Have you seen those amazing DIY glitter spider webs around the internet?
The webs are drawn out with Elmer’s glue then sprinkled with glitter. This is the first one I found on Pinterest last year, but I’ve seen some other renditions around lately. I think they are too cute!
But possibly a bit messy?
So when I found Elmer’s GLITTER Glue at Walmart I pretty much squealed out loud and grabbed one in every color! I instantly thought of those glittery glue webs and how I just cut my steps in half to make them!
For this project you will need 2 3 things:
wax paper
Elmer’s Glitter Glue
patience!
Spread out your wax paper on a hard surface and put something on the corners if you need to to keep it flat.
Starting from the center, slowly draw out lines in all directions to get the web started.
Now to fill in the web! Start in the center and work your way out.
Work slowly so your lines of glue aren’t too thin.
You don’t want them to break later when you peel the glue off of the wax paper.
Now the hardest part…
Waiting for the glue to dry!
You will need to wait for at least 24 hours before you can peel the web off.
(longer if you have any extra thick spots such as in the center of the web)
Once the glue is dry, select an outside piece of the web to and gently pull it up. You might have to use your fingernail to get between the glue and the wax paper.
Following the purple arrows above, gently pull up that first piece of the web then work your way to the left or right. Once you reach where the pink arrow is, slowly pull up that edge of the web. Continue on in the direction of the green arrow.
Work your way from the outside of the web towards the center by going around the circle and peeling the glue up slowly. You’ll get faster at it as you continue on and feel more comfortable with pulling the glue up without tearing it.
Tada!
The purple looked like it had lost a lot of its color while it was on the wax paper, but is pretty vibrant against any solid color background.
These glittery glue webs are super flexible and can be placed just about anywhere as decoration.
I used one of the glittery glue spider webs on the pumpkin in my Spooky Halloween Centerpiece.
To make it I simply altered the web by leaving a hole in the center roughly the same diameter as the stem of my pumpkin.
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Mrs.Cordima says
October 27, 2012 at 1:58 AMThis is so neat!! We would love it if you could add this to our new blog party! I think our readers would love this!!!
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sue says
October 20, 2012 at 9:09 AMHave you tried using non-stick Reynolds foil? Seems like it should work better to peal off
Love Of Quilts says
October 18, 2012 at 9:58 PMI’m going to show this to my granddaughter.
Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon says
October 18, 2012 at 3:28 PMthese are the coolest!!
Eclectically Vintage says
October 17, 2012 at 1:09 PMHow cool – will be scouring the store for glitter glue!
Kelly
Rachel says
October 15, 2012 at 10:22 PMGreat idea! These are so cute.
Johnnie says
October 14, 2012 at 4:19 PMThese are so cool, and simple to make. Thanks for sharing!
Christina at I Gotta Create! says
October 12, 2012 at 10:56 PMFantastic idea! You can use these in so many ways.
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House on the Way says
October 12, 2012 at 8:09 PMFound you at the Weekend Wrap Up Party. Love this craft! Too cute! Thx for sharing.
Leslie
House on the Way
Leah says
October 12, 2012 at 2:42 PMGreat idea, love these! And yes, so much easier to use glitter glue vs. glue and glitter.
Wendy @ Ramblings from the Sunshine State says
October 12, 2012 at 2:12 PMThose turned out really cute! When I was a kid, Elmers had neon glue and I used to make tons of these!
Emily says
October 12, 2012 at 12:46 AMooo love your spider webs!!!
More Sister Stuff says
October 11, 2012 at 4:05 PMThat’s awesome!! What a great idea! Thanks for sharing! http://moresisterstuff.blogspot.com/
Sarah Evans says
October 11, 2012 at 2:01 PMThese look really great! I love the sparkly spiders thing 🙂
Sarah
http://acatlikecuriosity.blogspot.co.uk
-Candi says
October 11, 2012 at 11:13 AMOMG you just flashed me back to my teens! My friends and I used to do this with the sort of clear glittery fabric paint in tubes so that we could stick the designs to our bedroom mirrors. I’ll have to do this with my daughters! I think I actually still have some of those tubes of paint around (yikes LOL)
Holly Lefevre says
October 11, 2012 at 12:06 AMOH MY! – I LOVE THIS! MY kiddo is going to love it too!
[email protected] Repurposed Life says
October 10, 2012 at 6:39 PMvery creative! Jamie made a flower out of colored elmer’s 20 years ago and I still have it. 🙂 It was on the bathroom mirror forever!
Love how the spider web looks.
gail
Randi~Dukes and Duchesses says
October 10, 2012 at 5:48 PMI love that! It looks so neat draped over the pumpkin! It would be really neat on a mirror too. Great idea!
Jenn "Rook No. 17" says
October 10, 2012 at 4:58 PMSo, so fun! I’m going to have to break out the glitter glue and make some webs with my girls!
Jenn
Beverly {Flamingo Toes} says
October 10, 2012 at 11:50 AMHow fun is that?! I love that they’re kind of flexible and you can use them anywhere. And it’s so smart to do them on wax paper so you can peel them right off!