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DIY Swarming Spiders Tablecloth for Halloween

October 3, 2012  Eclecticisms | Halloween | My Projects

I’m showing you how to make the creepiest swarming spiders tablecloth for Halloween! It will be the hit of your Halloween dinner or party even if it does creep everybody out … in a good way! A few supplies from the craft store are all you need to create a tablecloth that everyone will remember!

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Avert your eyes if you hate creepy crawly things.

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Make a Swarming Spider Tablecloth

1) Wash a dropcloth (mine is 6′ x 9′) Get Dropcloth Here

2) Spread it on your table
(put a brown paper grocery bag under each section as you stencil to protect your table)

3) Simply stick the self-adhesive spider stencil onto the drop cloth – mine is sold out but you can get a similar spider stencil here

4) I used a small paint brush and applied this black craft paint in a pouncing motion

5) Remove stencil and repeat, and repeat, and repeat … until you have a swarm!

Tip:  rinse stencil after every 30-40 spiders and dry on old dish cloth (not paper towel – too much lint)

#Halloween Crafts - Make this Swarming Spider Tablecloth - be the hit of your dinner party! kellyelko.com

I couldn’t stop there.

I was married on Friday the 13th so I consider it a lucky number (most days anyway)!

A couple of self-adhesive stencils and red glass paint made it simple to whip up these wine glasses.

#Halloween Crafts - Make this Swarming Spider Tablecloth - be the hit of your dinner party! kellyelko.com

Make an Unlucky 13 Wine Glass

1) Wash and dry glasses (from dollar store)

2) Apply self-adhesive Martha Stewart Crafts number stencils

3) Brush on Martha Stewart Habanero Frost glass paint with a small paint brush

4) Remove stencils while paint is still wet

5) Pour a glass of red wine and don’t walk under any ladders

#Halloween Crafts - Make these unlucky 13 glasses - be the hit of your dinner party! kellyelko.com

Is your skin crawling yet? This swarm of spiders is sure to be the hit of your party!

#Halloween Crafts - Make this Swarming Spider Tablecloth - be the hit of your dinner party! kellyelko.com

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  1. kirbycarespodi

    October 3, 2012 at 5:40 am

    Fun! (But here in the south we have to worry about REAL spiders–poisonous ones–which is one more reason I miss Buffalo.)

    Reply
  2. Brenda

    October 3, 2012 at 6:20 am

    I love it! Sounds weird to say it’s cute (since it’s spiders) – but it is so cute!!!
    Brenda

    Reply
  3. Gina

    October 3, 2012 at 6:38 am

    Very cute!

    Reply
  4. Bonnie and Trish @ Uncommon

    October 3, 2012 at 7:32 am

    oh…love this!!!!! great job!!

    Reply
  5. Jean

    October 3, 2012 at 7:45 am

    Wow, how fun! Both the tablecloth and receiving a box of free goodies!

    Reply
  6. Jo

    October 3, 2012 at 8:23 am

    I got the shivers just looking at this amazing creepy crawly…I know you did make MARTHA proud!!…love this

    Reply
  7. Andrea

    October 3, 2012 at 8:26 am

    Creepy and cute at the same time. I really love it and my kids would get such a kick out of having spiders all over the table. Very clever!

    Reply
  8. [email protected]

    October 3, 2012 at 8:30 am

    Very cool and creepy project….I love it!…How great is that great box of Plaid goodies you received!!!

    Reply
  9. cassie

    October 3, 2012 at 8:37 am

    awesome job, kelly! it looks creepy but cute, too!

    Reply
  10. andrea cammarata

    October 3, 2012 at 8:43 am

    AWESOME!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!! : ) hugs…

    Reply
  11. Heather

    October 3, 2012 at 8:51 am

    My head is going to explode with how awesome your tablecloth looks Kelly!!!! I love your artistic trailing of those little spiders!

    Reply
  12. Bliss

    October 3, 2012 at 8:59 am

    Yes I am pinning this, I love it and I can do this, but mostly I’m pinning it to remind me this is a seriously creepy table cloth. If I have nightmares tonight I’m blaming the spiders.

    ~Bliss~

    Reply
  13. Tonya @ Love of Family & Home

    October 3, 2012 at 9:13 am

    So cute Kelly!! I think Martha would definitely be proud! 🙂

    Reply
  14. Taryn @ Design, Dining Diapers

    October 3, 2012 at 9:39 am

    OH my gosh this is too cute!!! It’s a little creepy but so adorable, absolutely perfect for a Halloween dinner party. You did a fabulous job with this. Pinning!

