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how to make a recycled paper bird nest
I've got a fun spring tutorial for you today! It's an easy to make nest out of recycled paper and Multi Medium. By using Multi Medium instead of white glue you can create this nest using less layers of paper! Makes for a very quick project!
Here are a few little birdies from my Paper Bird Printable kit looking right at home sitting in the nest!You can also use your nest for Easter eggs too! Read on to see how I created mine!
Shred old book pages and brown paper bag in your shredder. Cover a bowl with plastic wrap. I didn’t have any plastic wrap so I used a plastic grocery bag and it worked great!
Continue until you’ve covered the bottom of the bowl and little bit of the sides. Once you have a smooth layer of shredded papers on, add a final coat of multi medium and sprinkle on another layer of shredded papers so that it give the outside a messy birds nest look.
Paint a few craft store wooden eggs to place inside! Here I painted eggs using Claudine Hellmuth Studio paints in Blank Canvas, Painterly Pink, Dash of Red, Yellow Pastel and Sky Blue mixed with Classic Teal
SUPPLIES USED FOR THIS PROJECT:
Old book pages and brown paper bags
Small bowl
Plastic wrap or plastic grocery bag
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Here are a few little birdies from my Paper Bird Printable kit looking right at home sitting in the nest!You can also use your nest for Easter eggs too! Read on to see how I created mine!
Shred old book pages and brown paper bag in your shredder. Cover a bowl with plastic wrap. I didn’t have any plastic wrap so I used a plastic grocery bag and it worked great!
Apply Multi medium to your surface and glue on shredded papers
Continue until you’ve covered the bottom of the bowl and little bit of the sides. Once you have a smooth layer of shredded papers on, add a final coat of multi medium and sprinkle on another layer of shredded papers so that it give the outside a messy birds nest look.
SUPPLIES USED FOR THIS PROJECT:
Old book pages and brown paper bags
Small bowl
Plastic wrap or plastic grocery bag
affiliate links
Labels: Claudine Hellmuth Studio, free projects, free tutorial
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What a brilliant idea! Love the book pages peeping out of your nest & of course your birds are an incredible design. Thanks for sharing this with us!
I'm over the moon for these precious little birdies...and then you set them in the sweetest little nest...my heart goes pitty pat! Such a clever idea, Claudine. I use Multi Medium all the time...I wish it came in 5 gallon buckets! LOL
These birds and eggs look so adorable! Thank you for sharing this wonderful artwork. I really think that this would make a great school project for children. It does not only help them be creative and imaginative but will also teach them the importance of paper recycling. Thank you for this post.
I have a video how to make the bird kit! You can purchase the bird kit from my etsy shop at whimsicalprintableparty.com and here's a link to the how to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4oaqipcrVE&sns=tw
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