Birdcage Decor from a Light Cage / Industrial Light

Have you ever noticed that an industrial light or light cage (especially the daintier ones) kinda-sorta resembles a birdcage? Well, as soon as I made that connection I decided to test my theory by upcycling a light bulb cage into birdcage decor for some Spring home decor.

If you remember my Light Cage Luminaria from my collection of repurposed Christmas projects, then you know I already have a light bulb cage collection. So you could say that I’m about to repurpose an already repurposed project…

See what I mean, though? The daintiest of my light cage collection looks a little like a hot air balloon and, well, a birdcage! Maybe a bit of a stretch, but it was worth giving it a go. Besides, who doesn’t love bird decor around the house during the Spring months?

Since my Christmas luminaries were non-permanent, I simply removed the coil of sheet music, and prepped for Spring home decor! This post contains affiliate links for your crafting convenience.

Upcycling a Light Cage into Birdcage Decor

I took a very basic approach to converting my industrial light / light cage into birdcage decor by simply creating a swinging “perch”. To do so, I started off with heavy gauge jewelry wire, creating a flat edge for the bird to sit upon. I then took the ends of the wire and bent them over to create hooks.

I did this with my fingers but in retrospect, some round nose pliers like these would have made the hanging curves easier and smoother.

After I was satisfied with the perch shape, I took a small scrap of brown craft paper, and coiled it tightly. This would serve as the traditional “wooden” base of a bird swing or bird perch. See where I’m going with this?

Using my hot glue gun, I dabbed a little glue on the perch bottom, wrapped the brown paper coil around it, and dabbed more hot glue at the paper edge to finish it off. There- now my birdcage decor was going to have the perfect little bird perch.

Keeping my glue gun handy, I then attached a little “mushroom bird” to the perch, and then carefully hung the perch from the top of the light cage! I KNEW my industrial light could be transformed into birdcage decor!

I’m such a sucker for bird decor during Spring and I’m pretty sure I’m not alone!

Birdcage Decor from an Industrial Light / Light Bulb Cage

To complete my spring home decor with a light cage, I shredded some newsprint, crumpled it up, and placed everything on a thrifted vintage saucer. The vintage plate had a nice cottage style or cottage decor feel to it, but you could go a more rustic decor route by using a block of salvaged wood or even a tiny pie tin.

I seriously think this birdcage decor from a light cage is about as cute as it gets when it comes to Spring home decor. A little quirky and eclectic, true, but that’s my personality.

I was originally going to use sheet music, but decided that the newsprint was more accurate for a bird cage. At least, that’s what my grandmother used to line her finch cages back when I was a tot. But sheet music, raffia, or anything similar would work just fine!

Interested in even more upcycled Spring home decor projects? Check out my full collection here for even more upcycling ideas and inspiration!

Craft on!

S

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