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Really freak out friends and family this Halloween with scary spindly spiders created with a Cricut Explore.
Cricut Explore™ machine, Cricut Design Space™ software, 12” x 12” standard grip cutting mat, Cricut tool set, Cricut vinyl – Midnight, Cricut TransferTape
The Cricut Explore is a new design and cut machine that is perfect for producing professional-looking projects like these eight-legged friends! We think these creepy critters make great decorations for walls, doors, crockery, tablecloths, T-shirts and windows. Make them today and store for October - the spookiest month of the year…
Don’t forget to check out our other Halloween projects - make goulish containers here and spooky lights here.
Cricut Explore is available from Create & Craft, selected Hobbycraft stores, Amazon.co.uk and other well-known craft retailers and etailers at £249.99 including VAT.
• Connect the Cricut Explore™ to the pc/laptop/Mac. Log on to your Design Space™ account, search and select the Spiders project.
• Click on ‘Customise’.
• Resize the images as required by first highlighting the image and then dragging the corner point. The size appears in a black text box as the image is altered. The project creates five spider images in five different sizes from ¾” to 2.5”.
• Cut the images from Cricut Vinyl.Use the scraper tool to apply the vinyl to the cutting mat to ensure good adhesion and remove any air bubbles.
• Carefully remove the unwanted vinyl from the image. Use transfer tape to apply the spiders to walls, doors, etc.
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YOU WILL NEED:
Old books
Die, circle
Wooden skewer
Binder clips
Alcohol marker, orange
Adhesives: PVA glue, glue stick
Die-cutting machine
METHOD:
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Cardstock, various colours
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