Old Bed Spring Crafts: 10 Fabulous Trash to Treasure Ideas

Ten creative old bed spring craft ideas to turn rusty springs into fabulous treasures for your home.

Do you have a rusty old bed spring you aren’t sure what to do with it? There’s no need to throw it away! Instead, these ten creative ideas will show you how to put them to good use. Whether you’re a crafter looking for a new project or just want to find some new ways to decorate your home, these ideas are sure to inspire you. So take a look and see how you can create something unique with these old bed spring crafts!

On one of my recent thrifting excursions a few weeks ago, I came across an entire box of old rusty bed springs. You have no idea how excited I was! There is just something about old and rusty things that I love. I enjoy using rusty items in the garden and occasionally in my home.

If you want to make one or more of these projects and need springs, just reach out to me, as you can see, I have a few.

What Can I Make with Old Bed Springs?

Here are ten ideas for old bed springs crafts you can try:

1. Create a wreath
2. Put a small jar into the spring and use it as a vase
3. Use the spring as a lampshade on outdoor market lights
4. Use a flowerpot inside the spring
5. Create a bird’s nest in the spring
6. Use springs for photo holders
7. Place a glass votive in the spring and use it as a candle holder
8. If you are lucky enough to find an old mattress of springs, use it in the garden as a trellis
9. Place a spring over a bottle of wine; add a tag, and give it as a gift
10. Use the spring to hold a snow cone or French fries in a paper cone

Old Bed Spring Crafts

Let me show you how easy it is to create beautiful décor out of old rusty bed springs. Learn how to make a wreath, easy photo holders, and a cute bird’s nest.

Create a Wreath

Let’s make a wreath for our first craft idea to repurpose old bed springs. You pick the shape and the color.

Supplies:

• Grapevine wreath
• White spray paint (if you choose to paint it)
• Some birch branches (I trimmed my tree)
• Some faux greenery
• Four-bed springs
• Wire
• Glue gun
• Spanish moss
• Green moss
• Faux bird
• Faux bird’s eggs
• Two small flowerpots
• Spray glue
• Two small pieces of Styrofoam
• More greenery for pots

Directions:

1. If you would like your wreath to be white, use spray paint to cover your grapevine wreath.

2. Attach the birch branches on the left side going up and along the bottom, hanging over on the right side.

3. Add some faux greenery over the top of the branches in the same positions.

4. Attach the four-bed springs. See my placement of mine in the image below. Be sure they are facing the proper direction so you can place the pots and the nest in them.

The first spring goes on the left side, and the largest end needs to face up.

The second spring faces down right below the first spring.

The third spring goes directly in the center with the large end facing up.

The fourth spring goes on the right, with the large end facing the right side.

5. Place a small piece of Styrofoam in each flowerpot.

6. Poke the faux greenery into the Styrofoam.

7. Hot glue some Spanish moss around the greenery.

8. Place the pots inside of the two springs. They will stay in place just fine, there is no need to glue them in.

9. Create a bird’s nest for the center spring.

Take a few handfuls of the green moss and the Spanish moss. Spray it with the spray glue and mold with your hands into a bird’s nest. You will want to wear gloves for this step.

10. Place the nest into the spring.

11. Add the bird and a few eggs.

12. Hang your wreath and enjoy!

Use as Photo Holders

This is the easiest of my old bed springs crafts, but it makes quite a statement!

Use rusty bed springs to display old photos.

Attach your photos to the bed springs using old clothespins.

I like to use the mini ones.

It doesn’t get any easier than this!

Create a Bird’s Nest

Lastly, Let’s make a bird’s nest on top of an old bed spring in a flowerpot.

Supplies:

• 1 4-6″ flowerpot (one that fits your spring)
• Two-bed springs
• Spanish moss
• Green moss
• Spray glue
• One Faux bird
• A few faux birds’ eggs

Directions:

1. Starting with the two springs, screw the two small ends together.

2. Wear gloves, and take a few handfuls of green and Spanish moss.

3. Spray them with spray glue and mix well to mold a bird’s nest onto one end of the spring. ( see the images earlier in the post)

4. Add your bird and hot glue to a few birds’ eggs.

5. Place the other end of the spring inside your flowerpot.

6. Place some green moss over spring’s top around the pot’s edge.

Now you have the cutest bird’s nest crafts to decorate with!

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These ten ideas are just the beginning – there are many ways to repurpose bed springs. With a little bit of creativity, you can turn trash into treasure and give your home a unique look that everyone will love. So, what are you waiting for? Get started today!

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