Newspaper Nest Tutorial

One of my favorite

signs of Spring in nature

is the nest.

The nest inspires all

kinds of decor, crafts, and holiday goodies.

These little newspaper nests

can be used throughout the Spring season,

and are perfect for Easter celebrations.

Here's how to make a newspaper nest:

Your basic supplies are: 

Strips of newspaper, book or magazine.

Glue (thinned with water), mod podge, 
or matte varnish.

Plastic wrap and something to drape

the strips of paper over ~ 

An empty paper towel or toilet paper tube 

is the right size for making sweet little nests.

Spread the plastic wrap over the cardboard tube

so that your nest won't stick to it.

For these nests, I cut one of my old 

meditation magazines into thin strips.

Tear your strips of newspaper or magazine

into small pieces to build up the base of the nest.

Position inspiring words face down on

the plastic wrap. That way when the nest

is finished, you'll see those words.

After you've built up a layer of tiny strips, 

add a generous dollop of glue or mod podge
as shown in Step 4:

Now start building up the nest by draping 

long strips of newspaper or magazine 

in a spoke-like pattern 

on top of the base you just created
as shown in Step 5.

Drag strips of varying lengths through

the Mod Podge and weave them through

the spokes in a random way.
Repeat until you have only small holes 
where there is no strip of paper.

Congratulations, you just made a nest!

Carefully tease the nest apart from the

plastic wrap while it is still a bit damp.

Drape clean plastic wrap over the tube.

Replace the damp nest and allow it to dry.

Your nest is ready to fill with

Spring goodies!

Place a little disk of wax paper in the bottom 
of the nest if you put unwrapped candy in it. 

Check out my tutorials for 

these other nests, too:

And check this out if you're looking for Easter Printables.

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