Spider Beads

volkanokaren · #1 2008-09-30, 12:27pm

I have a request from 3 little witches,,,,,SPIDER BEADS .I need some tuts,,please.

Karen
Volkano Exotik

melzip · #2 2008-09-30, 3:25pm

Are you referring to a spider on a bead... as in Halloween??

jesscause · #3 2008-09-30, 6:12pm

I just made a spider bead yesterday! I did a simple round black bead and added a black blob to the back side for the butt and melted in. Then took a black stringer and stuck it to the top of the spider and bent the stringer to make it look like a leg then I added 7 more legs and 2 white dots for the eyes! Simple and boy was he cute! I'll have to make him a girl friend! Good luck on those tuts!

bexrox · #4 2008-09-30, 7:59pm

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Originally Posted by jesscause

I just made a spider bead yesterday! I did a simple round black bead and added a black blob to the back side for the butt and melted in. Then took a black stringer and stuck it to the top of the spider and bent the stringer to make it look like a leg then I added 7 more legs and 2 white dots for the eyes! Simple and boy was he cute! I'll have to make him a girl friend! Good luck on those tuts!

Of course you knew it was only a matter of time before someone requested a photo, right?

Pleeeease?

Becky

volkanokaren · #5 2008-09-30, 9:25pm

Melissa yep,spider on a bead
Jesscause,thanks for the description
Becky, you red my mind.
Anyone else

Karen
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melzip · #6 2008-10-01, 2:08pm

I put mine on lentils, as you can see, I lay down lines for the legs using stringer, then add some good sized dots, leaving the tail-end dot bigger for the body.

DesertDreamer · #7 2008-10-01, 3:35pm

Just a small technical note...spiders have 8 legs.

Fran · #8 2008-10-01, 3:57pm

I did a spider pendant and matching earrings for a customer earlier this year. I didn't take any pics though

I basically did what the others did, but I found it easier to do the legs first and then add the body and head on top, being careful not to melt the legs down flat. It looks like Melissa did that for hers too. The customer liked it a lot.

melzip · #9 2008-10-01, 8:32pm

LOL... This one lost two in a fight...

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Originally Posted by DesertDreamer

Just a small technical note...spiders have 8 legs.

DesertDreamer · #10 2008-10-01, 8:37pm

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Originally Posted by melzip

LOL... This one lost two in a fight...

ROFL

volkanokaren · #11 2008-10-01, 9:32pm

Melissa ,,,AHAHAHHAHAHHAHA,,ohhh but poor spider,and hey peeps check out Kara's spider beasds in the jewelry section uder jewelry show post #24 in her etsy they are smashing.
Anyone else?

Karen
Volkano Exotik

jesscause · #12 2008-10-02, 12:21pm

This is kinda cruddy because I made it way too fast. I wanted to get just one more bead in before I had to get my daughter from her nap but I think you will get the point!! One is the front and the other is a side view!

volkanokaren · #13 2008-10-02, 7:01pm

OOOO,jesscause,Im skeered .Thanks for the pic.

Karen
Volkano Exotik

BBB · #14 2008-10-02, 8:30pm

Here are the spiders I made yesterday.

ON this one the legs are multicoloured twisties. I did not like the way they turned out.

On this one, I used encased black stringer (Actually pulled filligrana) Lay down the legs first, all 8 radiating from a central area. Then I used a drk Purple transparent for the body and the head. In real life it looks really cool.
I was trying something different with the head but I like the head placement and shape on the first on the most.

D

volkanokaren · #15 2008-10-02, 10:16pm

BBB I see the hourglass

Karen
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jesscause · #16 2008-10-03, 11:50am

Great spiders BBB!!! I wanna see more!

kramdas · #17 2008-10-04, 1:22pm

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Originally Posted by volkanokaren

Melissa ,,,AHAHAHHAHAHHAHA,,ohhh but poor spider,and hey peeps check out Kara's spider beasds in the jewelry section uder jewelry show post #24 in her etsy they are smashing.
Anyone else?

Karen
Volkano Exotik

Aw thanks Karen! I made these, but they're not "mine"-I think I saw them here on LE, but don't recall whose they are

thebeadgal · #18 2008-10-13, 5:26pm

Hi there!! Here are some samples of spiders that I have made in the past

I basically made 4 (although I know they have more legs than that, LOL) "v"s on a bead with a super thin stringer and then laid two dots (one smaller than the other) next to each other, pressed them in gently and this is the result :0) laid some white for the eyes and finished it off with teeny tiny dots of black.

For the eyes on this one I used the same concept as the eyes above except for a mini plunge layered with clear :0)

Hope this helps!!!
Ileana

volkanokaren · #19 2008-10-13, 7:38pm

ooo spiger in her web!!!!!

Karen
Volkano Exotik

bexrox · #20 2008-10-15, 4:15pm

Great spideys everyone!

*ShirlAnn* · #21 2013-01-30, 3:01pm

I liked the color of the back on the first spider. Kind of purple/lavender. You could make a red dot on the belly for a black widow. Of course, it would have to be a transparent black widow.

Laci · #22 2013-02-04, 9:16pm

These are great! I'm terrified of, yet fascinate by spiders! I will definitely have to try to make some! I especially liked Kramdas. I think they are overlapping dots? Genius!