Carolyn J. Braden • 3 Minute Read
How to Make the Cutest Pastel Popsicle Stick Spider Web Ornament
Add a soft, whimsical twist to Halloween crafts with this easy DIY Pastel Popsicle Stick Spider Web Ornament! Learn how to make your own cute and colorful spider web using simple supplies—perfect for decorating your home, classroom, or Halloween tree. A fun and family-friendly project that blends spooky charm with pastel vibes that can be crafted in 15 minutes or less.
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I made two for my all-season tree
The Crafty Inspiration
I came across the pastel popsicle sticks on Amazon and knew I would find use for them. I love pastel colors and know that traditional holiday colors can always be switched out when making crafts. I was on a spider kick during the Halloween season of 2025, so I decided to put them to use making an easy Halloween ornament for my driftwood tree. I’ve made tons of DIY ornaments that you can find here on my website via my “Search this Site” page. Just type in “ornaments” in the search box.
These go perfectly with my Oyster Shell Ornaments
All-Season Tree
I’ve been using my all-season tree for a while now. It was once a branch that I sought out on a beach and as soon as I saw it, I knew it was going to be a tree I could fill with ornaments. I love making ornaments and decor for all the seasons and holidays. Having only an all-season tree is a very easy and simple way to decorate minimally, which is my style. Get my driftwood tree tutorial here (with a video tutorial included) and you can make it easily with any fallen branch you find in your hometown.
See another version of crafty trees I made using seashells here or via my YouTube channel @carolyjbraden:
How to Make this a Kid-Friendly Craft
If you are making this with kids, swap out the hot glue for Aleene’s Tacky Glue OR even basic Elmer’s glue. I used hot glue because it’s fast and easy, but when kids are involved, you have to be careful so they won’t burn their fingers. I like to keep my hot glue gun on a low temperature for most crafts so I don’t burn myself!
I love the cute little eyes on my spider!
Kids may need help with weaving the web. It’s similar to a God’s Eye, which I made once with 2nd graders when I taught art. Kids at about age 7 can understand more complex weaving skills, and this is a form of weaving. If they make up their own way of weaving that works, let them. Give them room to be creative and I often learned easier ways to do things from my former students!
I love the pastel colors of my ornament!
How to Make a Pastel Popsicle Stick Spider Web Ornament for Sweet and Spooky Décor
Now here’s the tutorial. You’ll need a few things and I link out to them below. Links either go to Target, Walmart or Amazon.
Supplies
Pastel popsicle sticks (Amazon)
Small google eyes (Amazon or Target)
Pastel Pom Poms (Mine are from Amazon, but Walmart has a similar set)
Pastel yarn (I got mine at Hobby Lobby, but here’s a similar skein via Amazon)
Pipe cleaners (mine were iridescent, and from Amazon)
Hot Glue Gun (I love this rechargeable and cordless one via Amazon)
Scissors
Check out my 1-minute video tutorial for this project on my TikTok now or coming soon here and to my YouTube channel @carolynjbraden!
Starting to form the web
How To:
Pick out 4 popsicle sticks and hot glue two together to form a cross shape.
If you can’t get pastel sticks, you could paint them
Glue another at a diagonal and then finish gluing the last one at a diagonal.
Gluing the yarn on to start weaving
On what you want the backside to be, glue the end of the yarn to the mid-section of one of the popsicle sticks.
Weaving is simply going under and over
Weave the yarn around the sticks, going over, then under each stick. I did three rows of weaving, moving slightly up the sticks as I went. I cut the end of the yarn and glued it to a stick.
Finishing weaving the web
Next, I glued a pop pom in the center of the “web” for the spider’s body.
Adding the pom pom
Then I used scissors to cut 8 legs for the spider. I cut each to about 2-3 inches, bent them at an angle, and hot glued them to the base of the spider’s body, using the sticks for alignment.
Cutting the pipe cleaners for legs
Then I placed a bit of hot glue on the pop pom and glued on the eyes, and glued a loop of yard to the back of one of the sticks to turn it into an ornament for hanging.
Adding the cute legs to the spider
I encourage you to try the project with your own creative twists and share your creations on your social accounts! If you tag me using @carolynsbloomingcreations or @carolynjbraden, I’ll see it! Or tell me about it in the comments below.
Lastly, adding the eyes and ornament hanging loop
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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.