    Reply
  15. [email protected]

    October 3, 2012 at 9:40 am

    This is so creepy-cool!

    Reply
  16. Margaret

    October 3, 2012 at 9:45 am

    beautifully done but yuck! made my skin crawl just looking at it but I guess that’s the point. I would not have the patience to do hundreds of anything on a table. I admire your persistence.

    Reply
  17. Thistle

    October 3, 2012 at 9:46 am

    You go girl. Martha told me she was mouthing…..I’ll be over for dinner 🙂 Love this idea and the spiders look so creepy cute 🙂

    Reply
  18. Kelly @ A Swell Place to Dwell

    October 3, 2012 at 9:58 am

    So cute! What an awesome idea. I think even I can spring for a drop cloth and a stencil!

    Reply
  19. [email protected]

    October 3, 2012 at 10:23 am

    I never knew something could be so cute and so creepy at the same time!

    Reply
  20. Sheila @sZinteriors

    October 3, 2012 at 11:30 am

    This is so much fun! Martha will have you on speed dial 😉

    Reply
  21. Robin @ happilyhomeafter.blogspot.com

    October 3, 2012 at 1:21 pm

    Beautifully executed even though it is making my skin crawl … spiders are one of my worst fears! You could makes lots of $$$ selling those tablecloths in Richmond though cause the University of Richmond are the “fighting spiders” and you see that mascot a lot, me especially cause hubs and next door neighbor are alums. Spook on Kelly!

    Reply
  22. Karah @ thespacebetweenblog

    October 3, 2012 at 1:28 pm

    Ok, this is seriously the most perfect Halloween table cloth ever!!! Love it … and the unlucky wine glass … you know that wouldn’t stop me from enjoying some vino with you!!

    Reply
  23. Heather @At The Picket Fence

    October 3, 2012 at 1:42 pm

    Oh my gosh! I love this…so darling in a slightly creepy sort of way. Great job Kelly!

    Heather

    Reply
  24. sherry

    October 3, 2012 at 3:02 pm

    This is the creepiest tablecloth ever, but I luv it! I think if I were sitting at the table to dine, I’ll be wiping spiders off of me continuously 😉 Great job.

    Reply
  25. Jaye @ Just Trying to Make Cents of it All

    October 3, 2012 at 5:56 pm

    That’s so cute but MAN, is that creeping me out!!!!!

    Reply
  26. Ali

    October 3, 2012 at 6:25 pm

    Oooooh, awesome! What a giant box of happy! Creepy spiders and unlucky/lucky numbers!! Perfect!

    Reply
  27. Helen and Her Daughters

    October 3, 2012 at 6:26 pm

    I love it! It looks so great.

    Reply
  28. DonnaWilkes

    October 3, 2012 at 7:18 pm

    Glad you got some goodies from Martha. Love those spiders – you must have seen the baby spiders emerging from their egg sac before because you captured the movement perfectly. Loving the new you – I need to practice getting over here though!

    Reply
  29. Shannon Fox

    October 3, 2012 at 8:10 pm

    AWESOME! Aren’t the stencils the best? Loved mine.

    This spidery craft is spooky and skin crawlingly perfect. Nice!

    Reply
  30. Pat

    October 3, 2012 at 8:52 pm

    Outstanding! This is such a fun tablecloth. I love the glasses too! I haven’t tried to stencil on glass…need to change that.

    Reply
  31. [email protected] Clutter

    October 3, 2012 at 8:59 pm

    What a fun table covering!

    Reply
  32. Mary

    October 3, 2012 at 11:48 pm

    Love, love, love this idea, Kelly! It came out great!

    Reply
  33. Pamela

    October 4, 2012 at 12:31 am

    Kelly this fabulous lady!!! It would have been easier if they had made the spider a stamp though instead of a stencil.

    Reply
  34. [email protected]

    October 4, 2012 at 9:44 am

    What a GREAT idea! Would it be pretty with multicolored fall leaves as well! Thanks for such a wonderful idea!

