DIY Bird Nest in a Wooden Spoon | Easy Spring Craft
If you’ve followed me for a while, you may have noticed that I love bird crafts. So when I found some amazing wooden spoons at the thrift store, I immediately knew that I wanted to make nests out of them. There is no shortage of birds in my craft stash, so I quickly gathered my supplies.
You can watch the full tutorial here, or continue reading below.
SUPPLIES:
Wooden Spoon (you can use any large sized spoon)
Bird Figurine (Target)
Bird Nest (Hobby Lobby, Spring section)
Small Eggs (Dollar Tree)
Reindeer Moss (Michaels, Spring section)
Paint, Snow White by Deco Art (Hobby Lobby)
Antiquing Wax by Waverly (Walmart)
Scrap Fabric
E6000 Glue
Hot Glue Gun
HOW TO:
I had found a pack of small concrete birds at the Target Dollar Spot last spring. I chose one and gave it two coats of white paint. Once the paint was fully dried, I brushed antiquing wax onto the bird. I dabbed the excess wax off of the bird with a paper towel, making sure to allow the wax to settle into all the details and ridges of the bird.
At Dollar Tree, I found a pack of miniature wooden eggs. I placed three of them on a piece of masking tape. This prevented them from rolling around when I painted them. I painted them with the same white paint as the bird. I diluted some of the antiquing wax with water, and used two paint brushes to speckle the eggs with the diluted wax.
To adhere the bird to the spoon, I added E6000 to the middle of the bottom of the bird. I then added hot glue around the E6000, closer to the perimeter. Finally, I placed it on the handle of the spoon. The hot glue would hold the bird on the spoon while the E6000 dried and ensured long-term adhesion.
The bird nest in my craft stash had an uneven textured surface, and I questioned how well it would stick to the spoon. I decided to cut a scrap piece of painter’s drop cloth and glue it to the inside of the spoon. I felt that the nest would adhere better to the fabric rather than the smooth wood. Once the nest was secured into the spoon, I glued brown reindeer moss to fill in the spaces between the nest and the spoon. To add another color into the nest, I glued in green reindeer moss as well. Finally, I glued the three eggs into the nest.
