27 Spoon Crafts: Wooden, Plastic, Metal, and More
Introducing our favorite spoon craft ideas. Have you seen the plastic spoon rose?
Spoon crafts need to be on your radar. You wouldn't believe what you can make with plastic, metal, and wooden spoons! Create gorgeous wall art, beautiful jewelry, and the most amazing plastic spoon rose. You'll also find crafts that use spoons as an essential supply to making something awesome.
Several of the tutorials below include helpful videos so you can follow along step-by-step. Most of these projects are for adults because they work with heat to warp the spoons into different shapes, but a few of the projects are kid-friendly, too. The crafts with spoons at the very bottom of this list don't feature spoons in the completed project, but spoons are necessary during the crafting process. Whether you want to dress up some drab wooden utensils or you have some vintage spoons to craft with, you'll adore the projects below.
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Wooden Spoon Crafts
DIY Burned Wood Kitchen Utensils
Grab your soldering iron and take those wood spoons from drab to fab! There's no reason to have totally plain utensils when you can dress them up with stunning wood burned patterns.
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If woodburning intimidates you a little, never fear! You can always dress up your wood utensils with a healthy bit of paint.
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This "Jar O' Monsters" is the cutest wooden spoon craft for kids. Inspired by Monsters Inc., little ones can model their monster after their favorite character or create one from their own imagination!
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Sand and paint your wooden utensils to turn them into some wall art! This is a lovely project for adding some nice decor to your kitchen.
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DIY Mandala Painted Wooden Spoons
If you're a fan of the coloring book craze with all the beautiful mandala designs, you'll love this tutorial! Add mandalas to your kitchen spoons for great new utensils.
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Use acrylic paint and vinyl lettering to make super easy and inexpensive garden markers out of cheap wooden spoons.
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Wood Burned Spoons And How To Gift Them Creatively
From the designer: "If you have wooden spoons which are cracked or damaged you shouldn't use them in your kitchen anymore. That doesn't mean that you have to throw them away! Here's a super simple way to add a touch of beauty to ordinary items."
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I am absolutely OBSESSED with the idea of repurposing old wooden spoons into art. This DIY wall art project is the perfect kitchen hack for the older millennial.
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Crafts with Plastic Spoons
Plastic Spoon Roses DIY Recycled Craft
OUR #1 SPOON CRAFT! This plastic spoon rose tutorial is one of our number one recycled crafts on FaveCrafts! This project includes an excellent video tutorial so you can learn how to make your very own roses out of colorful plastic spoons.
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Why shell out a fortune for expensive garden markers when you can make these beauties? Paint some plastic spoons and label them with the herbs in your garden for easy identification.
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Diy Hot Chocolate Gift With Peppermint Spoons
From the designer: "This DIY Hot Chocolate Gift with Peppermint Spoons is an easy gift that’s perfect for almost anyone. Who doesn’t love a delicious mug of hot cocoa?"
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This is a lovely project to decorate a plain glass luminary. You'll use plastic spoons with flower petals glued to them to give your luminary dimension.
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Wire Wrapped and Beaded Picnic Utensils
Wrapping plastic utensils with wire and beads is an instant way to take your picnic utensils to the next level! These aren't just plastic spoons; these are classy wire wrapped party spoons!
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Spoon Easter Egg Greeting Card
Colorful spoons sure do look like Easter eggs, and you can use them to make the loveliest Easter card!
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Another option for an Easter card made out of plastic spoons is using the stems to make an Easter basket! This card is so sweet and creative.
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From the designer: "These fun DIY Easter egg maracas are an easy and inexpensive project to make using plastic Easter eggs and plastic spoons. They are a great way to get the kids excited for Easter or to use up all those plastic eggs after Easter has passed!"
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Silver Spoon Crafts
This is one of the coolest projects out there for your spoons! You may have seen spoon rings, but how about spoon pendants? Dress up vintage spoons with pearls and beads to make this lovely project. These pendants make great gifts, too!
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How to Make a Floating Tea Cup
From the designer: "This floating tea cup is an easy and inexpensive home-decor idea. You just need a cup, a saucer, a lot of hot glue, spoon or fork and some decorative flowers!"
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Wanna Spoon Sign Silverware Craft
This precious sign would be lovely in a living room or even in the bedroom. It's easy to make and the chalkboard paint background makes the spoon really pop.
PLUS, we have an easy-to-follow craft video tutorial for visual learners!
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Totally customize your silverware when you make clay handles for it! This is a wonderful tutorial for making a set of silverware that will be a talking point with guests to your table.
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Vintage Recycled Spoon DIY Planter
Dress up that planter with a fun vintage spoon decoration! Use lace and jewels to really brighten up the garden.
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Use metal spoons to make a kitchen rack to hang up those aprons! Those of us who have a few cute aprons don't have to keep them in storage when we're not wearing them. Instead, display them as practical kitchen decor with this tutorial.
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Crafts with Spoons
While these crafts don't necessarily feature the spoons themselves, a spoon is a necessary supply to make these projects! Whether you need a spoon to shape some clay or mold hot glue, these projects will make you rethink the possibilities for crafting!
It can be tricky to let those dyed eggs dry properly when you make them for Easter, but with this awesome hack you don't have to worry. Simply use a spoon to shape hot glue into the perfect little stand for your eggs.
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Floating Flower Candles Without Mold
You don't need a mold to make the perfect floating flower candles, because a spoon will do! Learn how to shape your flower using a spoon.
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Don't have a sculting tool of your own? No problem! Use an old silver spoon to smooth and bevel the bead edges on this gorgeous DIY clay necklace.
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Quilters, rejoice! This is the perfect pattern for you to create an adorable holder for all of your pins. A silver spoon is handy when it comes to pushing out the corners of your finished project. It's also sometimes easier to fill your mini pin cushions with a spoon as opposed to a funnel.
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Talk Back to Us! What's your favorite project to make out of old (or new!) spoons?