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centre section. Use the thick marker pen to colour the legs black. Place the centre wire sections together so that they are aligned. Wrap a length of masking tape around the centre sections to bind them together securely, then colour the tape as before.


Step 11 Use the Glue Gun to apply glow in the dark glue to each leg, ap- plying several lines where the legs are thicker. Position the spider’s body into


POOKY: The finished spider in its web


spiders abdomen and drop a short length of hairy yarn onto the glue, allowing it to fall ran- domly. Repeat the process to ap- ply hairy yarn to the beginning of the head section, keeping it close to the abdomen.


Step Nine To make the legs, cut the hooks off four coat hangers (each coat hanger will make a pair of legs). Find the centre of the lower bar and measure and mark points approximately 2cm either side of this point. Holding the coat hanger upside- down, use your hands or pliers


to bend the wire at the points marked so that the free ends open out and forman M-shape with a 4cm wide straight sec- tion in the centre. Repeat with the other three hangers. TIP: Metal coat hangers are perfect for making the spiders legs, but if you don’t have any available you can use any metal wire that is approximately 13 gauge.


Step Ten Wrap all the pairs of legs in masking tape, sculpting the legs to shape and making them thicker as they approach the


the leg structure so that the legs appear to emerge from the thorax section, then glue it se- curely in place where the body touches the leg frame. Hanging up your cobweb and spider To hang up your cobweb and spider, use a staple gun to staple the ends of your web onto the corners of an outside porch or stick over a window. Then open out a couple of paper clips and hook them through the knitted body of the spider, hooking the opposite ends of the paper fastener onto the web and tucking the legs on top of or behind the web to further support the spider as necessary. Beyond that it is simply a question waiting for dark- ness to fall! Your web should automatically start to glow as darkness falls because it has absorbed daylight. It may only last for around 30 minutes at a time but you can reactivate it by taking pictures of it using a strong camera flash.


ke a Hallowe’en mobile?


using the Dremel® 3000 and a 6mmwood drill bit (636). Run the blade of the Dremel® Moto-Saw through the holes and saw out the surplus wood.


Step 3: To round off the edges and make them look even more attractive, carefully sand the edges of the individual mobile cut outs with the EZ SpeedClic sanding man- drel and the sanding band (SC407) that comes with it.


W: Cutting out the ns from templates


Step 4: In order to be able to con- nect the elements of the mobile, drill 3 to 6mm


holes at the top and bot- tom edges of the individual motifs – depending on the thickness of the cord from which the mobile will later be suspended. There will be only one hole in the bottom motif.


Step 5: Paint the cat and the bat black, the ghost white and the nameplate and pump- kin orange using acrylic paint. Leave them to dry and then write your Halloween greeting on the nameplate. Thread the cord through the holes in the individual mo- tifs and hang up your mobile – Happy Halloween!


DECORATION: How to do it


DREMEL has created a range of hobbycraft tools for wonderful projects such as making seasonal decora- tions, jewellery making, customising furniture, glass and wood engraving, scrapbooking, card mak- ing, engraving pots and glasses and much more. We are offering one lucky winner a whole selection of Dremel hobbycraft tools worth more than £200. The prize comprises a Dremel Hobby 3000 corded multitool kit with variable speed setting including 25 accessories, a cord-


less Dremel Hobby 7700 dual speed multitool kit, a Dremel Hobby Glue Gun 930 dual temperature glue gun with 7mm glitter sticks, a Dremel Hobby En- graver kit, a Dremel Hobby Versatip cordless soldering iron with six interchange- able tips for heat emboss- ing, pyrography and hot stone fixing. To be in with a chance of winning, just tell us how many accessories come with the Dremel Hobby 3000 corded multitool kit. Send your answer, name and address on a postcard


to Dremel Competition, Editor’s PA, South Wales Argus, Cardiff Road, New- port, NP20 3QN. Or you can enter by text. Start your message with DREMEL, leave a space and then send your answer, name, address and phone contact details to 80360. Messages cost 50p plus


your normal operator text charge. Service provided by Newsquest Media Group. Terms and conditions atsouthwalesargus.co.uk/ competitions Closing date: November


11. PUMPKIN CARVERY: Step-by-step guide


Materials required: lDremel 3000 Hobby kit including 191 high speed cutter lSelection of pumpkins, squash and gourds lPencil lCandle or nightlight


Step one Using the pencil, draw your design onto the pumpkin. Press lightly at first until you are happy with the


design and then go over the lines to clearly define them.


Step two Using the Dremel 3000 Hobby with the 193 high speed cutter accessory, cut around the top of the pumpkin to forma lid. Set to one side. Scoop out the seeds and some of the flesh of the pumpkin with a spoon making sure that you do not puncture the skin


Step three Take the Dremel 3000 Hobby with the 191 high speed cut- ter accessory and carefully cut out the shapes. Work into the corners and curves carefully to ensure a neat finish.


Step four Put a candle or nightlight inside the pumpkin and light to finish.


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