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How to make a vintage style bird nest-home decor

Make a Vintage Style Bird Nest-Home Decor

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Gather your materials

Gather your materials

Add some paint on the edges of the inside of the box. Most of it will be covered with paper.

Add some paint on the edges of the inside of the box. Most of it will be covered with paper.

Cut a piece of patterned paper to fit on the inside lid and secure it using mod podge

Cut a piece of patterned paper to fit on the inside lid and secure it using mod podge

Cover the entire box with different types of washi tape

Cover the entire box with different types of washi tape

When the box is completely covered with the tape, cover the entire thing with mod podge or gel medium to help the tape stick and also to protect it from sun damage and give it a finished look. Let dry

When the box is completely covered with the tape, cover the entire thing with mod podge or gel medium to help the tape stick and also to protect it from sun damage and give it a finished look. Let dry

While the box is drying, assemble the nest. Wrap the lace and yarn around it. You can secure with a little hot glue.

While the box is drying, assemble the nest. Wrap the lace and yarn around it. You can secure with a little hot glue.

Attach the bird nest to the inside of the box. Put some glue on the inside of the lid too, so that the lid remains open.

Attach the bird nest to the inside of the box. Put some glue on the inside of the lid too, so that the lid remains open.

Hot glue the little crown charm in the bird's head

Hot glue the little crown charm in the bird's head

Continue to embellish the box using the paper flowers and adding the keyhole at the bottom.

Continue to embellish the box using the paper flowers and adding the keyhole at the bottom.

Go over the entire piece with Tim Holtz distress ink in vintage photo

Go over the entire piece with Tim Holtz distress ink in vintage photo

All done!

  • Small wooden box
  • Premade bird nest
  • Bird
  • Small jewelry crown
  • Paint
  • Washi tape
  • Keyholes-Tim Holtz
  • Wooden eggs-plain
  • Patterned papers
  • Paper flowers-Prima
  • Yarn
  • Hot glue gun and glue sticks
  • Lace
  • Mod podge or gel medium