DIY Book Page Bird Nest

Isn’t it a beautiful Spring day? I am in California helping my mom recover from a hip replacement surgery. She is slowly recovering, but doing really well. I am enjoying the green hills and the birds singing while I am here. And, of course the quality time I am having with my mom. I am also excited to spend Easter with some of our sweet grand kiddos.

If you know me, you know I like vintage and book pages, right? Well, I have the ideal book page bird nest for your Easter table or for anytime of year. This is MY version of a DIY Book Page Bird Nest.

Isn’t it sweet?

*This blog post has been updated in March 2025 for extra details and better photographs.

Let me share with you how I made my book page bird nest.

Using a few vintage book pages and my shredder scissors, I had the beginning of a bird nest.

My next step was to wrap a bowl with plastic wrap. I wrapped my bowl loosely, but you could do it tighter if you like. I loosely lined my bowl with the book page strips.

I had a mixture of half Elmer’s glue and half water ready to apply to my book page strips. To do this, I used a sponge brush.

Using the sponge brush, I lightly moistened the book page strips.  Until almost the whole “nest” was wet. BUT not dripping wet.

I set my bowl outside to dry in the warm sun.

It did not take long before it was almost dry. I carefully peeled the bird nest away from the plastic wrap.

I am very pleased with my DIY Book Page Bird Nest.

One of my favorite ways to display a book page nest is by resting it in a vintage tart pan. So sweet!

Add small twigs, berries, scrap fabric, ribbon or moss for more personality and texture. Even some cute bunnies or decorated real/faux eggs.

The nests are ideal for any Easter table setting, or just to have as décor in your home anytime of year.

You could make a variety of sizes, shapes and even colors. Setting a nest under a cloche adds even more interest.

I KNOW I will be making more book page bird nests in the very near future. How about you?

Thanks for joining me today while I shared a small thing that makes me smile.

Make it a terrific day!

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