FELT SPIDER WEB TABLE RUNNER

If you have more time than sense...this is the project for you!  How hard could it be I asked myself as I looked at the Pier1 Halloween catalog?

So I start out to find all the elements of the design I will need.  I was prowling the Dollar Tree looking for items for another project when I spied a spider web table mat.  I looked all over the display to find enough of the same color mats to make the runner from those but no such luck.  So I settled on an orange mat, and purchased it.



I purchased 3 yards of felt for this and another future project.  I cut off a strip 81 inches long and 18 inches wide.  Using the orange web as a stencil, I used a paint marker to draw all the needed cut out lines.  I placed the stencil/web end to end 6 times.  This creates a runner with 6 webs all connected.







I started with scissors, cutting out the outlined parts...disaster.  After several tries, I finally ended up with a plain old straight edge razor in my hand, on a very old  formica tabletop, and very pretty even cuts.  I cut the entire runner out and then with a bottle of Plaid Liquid Glitter outlined all the edges with the glitter.  This will be used at a Glam Halloween Party for my grand daughter Jasmin.





All in all, I am happy.  The project wasn't really time intensive but the cutting was tedious.  The cost of the runner at Pier1 here in the store was $19.99, I spent less than $8.00.  So maybe I can retract my more time than sense comment!