Spanish Moss Bird Nest Craft
An easy to make bird nest craft
Yield: 1
Cost: $10
Equipment
- 1 bowl for molding the nest. Pick the size that suits you best. It could be anywhere from a mini nest which is a shot glass, to a large bowl for a bigger nest
Materials
- 1 bag Spanish Moss
- green moss optional
Paste
- 1 cup bleached all-purpose flour
- 1 & ½ cups water cold or warm
- ½ cup white school glue
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Mix the paste ingredients until it forms a thick syrup-like texture
- Place enough Spanish Moss in the bowl to cover the edges, and leave a cushioned bottom for the birds.
- Try to push the center down to look like a bowl. Don't worry if moss is sticking up, and out - you can trim that later.
- Apply your Paper Mache paste to the Spanish Moss. Make sure you put enough on that it will go through the layers of moss - all the way to the bottom and sides of the bowl
- If it is too much, and the paste is sitting on the bottom of the bowl - gently invert the bowl to let the nest drop down onto any surface, clean out the paste, and set the moss nest back to dry.
- Let air dry for a day or two.
- Trim any wild-looking moss off the top.
- Add some cute little birds or eggs to your nest