you how I made this Spider Topiary.

I made it last year but felt he was so cute he deserved another post!

Here is my how to:

Supplies needed:

Fun Fur (you can buy it at walmart)

Floral Styrofoam form.  

Wooden Dowel

Pipe Cleaners

Spider webs

Bucket

Start by wrapping the fun fur all over the Styrofoam. 

Take the pipe cleaners and cut them in half.  

Stick them into the body of the spider.

You can add a dab of hot glue to make it stick better.

 At this point you can add eyeballs to your spider.

Now onto the bucket to place your spider in.

Paint your wooden dowel to whatever color you choose.

I chose orange cause the spider was already black and I wanted to contrast.

Put a little more Styrofoam in the bottom on the bucket and place spider webs on top.

Then all you have to do is stick the wooden dowel into the spider and place in bucket.

It was REALLY easy and took about a half hour to make!

Thanks Erika for having me on your blog today!

I really enjoyed my time here!

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Isn't that so cute, you guys? I think I'm going to have to whip some of those up during nap time today. Be sure to go check out Mandi's blog for some other great Halloween inspiration. She's one crafty momma.

Want to guest post here on Oops! I Craft My Pants? Feel free to contact me at erika(at)oopsicraftmypants.net and we'll talk!