Beaded Spiders

[MsSuzKelly]

This isn't crochet, but it's beads......



Surfing around looking for something else today I come across this:

http://www.tanyasbeadncraft.com/spider-display3.jpg


Are those not cool? I love them! Makes me want to try my hand at beading!

[contrary.crocheter]

:eekwow! those look a little too real to me. I am terrified of spiders and if I was wearing that as a pin and forgot I had it on...could get ugly.
please let us know if you try them, I would love to see your pictures. plus I think it would make a great craft project for some kids I teach
I realized she only sells the finished spiders and not the pattern. I did find a couple of others
http://www.beadjewelrymaking.com/Kid_Art_Project/Kid_art_bead_project/may2006_bead_project.html
http://jewelrymaking.allinfoabout.com/features/spider.html
or you can order a kit, this one is not bad http://www.bjcraftsupplies.com/kits/hol-christmas-ornament-kit01.asp
once you had the pattern you would be set.

[SHERYL]

I love them - I used to make some similar to these - there is a legend about spiders and Christmas trees:
"A Ukranian Christmas tree has a spider and web for good luck - poor people had nothing to put on their tree and woke to find it covered in spider webs that glistened in the morning sun".
I can't remember exactly how it goes, but I have a beaded spider I hang on my tree every year.

[Buggie4beads]

those are cool. I'll have to see if I can make one up. Dont think it would be to hard.

Oh and at least it was on a crocheted doily. :)

Brenda

[vonnie]

I found these on sale at Herrshners:

http://www.herrschners.com/products/product.aspx?sku=515259

[wiz3283]

Tanya is a friend of mine's mother. She crochets and does other crafts too. her work is just amazing. I will see if I can find the link to her site and post it here for you. She is an amazing person and I am glad I have the privlage of knowing such a warm hearted person.

[wiz3283]

Here is Tanya's site. http://www.tanyasbeadncraft.com/

[MsSuzKelly]

:eekwow! those look a little too real to me. I am terrified of spiders and if I was wearing that as a pin and forgot I had it on...could get ugly.
please let us know if you try them, I would love to see your pictures. plus I think it would make a great craft project for some kids I teach
I realized she only sells the finished spiders and not the pattern. I did find a couple of others
http://www.beadjewelrymaking.com/Kid_Art_Project/Kid_art_bead_project/may2006_bead_project.html
http://jewelrymaking.allinfoabout.com/features/spider.html
or you can order a kit, this one is not bad http://www.bjcraftsupplies.com/kits/hol-christmas-ornament-kit01.asp
once you had the pattern you would be set.

LOL I am terrified, too. So I am surprised I find them so appealing, but they are so cool. I could picture hanging some from a tree for Halloween. Thanks for those links :)

there is a legend about spiders and Christmas trees:
"A Ukranian Christmas tree has a spider and web for good luck - poor people had nothing to put on their tree and woke to find it covered in spider webs that glistened in the morning sun".


I ran across that story this morning!!! I had never heard that before - too cool!


Oh and at least it was on a crocheted doily. :)

Brenda


That's right :):hook


I found these on sale at Herrshners:

http://www.herrschners.com/products/...spx?sku=515259 (http://www.herrschners.com/products/product.aspx?sku=515259)
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****VONNIE****

TOO COOL, Thanks Vonnie! I think I might just order that!!


Tanya is a friend of mine's mother. She crochets and does other crafts too. her work is just amazing. I will see if I can find the link to her site and post it here for you. She is an amazing person and I am glad I have the privlage of knowing such a warm hearted person




Yeah I was looking around her site - she is very talented!!!!! I can't remember now how I found it - Cannot remember what I was searching and her site came up - and those spiders just really inspired me :)

[oliveoil]

Oooooo, how creepy, but yet so cool!! Very nice workmanship!! :)

[contrary.crocheter]

I just saw some spider bead kits on e-bay that look a lot like the ones she makes. I would like to order one of tanya's finished spiders, but would also like a kit to learn to make them myself.
http://cgi.ebay.com/SPRING-BEADED-SPIDER-KIT-COMPLETE-W-BEADS-WIRE_W0QQitemZ310035040399QQihZ021QQcategoryZ31724 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[mva5493]

I was looking for a spider to put one the spiderweb afghan I did for my sister for xmas. I think her 2 year old grandson would get a kick out of it too...he loves any kind of bug. This spider might just be perfect!!
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p122/mva5493/DSCN4075.jpg

[contrary.crocheter]

I was looking for a spider to put one the spiderweb afghan I did for my sister for xmas. I think her 2 year old grandson would get a kick out of it too...he loves any kind of bug. This spider might just be perfect!!
http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p122/mva5493/DSCN4075.jpg
I love that spiderweb afghan! there is a kit on e-bay for a beaded spider that is orange...would look great on that background!

[Laurakis]

i had a lovely beaded pin of a spider but after so much use it started losing its legs :(

[craziebunny]

I might have to make me one of them it might help keeping my kids from bugging me since they hate spiders ahahahahaa

[handcraftedinala]

I saw some spiders really similar to these at a recent craft show. They came with a poem about the Christmas spider. I had never heard of it before. They are really pretty though.