I’m so excited to share this awesome project with you guys! It was lots of fun to make and I absolutely love the results! (Its actually my favorite piece of Halloween decor now!!) This project was low cost and I used all recycled products, including Darn Good Yarn’s recycled yarn. Now let’s get started on making this
Step 1: Gather Supplies.
Yarn- I used Darn Good Yarn’s premium sari silk
Wood- I used some old wood I had lying around. Any wood will work. If you don’t have any wood laying around. you can probably find free pallet wood on a site like craigslist.
Nails- Any nails with a head will do.
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Fake spiderweb- optional, but a nice touch if you choose to do a spider to.
Step 2: Prep Wood
- I used old plywood. (if your using pallet wood you may want to sand it down) I began by cutting my wood into 15-inch pieces. After I cut the first one
I just put it on top of the plywood so I could just saw each piece to the exact same size. - I cut 4 pieces and then 2 smaller ones to hold them together.
- Next, I put wood glue on the 2 smaller pieces and glued it down to the back of my board.
- Then I used my nail gun (if you don’t have a nail gun a hammer will work fine) to put about 5 nails in each piece to really secure the wood together.
- I also painted a thin coat of white metallic paint to brighten it up and give it a little shine.
Step 3: Get your design ready
Now you need to pick what you want your art to be! You can either find an outline you like online and print it out or you can just freehand it like me. I’ve included a PDF of my spider outline
Step 4: Insert Nails
- Place your design where you want it on your board.
- Begin hammering in your nails on the outline of your design.
- I placed each nail about a half inch apart.
Step 5: Reveal Your Design!
- Begin to rip the paper off of your design. Be careful while doing this so you don’t rip any of your nails out.
Step 6: Time For The Yarn!
- If you want to add spiderweb, you would do that step now! I just put it all over my board securing it on the corners.
- I began by outlining my spider in the yarn, carefully wrapping the yarn in a tight loop around each nail.
- Next, I began making a design inside of my spider. Still wrapping the yarn in a loop around each nail.
- Once you have your desired look, finish it off by tying your string in a tight knot around the nail and cutting off the excess string.
- I then finished mine by using a piece of my plum yarn to make him dangling down from his web.
There Ya Have It Halloween Yarn Art!
I hope you enjoyed this DIY Halloween yarn art! If you try this project out I would SO love to see it!! #happilyevercrafty on Instagram and I’ll even feature it on my story. If you liked this project please share this post. I would love to hear your thoughts, any questions, and if you plan to do it, what will it be? Happy crafting!!
xoxo, Taylor
