Crafty Bird Nest

Hello All!! Welcome to another tutorial by Itsy Bitsy. Today, we shall learn to make a beautiful & delicate bird’s nest. It is an easy DIY project and perfectly suitable for spring & summer. Bring the outdoors inside with this crafty project. Add different coloured birds to make this more colourful & vibrant. :-) :-)

Materials Required

Neem stick/Flower making stem (5mm)

Flower making wire

Feathers

Colours

Coconut fibre

Crystal

Pompom

Thermocol ball

Handmade paper

Cardstock

Green saw dust

Silicon glue

Scrapbooking glue

Brush

Method

Step 1: Take a neem stick/ flower making stem and glue it on a cardboard using silicone glue.

Step 2: Take another stem and glue it to the side of the base stem using silicone glue.

Step 3: Place another stem on the side and wrap a flower making wire around it. You can also stick small leaf like cut outs on it. Handmade paper can be used to make the leaves.

Step 4: Glue small wooden beads on the wire (To resemble fruits).

Step 5: Glue green saw dust to the base with the help of craft glue.

Step 6: Glue some natural coconut fibre (like a nest) in between the stems.

Step 7: Take a 2 inch thermocol ball & scoop out the middle part.

Step 8: Glue tissue paper on to the ball using craft glue

Step 9: Paint the ball white.

Step 10: Glue a pompom & cover it with feathers (You can cut the feather to get the desired size).

Step 11: Make the eyes & nose (to resemble a bird) using black crystals & handmade paper cutouts, respectively.

Step 12: Place the bird inside the thermocol ball.

Step 13: Place the thermocol ball on the nest.

Step 14: Make similar birds using pompom & feathers of different colours.

Step 15: Place the birds using craft glue.

The crafty bird’s nest is ready. Use it for school projects or for a fun activity during the summer holidays. Happy crafting!! Let us know what you thought of it.

Links :

Neem stick/flower making stem (5mm) - http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3000_3003

Flower making wire - http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=0&keyword=Flower+making+wire

Handmade paper - http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=0&keyword=handmade+paper

Cardstock - http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/paper-boards

Feathers - http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=0&keyword=RED+INDIAN+FEATHERS

Colours - http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1100_1142

Coconut fibre - http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/general-craft/coconut-fibre/coconut-fibre-natural-20g-pbhc-ib

Crystal - http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2500_2506

Pompom - http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=0&keyword=pompom&inc_subcat=0&sort=20a&page=4

Thermocol ball 2” - http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/scrapbooking/paper/12inch-x-12inch/nanas-nursery-baby-girl-12x12-des-11-1sheet-dcwv

Green saw dust - http://www.itsybitsy.in/store/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=0&zenid=titu01qfdg6imf5jcpirlcpno2&keyword=saw+dust