Spare Key Spider Web

This is no ordinary Halloween themed door decoration. It contains a hiding spot for your spare door key!

I was inspired to create a hiding spot somewhere convenient to the lock and also hidden in a way that no one would expect. Can you guess where they key is? It's attached to the black & orange spider on the right hand side. Fun feature: the spider is attached to a retractable key ring, which means that you can extend it and unlock your door conveniently!

To create this Halloween decoration you'll need:

• Cardboard
• Black spray paint
• Pom poms
• Yarn
• Spiders
• Ribbon
• any extra decorations, like a garland

and also a

• Hot glue gun
• Scissors
• Tape

For the spare key hiding place you'll need a:

• Spare key
• Retractable key ring
• Small piece of pipe cleaner or a rubber band

Trace two circles on a large piece of cardboard. The circles should be different sizes, and create a large ring. I found some circular kitchen bowls and traced them. Another method is to take a piece of yarn. Attach a pen to the end & spin it around a center point.

Cut out the cardboard ring.

Using the spray paint, cover both sides of the cardboard ring. Let it dry.

Cut out four pieces of yarn and tape them to the back of the ring. Cut another piece and tie a knot in the center, connecting all of the pieces of yarn together.

Cut out a long piece of the black yarn. To create the web, tie knots at each intersection of the pieces of yarn.

Cut a smaller piece of yarn and create the inner ring.

Now for the secret hiding place! Attach the key to the retractable key ring. Then, use the hot glue gun to attach the large spider.

Then, glue it to the right hand side of the cardboard ring.

Cover the cardboard ring with pom poms! I chose to to stick with ones in a Halloween color palette (orange, green, purple, black).

Cut a short piece of ribbon. Add hot glue to both ends and press it against the back side of the cardboard ring.

Glue a spider to the center of the web and also to the end of the dangling piece of yarn. Then, flip the wreath over and glue a garland around the edge.

Hang it on your front door and try it out!