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The only spiders I like is this sweet little google eyed spider ornament.

I found the pattern from a web site linked below.  There are a wide variety of places I have found craft patterns to use for my yearly Christmas ornament gifts.  I substituted some optional materials when I made them.

They are fun, unique, easy to make and will make a great gift for the person who has everything. 

Materials
55 mm clear glass ball ornament (approximately 2-1/8 inches from top to
bottom, not including the cap)

The glass ball needs to have a cap with seven “leaves” or flaps, with spaced
grooves in between, as shown in the photo to the right. Not all ornaments
have caps like this, so be sure you get the right kind.

4 12-inch red sparkly pipe cleaners (”glitter stems”)
Red metallic shred
Two green sparkly (”glitter”) pompons
2 wiggle eyes
Glue
Sparkly Ribbon to hang ornament
Very narrow  shiny ribbon for bows on spider’s legs
For the bows, I use ribbon that is about 1/8 inch wide. I cut each of the
eight pieces about 8 inches long.
Christmas spider ornaments do require tying little bows on all
those legs, using very thin ribbon.
My instructions below describe making a red spider with green eyes. Feel
free to reverse the colors.,

Instructions
Remove cap from the glass ball.
Fill ball with red metallic shred. (Use the eraser end of a pencil. The rim
of the glass ball may have sharp edges.)

Legs

 Fold each pipe cleaner in half and pinch it, making a “V” at the fold to
mark where the middle is.
This step helps keep the legs symmetrical when you attach them to the cap.

Turn the cap upside down. Work each of the four pipe cleaners into slots of
the cap so that eight “legs” extend out symmetrically, four on each side.

The cap has seven slots. One slot will not have a leg extending from it and
will be placed in the very front of the spider when assembled. Because a spider has eight legs, two of the remaining six slots must house
two legs each. I use the back two slots for this purpose.
Feel free to arrange the legs some other way if it works better for you. I
sometimes arrange them a little differently myself.

After you have placed all four pipe cleaners into the slots, put the cap
back onto the glass ball.
Holding the cap on with one hand, insert the wire into the slot. The wire is
“spring loaded,” so this step is not easy. You will need to press the two
prongs together to fit them though the slot. Once inside the ball, the
prongs will spring back open and the cap will be secure.

Now bend the pipe cleaners to look like spider legs as shown in the photo to
the right.

Eyes and finishing touches
Glue the two pompons to the ball where you want the eyes.
Glue the wiggle eyes onto the pompons.
Tie bows on the legs using very thin ribbon.

Tie a ribbon through the hanger wire. Tie the knot tight so it will not come
undone under the weight of the hung ornament.

Variations: You can make Christmas spider ornaments in other colors too. For the purple spider’s eyes, I used blue metal beads instead of pompons and wiggle eyes. 

You can make spiders for all occasions, Halloween, Easter, Birthday, Autumn, just adjust the colors to fit the occasion and season.  Have fun!

for more pictures of these ornaments and others like them see the link below

http://www.how-to-arts-and-crafts.com/handmade-ornaments.html