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Toilet Paper Roll Spiders

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I love to get rid of things. I am not a pack rat. In fact, I’m not sure what animal would be the opposite of a pack rat, but whatever it is, that is me. (In the first few months of marriage, I even threw out our marriage license because it seemed like clutter on the counter. Hubby had to riffle through two bags of trash and finally discovered it under some raw chicken scraps. We have it all moldy in a plastic bag…yes…still.) My husband on the other hand–definitely a pack rat. But in this current season of less that we’ve unwillingly fallen into, I am finding a whole new appreciation for waste not want not.

After hanging our rain gutter bookshelves, I wanted to scoop up all the little gutter scraps and be rid of them ASAP. Hubby had other plans for them.  First he cut the scraps in to two equal trianglish shapes.  Yeah, just made up a shape there…trianglish.

Next, he made three cuts in the plastic to create four “legs” on each triangle(ish).
He then stuffed a toilet paper roll with paper towel to create the spider’s body.
He wrapped packing tape around the body of the spider and the legs until they were firmly secure.  Then he covered the packing tape with black athletic tape.

He gave each boy a choice of leg placement.  Asher, our budding scientist, wanted the legs coming from the body while Zephan thought they looked better placed below.  (Sorry Asher, I have to agree with Zeph on this one.)  Little plastic scraps were stuffed in and secured with more athletic tape to make fangs.  Google eyes completed the look.  (I prefer my spiders to have two as opposed to eight eyes, but if you wanted to be authentic, you could easily make that happen.)  
Isn’t my husband awesome?  He is in the background of this picture, lounging on the couch and chatting on the phone.  No doubt he’s telling his buddy all about his awesome crafting abilities and how to make a toilet paper roll spider!  🙂  No dude, you have to place the tape around the body….

And here pictured below is the inspiration for so much of our combined creativity.  Who needs to buy toys when you have a crafty daddy who can make them for you?  And he seriously does…all the time. And I adore him for it.  And so do they.  
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  1. Oh my word…TWO crafty parents??? Those are some lucky little boys! 🙂 Tell your hubby he did a great job! If I ever have left over rain gutter scraps…now I'll know what to do with them!

  2. Great Daddy! Those would be so to send to school for a neat craft for the kids….pretty easy and cheap…which I love!

  3. What cute spiders! This is definitely on the to-do list! I just found your blog! I love it! I don't love that I didn't know about it earlier!

  5. I've been here stalking for a couple weeks. I'm thinking I found your blog via one of Kimba's DIY days. And I LOVE what you did with the boys room. I did the beadboard wallpaper in my bathroom and in my kitchen for a backsplash. The raingutter bookshelves are now on my to-do list for in my boys room!
    Love it!
    Courtney

  8. Beth, he. is. adorable! I love that your hubby does that! Could you imagine two guys on the phone talking about crafting? Your idea of what would be said made me laugh. He's a keeper! : )

  9. Bravo on these and also on all of the great projects in your boys' room! Love those gutter shelves and the way that books are a central decor item!

    Amy

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