    Reply
  35. Shari

    October 4, 2012 at 9:53 am

    Perfect for Halloween….just not on my table. LOL. Spiders are my enemy. I love how you patterned the stencil across the dropcloth. Great eye 🙂

    Reply
  36. springthe2seasons

    October 4, 2012 at 10:38 am

    That is the best tablecloth! What a great box of goodies.

    Reply
  37. [email protected]

    October 4, 2012 at 12:06 pm

    This looks awesome . . . a little creepy, but awesome!

    Reply
  38. Roeshel S (@DIYShowOff)

    October 4, 2012 at 2:48 pm

    Creepy! I love it! (well…cute fake spider stencils are okay, real spiders are not!).

    Reply
  39. [email protected]

    October 4, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    Such a cute table setting! But it kind of gives me the heeby jeebies haha!

    Reply
  40. Jane @ Cottage at the Crossroads

    October 4, 2012 at 4:52 pm

    Martha is going to be calling you, girl! What a fun tablecloth. Now I just need to get hooked up with Plaid!

    Reply
  41. Michelle L

    October 4, 2012 at 6:18 pm

    Love this! It’s very Halloween, but also reminds me of some scary scenes in Harry Potter.

    Reply
    • Kelly @ Eclectically Vintage

      October 4, 2012 at 8:27 pm

      My whole family are happy to call ourselves Harry Potter geeks! Do you think Aragog would like all of his offspring swarming the tablecloth?

      Reply
  42. Linda @ it all started with paint

    October 4, 2012 at 8:18 pm

    I thought I left a comment yesterday … but I’m a bit all over the place these days … so here’s the comment: So clever! Love it! I really need to get my hands on some of those Martha Stewart stencil kits …

    🙂

    Linda

    Reply
  43. Happier Than A Pig in Mud

    October 4, 2012 at 8:20 pm

    Almost spit soda on my monitor with the “call me”-too great! Cute tablecloth and yes, I think the idea is Martha worthy:@)

    Reply
  44. Jen O'Brien

    October 4, 2012 at 8:52 pm

    Hey Kelly, very cool & crafty:). I am jealous, what a great bundle of goodies you recieved. Enjoy them, the table cloth came out awesome:). Jen

    Reply
  45. Jessica @ Mom 4 Real

    October 4, 2012 at 9:25 pm

    You have to know I love you…otherwise I would totally leave. I am terrified of spiders…please don’t hold it against me or try to place a rubber spider on my plate to get a quick laugh. I have clicked on this post 4 times today to comment, and finally came back and scrolled through very quickly to say…if I liked spiders, I would totally make a tablecloth just like yours. Instead, I think I’ll try one of Martha’s pumpkin stencils for mine 😉 Let’s just hope I don’t have nightmares about millions of teeny spiders in my sheets tonight…

    Reply
  46. kristin

    October 4, 2012 at 9:55 pm

    Oh my, I love this!!! You are so darn creative!!
    Kristin….xo

    Reply
  47. debbiedoos

    October 4, 2012 at 10:29 pm

    That is super cute and creepy! How fun Kelly!

    Reply
  48. Tina

    October 5, 2012 at 10:11 am

    Creepy! But so cute. IMO, you have out done Martha Stewart!

    Reply
  49. Yael from Home Garden Diggers

    October 5, 2012 at 11:37 am

    I Love the spiders table cloth. It looks so wonderful and so creepy. Happy Halloween.

    Yael from Home Garden Diggers

    Reply
  50. Jana

    October 6, 2012 at 10:35 am

    Spooky tablecloth but looks so fun. My kiddos would have a blast with it. They all know that my worst fear are spiders!
    Glad Martha gave you that call, I’ve been waiting by the phone in anticipation, when I say waiting I mean w.a.i.t.i.n.g.!
    Again, great craft~it turned out great!

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  51. Tammy

    October 6, 2012 at 10:55 am

    Love this!!! Lucky you to receive a box full of Martha Stewart goodies!

    Reply
  52. Crystal

    October 7, 2012 at 4:30 pm

    I love this! The spiders are so creepy in a cute, classy way.

    Reply
  53. savedbylovecreations

    October 7, 2012 at 6:41 pm

    Kelly, this spider tablescape is fantastic! You are so festive for Halloween. Loving your FB profile pic.

    Reply
  54. Carol ( Answer Is Chocolate)

    October 7, 2012 at 8:49 pm

    This is amazing. Looks like something you’d find at Pottery Barn and Martha should be very proud!

