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DIY The Cutest Disco Ball Spiders To Spruce Up Your Halloween Home Decor

By A. R. Hopkins
Hand holds mini disco ball Niklas Storm/Shutterstock

As summer comes to an end, autumn begins to make its comeback, bringing with it the annual debut of spooky season. If you're a Halloween lover, you probably agree that the holiday deserves its very own festive season. As far as we're concerned, as soon as the kids go back to school and the premieres of your favorite fall television shows start to drop, it's time to get started on crafting your own spooktacular creations for decorating your home for Halloween. First up: disco ball spiders.

These shiny, cutesy spiders are cheap and easy Halloween decorations you can DIY that will serve as the perfect transition into the season of darkness. They're not too scary, but they are quick and easy to make and festive enough to ride out any cheerful last days of summer that might still remain. All you'll need are a few mini disco balls in at least two sizes, silver pipe cleaners, toothpicks or wooden dowels, and a strong clear adhesive. 

How to create your own festive DIY disco ball spiders

@chelseazeferina

DISCO SPIDERS! 🕷️🪩 This DIY is sooooo cute that I don’t even feel guilty for making them early 😂 They blend in perfectly with my normal decor!! The best part is you only need FOUR supplies to make them! 🪩 Disco balls in assorted sizes ✨Silver tinsel pipe cleaners ⛏️ Tooth picks (Or I just cut up some wooden dowels I had in my crafting closet) 🕸️ E6000 glue 1. Gather two disco balls in different sizes and remove the hanging caps from each ball 2. Take one toothpick and add a dot of E6000 glue to both ends 3. Insert toothpick into both disco balls (it will kind of look like a snowman!) 4. Take one pipe cleaner and bend it in half two times 5. Add a dot of E6000 glue to the closed end of the pipe cleaner and attach to side of the disco balls 6. Repeat 3 times. In the end you will have 4 sets of legs 7. Let sit and dry for a couple hours! Hanging on the wall is optional, but I used Command hooks to attach them to the walls! #diyproject #halloweendiy #discospider #maximalism #cutedecor

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Each disco ball spider will require two mini disco balls: a small one for the head an a larger one for the body. Start by removing any plug pieces at the bottom or top of the balls and inserting your dowel or toothpick with glue to hold the two balls together. For the spider's legs, you will simply fold four pipe cleaners in half — two for each side — creating eight legs. Widen the pipe cleaner legs to create one pair of legs per cleaner, then mold a foot shape on each end. Glue the shiny spider legs in place and you're finished.

TiktoKer, ChelseaZepherina, recommends using E6000 glue, available on Amazon for under $4.00. If you'd like to spice up your spider display, consider using colored disco balls and matching (or mismatched) pipe cleaners to create a dazzling display of arachnids that spans the entire rainbow. You can hang your new creepy crawlers on your walls or use them to put together a one-of-a-kind beautiful dining table centerpiece for your first autumn dinner party of the season.  

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