Try making these DIY Spiderweb Placemats in a color to match your Halloween table. They are made with dimensional glitter paint and can be used again.
DIY Spiderweb Placemats for Halloween Table
If you want to add a touch of shimmer and spook to your Halloween décor, consider making DIY spiderweb placemats using dimensional glitter fabric paint. This simple yet striking project will elevate your Halloween table setting to the next level.
Supplies Needed for DIY Spiderweb Placemats
You need only a few supplies for these placemats:
- Dimensional paint
- Poster board or (4) 8 1/2 x 11-inch white sheets of paper
- Tape
- Waxed or parchment paper
- Dark pen, marker, or pencil
Make a Partial Spiderweb
I used Tulip Glitter Dimensional Fabric Paint to make these spiderweb placemats. This type of paint comes in different colors and is manufactured by several brands. It is available online and at craft stores. I used (2) 4-ounce bottles to make 8 placemats. However, I created partial spiderwebs instead of full spiderwebs. They need to show around the outside of dinner plates but not necessarily to see the middle because the plate will hide it. However, you may need additional paint if you use clear dinner plates and want to create full spiderwebs.
How to Create a Template
To create a template for your spiderwebs, draw a web on a large sheet of paper.
How to Draw a Web for Spiderweb Placemats
Draw a spiderweb by following these steps:
- Get a poster-sized paper or tape together four 8 1/2 x 11-inch white sheets of paper on the backside.
- Flip the paper over so the tape is on the underside.
- Place a round dessert or salad-sized plate in the middle of the paper.
- Draw a circle around the plate with a dark pen, marker, or pencil.
- Draw long spokes out from this circle (shown below). Start at the 12 o’clock position and draw a line. Then, at 6 o’clock, 3 o’clock, and 9 o’clock. Add three more lines between each of these lines. (They don’t have to be perfectly spaced.)
- Starting in the middle of the spokes, connect them with lines. There will be a circle in the middle.
- Continue connecting the spokes until you have drawn four circles and have a partial web (shown below).
Making DIY Spiderwebs from the Template
Pull off two long sheets of waxed (or parchment) paper and tape them together (parallel). They should be large enough to cover the spiderweb drawn on the poster paper. Turn them over so the tape is underneath. Place the waxed paper over the template. Tape it so it can’t slide around on the template.
How to Paint the Webs
Squeeze paint on the template lines that show through the wax paper. Use a thick line of paint because it shrinks when it dries. When you finish the first web, slide a flat, thin baking sheet under the wax paper and transfer the wet web to a table to dry.
Repeat the process until all webs are drawn. Next, let the webs dry overnight.
Remove the DIY Spiderwebs Placemats from the Waxed Paper
After they dry overnight, remove the webs from the wax paper by pulling up each spoke to the first connecting line of the web (shown below) Go around the circle and peel up the spoke legs.
When all the spoke legs are peeled to the first connecting lines, peel up the next spoke increment. Be careful not to break the web. Peeling this part of the spoke will also help pull up the connecting lines.
Run your finger under this circle of the web. Go all the way around the web, letting your finger loosen it. As you lift the web, keep smoothing it to retain its shape. If it gets twisted, it can stretch and will not be smooth when you try to use it.
Repeat the process until all the circles are loosened from the wax paper. The first placemat took me a little while to loosen as I tried to figure out a technique. I tried to take up one side of the web, but it got tangled. It is better to work in a circle around the web.
The rest of the webs were easy to loosen because I worked in a circle and ran my finger underneath the outermost circle all the way around. After developing a technique on the first placemat, I loosened the webs from the wax paper in under 4 minutes each.
Your web will slide off the wax paper and is ready to use. Keep the wax paper to store these placemats when not using them. Click here to see the Halloween table using these placemats.
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