Carolyn J. Braden • 3 Minute Read
How to Craft the Cutest Spider Ornament in 10 Minutes: Easy DIY Halloween Decoration
Learn how to craft an adorable spider ornament in just 10 minutes with this easy DIY Halloween tutorial. Perfect for spooky-cute décor, parties, or gifts, this simple craft idea uses affordable materials and beginner-friendly steps to create a festive Halloween decoration everyone will love. It’s a cute DIY ornament you can give as a gift, sell at craft fairs or hang on your all-season holiday tree.
My photo of my web inspiration
The Crafty Inspiration
I was drawn to craft several spider themed creations in 2025 after seeing so many spiny-backed orb weaver spiders in our yard. I love watching spiders spin webs and think they are some of the smartest and creative creatures in our world.
Their webs looked like rainbows as the sun hit them at the right moment, and I saw pastel and iridescent colors. I thought I could make a traditional black spider ornament or I could get creative and make a fun pastel and iridescent one and so I did.
My spooky-cute driftwood tree
Spider Balloon
I did make a traditional black spider balloon creation and you can see it and my tutorial for it here. You can make it in any colors that you want. I always think pink is a great color to make a spider as a pastel pink spider doesn’t exist in nature. Well there is a Pink Prowler spider, but it’s not as pink as you’d think.
I think it’s fun to create things in art that don’t exist in nature. It’s your creative brain breaking through when you understand the sky isn’t always blue, the grass isn’t always green and the ocean is not always blue.
See my spider balloon craft in my one-minute video below or via my YouTube channel @carolynjbraden.
Using Your Imagination
When I was an art teacher, I read the book Sky Color to my elementary students at the beginning of the school year. It helped them think outside the box when it comes to thinking about what colors are in nature and how to creatively use color in their projects all year.
If you are one of those thinkers that thinks things have to be “black or white”, you are missing out and this book can help you see beyond that way of thinking. If you find yourself telling your kids, your students or your grandkids that they have to color the grass green in a project, read Sky Color by one of my favorite authors, Peter H. Reynolds.
My cute little spider ornament
Why Make This Spooky-Cute Craft?
I made this spider DIY ornament for my all-season driftwood tree that I created. I hung it with my oyster shell ghost ornaments. If you make this, you can gift it, hang in on your all-season tree, or sell it in your online craft shop or at a craft fair. Kids will love the iridescent fuzzy legs and the google eyes really make this come alive!
My Spooky-Cute Pipe Cleaner Spider Ornament
How to Craft the Cutest Spider Ornament
Now for the DIY ornament tutorial. It took me about 10 minutes to craft but if this takes you longer than 10 minutes, that’s okay! Sometimes the first time you do anything, it takes a little longer but I can guarantee you, the next one will take less time! You’ll need the following supplies and all links will bring you to either Walmart, Amazon, or Target, where I get many of my craft supplies.
Iridescent Pipe Cleaners (Amazon)
Google Eyes (I love my set of tons of google eyes from Amazon or you can get a $5 set at Target)
Ribbon for hanging
Eye Hooks (around a 10 mm size will be good)
Hot Glue Gun (I love my cordless rechargeable one from Amazon)
Optional: Jewelry Pliers (Amazon)
Cutting the pipe cleaners
Step-by-Step Tutorial
I took 4 pipe cleaners, lined them up evenly, found the center, and used scissors to cut them in half. I know spiders have 8 legs, but after testing 8 legs, I decided my spider didn’t look “full” enough, so I ended up with 16 legs. Since this is a make-believe pastel spider craft, this is A-OK!
Adding the eye hook
Next, I laid all the pipe cleaners out, bunched them up evenly and slid them through the wood bead hole. With this many pipe cleaners, they stay right in the bead and do not need to be glued. Then I took an eye hook and screwed it into the soft wood bead, using a bit of pressure, at the top for hanging. I used jewelry pliers to make this step easier.
Bending the legs
Next, I bent the leg at an angle. I also bent “feet” to hold the pom poms.
My handmade spider is almost done
I added hot glue to the feet and topped it with a tiny pom pom.
Adding the pom poms
I used Liquid Fusion glue to add two small google eyes to the wood bead and cut a piece of ribbon to add to the eye hook for hanging.
Finishing the ornament
I hung it from my all-season driftwood tree and think it’s simply the cutest!
My Halloween decorated driftwood tree
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Carolyn J. Braden is the owner of Carolyn’s Blooming Creations is a regular contributor and editor for CBC. She has been featured in numerous media publications such as InStyle Magazine, on HGTV, on Bustle.com, and more. She is the author of the books Georgia McMasters in Amethyst Lake Cemetery, How To Be Yourself: 3 Ways To Help You Being You, and the illustrator for the children’s book Bridging Connections. She is a former classroom teacher that now dedicates her life to educating others on how to live their most healthy, creative and happy life. Learn more about her visiting our About Us page.