Learn How To Make a Decorative Bird’s Nest

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Square closeup of a handmade birdnest with two eggs on a wood tray.

Learn how to make a decorative bird’s nest for spring, using simple materials. These handmade nests work well styled under a glass cloche, added to a wreath, or used as part of a seasonal centerpiece. For a softer look, I added a couple of store-bought feathers. Find the steps below to make your own decorative bird’s nest.

Photo of the supplies used to make a decorative bird nest.
Supplies

Supplies

Note: Use natural elements such as twigs and dried grasses, but avoid bringing materials indoors that may contain insects.

How to Make a Bird’s Nest Decoration – 4 Easy Steps

STEP 1:

Bend several branches together to form a ring. Secure with twine and prune away any excess branches that stick out too far.

Horizontal photo of a twine wrapped ring of fresh branches in the process of making a birds nest.
Before pruning away excess branches.

STEP 2:

Hot-glue five or six twigs in a crisscross pattern onto the bottom of your ring as a base to hold floral moss in place.

Photo of sticks being hot glued to the back of a DIY birds nest decoration.
Bottom of the nest.

STEP 3:

Use dabs of hot glue and glue a small amount of dried floral moss to cover the twine.

Photo of floral moss being glued to the center of a handmade bird nest.
Hot glue floral moss to the center.

STEP 4:

Decorate by hot-gluing green Spanish moss to the sides, craft feathers (optional), and speckled eggs!

Photo of a finished handmade birds nest with a hot glue gun and floral moss in the background.

Here are a couple more photos!

Photo of a decorative birds nest perched in a metal green patina pedestal bowl.
Handmade decorative birds nest under a glass cloche with a galvanized metal base with plants and birds egg blue bowls in the background.
Vertical feature photo of a terracotta pedestal bowl with a decorative handmade birds nest with a floral bird.
Star divider used has two hand drawn lines with a star in the center, used as a content break and signals new or different content below. This doodle style illustration is in a medium charcoal gray.

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