How to Make DIY Birds Nests for Spring Decor
The occasional warm day has really gotten me in the mood to transition some of my winter decor into spring. I’m anxious to show you how to make DIY bird nests for spring decor!
This fun project is super simple and inexpensive and in minutes you’ll have your own nests for decorative bird eggs or plastic Easter eggs. Or even make tiny nest for small wreaths for your front door!
Find more fun spring craft ideas here.
How to Make An Artificial Bird Nest:
This is a messy project that is best to complete outdoors with good ventilation. There are a variety of different materials you can find at a craft store, and even the Dollar Store, that are great for building nests.
Just be sure you select material that resembles real bird nests. I created a delicate nest, because I thought it looked most like a real bird’s nest I would find made of natural materials.
Supplies
- Spanish moss or other brown natural moss (I found mine at Dollar Tree. I didn’t see a similar product on Amazon for a reasonable price. My bag was $1.00! The natural/wood color of the moss I got worked well for nests)
- Spray Adhesive
- Krylon Sealer
- Disposable gloves
- Decorative eggs (Mine were found on clearance after Easter last year)
Use Spray Adhesive to Shape Faux Nest
My friend is spraying the nest with the spray adhesive. We both wore gloves as we did not want the adhesive spray directly on our skin. As she sprayed the nest material, I formed it into a nest shape.
If you have a smooth surface that is free of debris, it is a good idea to press the bottom of the nest slightly onto the flat surface so it will sit upright.
I left the top edges somewhat loose because I wanted the natural look, but you could make the top of the nest more compact if you’d like.
There are certainly different ways to shape the nests. A great alternative is to use a bowl, spray a little bit of the adhesive spray on the nest and push it into the bottom of the bowl.
The best part is you can make these different sizes. A larger nest or a small nest, find the perfect size for your spring decor.
If you are using one for a small grapevine wreath to display on your front porch, you might opt for a smaller nest!
Seal DIY Bird’s Nest
After shaping the nests, they were left in the garage for the spray adhesive to dry. Then I applied several coats of the Krylon Sealer to keep them from being so messy in our home. The sealer keeps the nest from falling apart so easily.
Let them dry overnight. Wait until the next day to add decor elements.
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Add Plastic Eggs or Little Bird to Nest
Now the fun part begins!
Go through your Easter decor and add cute birds, wooden eggs, or whatever you have to make these nests fit into your home decor.
You could certainly use hot glue to hold the eggs and birds in place. If you opt to do this (I did not), use the glue gun to put a dab of glue on the decor element then hold it directly and firmly where you want it in the nest for 30+ seconds.
You could also take it up a notch and paint the nests!
Acrylic paint would probably work, but spray paint would be your easiest option if you have this in your craft supplies. Different colors of paints would be so much fun or stick with one solid color. Some ideas are white paint, different mixes of blues. Get creative.
What do you think? They were so simple to make! My house is beginning to look more spring-like already.
How to Make DIY Birds Nests for Spring Decor
Create a DIY fake bird nest for pretty spring or Easter decor. Add cute birds or decorative eggs to make it perfect.
Materials
- Spanish moss
- Krylon Spray Adhesive
- Krylon Sealer
- Decorative eggs
Tools
- Rubber gloves
Instructions
- Gather all supplies before you begin. This is a messy project. Your hands will be sticky so you will want to have everything ready to go before you begin. I would also strongly suggest completing this outdoors or in a garage with good ventilation.
- Use Krylon Spray Adhesive to shape nest. This works best if you have an assistant spraying the nest while you use both of your hands to form the nest. Allow time to dry.
- Seal nests with Krylon Sealer. This will help them stay together better so they do not fall apart inside your home. Follow directions on back of can for dry times. I used two coats.
- Add decorative eggs and birds. This is where you can get creative. Add pretty birds or plastic decorative eggs to finish you cute birds nests.
Notes
You could also consider using spray paint to create a different color nests.
