A Nest for My Nest

It seems that everyone has a bird nest in their home this Spring. Except for me. Until now.

I took a wooden candlestick from the thrift store and a unfinished shadowbox from Hobby Lobby($3.99 but I used a coupon),

glued them together using epoxy and added a finial to the top. I painted the whole thing white then glazed it using Ralph Lauren Smoke Glaze. I chose a page from an old Broadman Hymnal for my background, distressed it and glued it on the back.

I used this great roller thingy that I picked up at the thrift store to remove the air bubbles. I have no idea what it was originally intended for. But it works. So I use it. For the nest, I hot glued a clump of Spanish Moss (from the Dollar Tree) on to the paper.

I made the bird eggs from clay. Seriously, the easiest thing I’ve ever made… take a glob of clay and roll it in your hand. Done.

After they baked and cooled,  I painted them blue (not quite as easy as it was to make them), added brown speckles (using Crafty Sisters’ toothbrush technique), then glazed them to tone down the blue a little bit.

I decided that my shadow box needed more. I went scrounging around the house, looking at scrap fabric and digging through old jewelry.  I went with lace, a locket and buttons. I do that on almost all my projects…add one more thing, one more thing.
 
This silver locket was a gift to me, from my mom, on my 13th birthday. It’s tarnished and beautiful.
I made the little birdie on top from clay, too. Again, easy.

  
            
I think it looks vintage and I love it.


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