    Reply
  55. Vel

    October 7, 2012 at 9:13 pm

    truly a Martha-esque work! It is both gorgeous, cute , fun and classy! A difficult mix to achieve but you did it. You truly deserve that Craft set! 🙂

    Reply
  56. Athena at Minerva's Garden

    October 9, 2012 at 5:45 am

    What a fun idea, Kelly–that was a lot of stenciling for the tablecloth! But I love how it turned out, and the wine glasses are a very cool idea–I’ve never tried stenciling on glass before, so will have to give it a try! Have a wonderful rest of your week–I have been up to my eyeballs painting on projects, but one should be done in time hopefully for next week’s post!

    Reply
  57. aprettylifeinthesuburbs

    October 9, 2012 at 10:33 pm

    Great table runner! It’s just the perfect amount of spooky! 😉
    Jo-Anna

    Reply
  58. kim

    October 9, 2012 at 10:39 pm

    That is too cute, but I would have a hard time eating with all those spiders!

    Reply
  59. ANNALISA

    October 10, 2012 at 9:43 am

    stupendo!mi piace tantissimo!

    Reply
  60. Laura / The Shed blog by Pet Scribbles

    October 11, 2012 at 8:05 pm

    This. Is. Amazing. Martha should definitely be trying to find YOUR number once she sees what you’ve created! 🙂

    Reply
  61. The 36th AVENUE

    October 15, 2012 at 10:40 am

    This is super fun! I love it! Sharing on my FB page and pinning!

    Reply
  62. Jen @ Four Marrs & One Venus

    October 16, 2012 at 4:34 pm

    I don’t know who you think you are .. but holy hell- You rocked this Table and the 13th Glasses! Shush it right now.. Pinning it.. because all the cool cats {like Martha} are doing it too! 🙂
    Jen

    Reply
  63. kathryn

    October 16, 2012 at 10:30 pm

    Soooooo cool! I once hot glued tiny plastic spiders to a white bed sheet which I had covering our sofa for Halloween. It looked really cool, and this is even better, because they don’t come off! I love the idea and will totally be “borrowing” this! Genius to use a drop cloth!!

    Reply
  64. Heidi

    October 16, 2012 at 11:15 pm

    I love this tablecloth! Thanks for the tutorial. I pinned and shared the pin on my facebook page atOneCreativeMommydotcom. .

    Reply
  65. Deborah H. Bateman

    October 17, 2012 at 8:29 am

    Thanks for sharing the idea. I am not much into spiders, but it is cute and could be used with other stencils as well. Let the creative juices begin. I got your link from Savvy Southern Style blog linkup. If you get a chance stop by my blog Recipe for Life and check out my family favorite recipes. Blessings, Deborah H. Bateman-Author

    Reply
  66. Beckie

    October 25, 2012 at 10:33 am

    Ok I just made Spider Invested wreath and this would go perfect with it! LOVE this! Looks so simple. Thanks for sharing and I’ll be sharing with my fans tonight;)

    Reply
  67. Homeroad

    October 27, 2012 at 8:10 am

    Love the tablecloth!
    Susan

    Reply
  68. Jen

    July 22, 2013 at 10:01 pm

    I love this tablecloth and so will my Halloween crazed hubby! Great tutorial but one quick question…did you have to do anything once you painted the spiders to set them so they wouldn’t come out in the wash? Thanks so much for the great idea!

    Reply
  69. All about Halloween

    August 11, 2013 at 1:13 pm

    Wouldn’t it be easier to stamp spiders? Me thinks so

    Reply
  70. Robin

    September 17, 2013 at 1:39 pm

    I was wondering how you make self adhesive stencils?

    Reply
  71. Crystal

    October 3, 2013 at 10:00 pm

    You did a fabulous job! I am certain Martha got a kick out of the table cloth and wine glasses – so clever!

    Reply
  72. Amanda

    October 4, 2013 at 11:53 pm

    I LOVE this! Thanks so much for the tutorial!

    Reply
  73. Courtney

    October 8, 2013 at 11:57 am

    I just LOVE this spider tablecloth I had to feature it on my Facebook page today!! I think I’ll have to make something for my table now!

    Reply
  74. DONNA SCHEID

    October 26, 2016 at 8:51 am

    loooove!!!

    Reply
    • Kelly Elko

      October 27, 2016 at 6:18 pm

      Isn’t it fun Donna!

      Reply

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