• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
DIY & Crafts
  • Home
  • Repurpose
  • Crafts
    • Cricut
    • Kids
    • Paper
    • Winter
  • Holidays
    • Valentine's Day
    • Easter
    • Halloween
    • Christmas
  • Fashion
    • Sewing
    • Beauty
    • Hairstyles
  • Gifts
    • Baby Shower
    • Father's Day
    • Mother's Day
  • Homemade
  • Home
    • Furniture Makeovers
    • Lifehacks
    • Decorating
    • Organization
    • Parenting
    • Gardening
    • Health
  • Food
    • Recipes
  • Knitting & Crocheting
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Decor
  • Repurpose
  • Paper
  • Crafts
  • Kids
  • Cricut
  • Fall
  • Fashion
  • Father's Day
  • Baby Shower
  • Food
  • Beauty
  • Recipes
  • Furniture Makeovers
  • Gifts
  • Hairstyles
  • Health
  • Holidays
  • Christmas
  • Easter
  • Halloween
  • Home
  • Gardening
  • Parenting
  • Homemade
  • Kids Crafts
  • Knitting & Crocheting
  • Lifehacks
  • Mother's Day
  • Organization
  • Party
  • Sewing
  • Spring
  • Upcycling
  • Valentine's Day
  • Videos
  • Wedding
  • Winter
  • Woodworking
search icon
Homepage link
  • Decor
  • Repurpose
  • Paper
  • Crafts
  • Kids
  • Cricut
  • Fall
  • Fashion
  • Father's Day
  • Baby Shower
  • Food
  • Beauty
  • Recipes
  • Furniture Makeovers
  • Gifts
  • Hairstyles
  • Health
  • Holidays
  • Christmas
  • Easter
  • Halloween
  • Home
  • Gardening
  • Parenting
  • Homemade
  • Kids Crafts
  • Knitting & Crocheting
  • Lifehacks
  • Mother's Day
  • Organization
  • Party
  • Sewing
  • Spring
  • Upcycling
  • Valentine's Day
  • Videos
  • Wedding
  • Winter
  • Woodworking
×
Home » Repurpose

Quick Recycling Craft: Adorable Ladybugs made from Plastic Spoons

Modified: Feb 1, 2016 by Elisabeth Kruger · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments

Quick Recycling Craft: Adorable Ladybugs made from Plastic Spoons...I’ve loved ladybugs since I was a little girl; I think these pretty little beetles are one of the most-loved insect species. Despite the nickname, though, the entire ladybug population does not exist purely of ladies, there are males out there too. There’s an interesting legend behind the “lady” part. It is said that hundreds of years ago, farmers’ crops were being devoured and ruined by pests, so they prayed to the Virgin Mary to ask for help. Apparently, their prayers were answered with a swarm of these spotted beetles that ate the pests and ultimately saved the crops. Mary (aka Our lady) has always been depicted as wearing a red cloak, so since these savior beetles wore her same color, the farmers were convinced they were sent by her. “The beetles of Our Lady” eventually became “Lady beetles”, and then, Ladybugs. It’s a cute story.

But I digress…. Let’s learn how to make these cuties!

You’ll need:

  • Side-cutting pliers
  • Hot glue gun
  • Black paint
  • Two elongated black beads
  • Three plastic spoons – one black and two red (or if you already have white spoons laying around, simply paint them or color with permanent markers)

Instructions:

  • Use the pliers to cut off the arm part of each spoon
  • Turn the spoons upside-down
  • Apply some glue to either side of the black spoon and attach the red spoons to make the slightly-opened wings
  • Glue the beads to either side of the “head” for the antennae
  • Use the paint to make little spots on the wings
Similar Project:  Mini Christmas Tree from Old Blue Jeans

This is a really fun and cute little craft to get the kids involved. You can use these to decorate your potted plants or walls in the little ones’ bedrooms or playrooms. I’d actually even use them as name tags when having a dinner outside!

Simple, quick, easy, and you get to make something out of what would otherwise be trash. Project gallery available here. Tutorial video by Recycled Bottles Crafts Youtuber.

More Repurpose

  • gold jewelry stand on black table with jewelry on top of stand
    Upcycled Plate Earring and Jewelry Holder
  • cutting board picture board with brown bow on top
    Upcycled Cutting Board Craft Picture Frame
  • upcycled box race car on tree stump
    Fun Upyclced Box Race Car Craft for Kids
  • rectangle white box on brown table with denim flower as a bow
    How to Make a Flower Applique From Old Blue Jeans
13.7K shares

Reader Interactions

Comments

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  1. Dianna davis

    July 06, 2015 at 12:44 am

    Why doesn't the video show the ladybug that is in the photograph? The ones in the photograph posted on facebook are what I expected to see.

    Reply
    • Maureen EllenWatson Powell

      November 08, 2015 at 3:02 am

      thE ONES HE IS MAKING ARE THE SAME AS THE PICTURE.iTS A GREAT IDEA

      Reply
  2. Mary Dacus

    January 23, 2017 at 10:07 pm

    Why didnt you show the head and eyes?

    Reply

Primary Sidebar

DIY n Crafts Avatar

Hi, I'm Leah! I started DIYnCrafts long ago to spread crafts and happiness. Currently, we have thousands of easy crafts and tutorials, making us the biggest crafty site on the internet.

More about the team → and me

Recent:

  • fall rag wreath hanging on wood wall
    Rustic Fall Rag Wreath Using Upcycled Fabric
  • pumpkins hanging down from fall garland
    DIY Fall Rag Garland Tutorial
  • Custom Address House Number Sign Cricut Craft
  • craft stick house on yellow mat
    Rustic Craft Stick House Decoration

Pages:

  • About Us
  • Be Featured
  • Contact Us
  • Email and Push Notification Subscriber Settings.
  • Privacy Policy

Categories

Footer

↑ back to top

About

  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us

Contact

  • Contact

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Copyright © 2022 DIYnCrafts LLC.

13.7K shares
  • 1.8K