Instructions
for
Stretch & Company's
"Spider Bracelet" By Stretch The Balloon
Dude
Labor: About 2 Minutes
Materials:
•
1-5" Round
•
3-160 (matching color)
This is a fairly
simple and quick little spider that can stand alone, or
be used as a cute bracelet that's a lot of fun, especially
around Halloween.
Instructions:
1.
Inflate the round to about 3 inches in diameter and inflate
the 160 leaving about 5 - 6 inches of tail on the end.
2.
Start by twisting about a 2 inch bubble on the 160. Now
make a small round bubble and twist it into a pinch twist.
3.
Repeat step 2 by making another bubble the same size as
the first and then maiking a second small round bubble
and twisting it into a pinch twist. This is your spider's
first leg.
4.
Take the 5 inch round and divide it into two bubbles by
twisting off about a third of it on the nozzle end. The
small bubble will be your spider's head and the large
bubble will be the body.
5.
Take your 160 and attach it to the spider's body by twisting
the second pinch twist into the middle of the two bubbles
on the 5 inch round.
6.
Twist 4 bubbles in the remaining 160 that are all about
2 inches long. Twist the end of the last bubble into the
middle of spider's body where you first attached the 160.
7.
You have now made 2 more of your spider's legs. The pinch
twist should be on the opposite side of the spider's body
from the legs.
8.
Twist 2 bubbles in the remaining 160 that are about 2
inches long and then bring the end of the last bubble
to the middle twist in the first pair of legs.
9.
Lock the bubbles into place by bringing the end of the
160 around and through the first pair of legs.
10.
Twist 2 more 2 inch bubbles in the remaining 160 and then
twist the end of the second bubble into the middle of
the 2 bubbles on the 5 inch round.
11.
You have now completed 2 more of your spider's legs.
12.
Repeat step 8 by twisting 2 more bubbles in the remaining
160 and then locking them in place by twisting them into
the end of the other legs as in step 9.
13.
This completes the 6 legs that will make up the bracelet
part of your spider.
14.
Make another 2 inch bubble followed by a small bubble,
and twist the small bubble into a pinch twist. Twist a
final 2 inch bubble and then pop off any remaining 160
and tie the end to complete your eighth and final leg.
15.
Draw your face on the small bubble and your spider is
complete.
16.
Divide the 6 legs on the bottom of the spider into 2 sets
of 3 legs and then spread them apart to put the bracelet
on the child's arm.
Wendell Clendennen,
a.k.a. Stretch the Balloon Dude, has been twisting tubes
of latex into fun and zany shapes since 1989. Since then
he has developed a unique style that combines a slightly
twisted view of life with an eye for detail. Stretch has
taught at conventions and seminars across the US, including
being the featured lecturer for T Jam on the Road 2006
and repeat appearances at Summer Balloon Camp and Twist
and Shout. Together, Stretch and Mrs. Stretch host G.O.T.
Balloons, the monthly balloon jam in the Dallas-Fort Worth
area of Texas that has been meeting regularly since April
of 2003. www.stretchc.com
