An Empty Nest and Bird Nest Display Tutorial

Today I went out to check on the baby birds and this is what I found:

No babies.  Just one unhatched egg.

The one egg was tucked down into a little dent inside.

The board I've had up to protect it was knocked down onto the ground, and there was no sign of Gertrude or Myrtle.

So, I took the nest out of the tractor, which can now be moved, and saw just

how wonderfully made it actually is.

 I decided to make something with this and not let Beatrice's work go to waste.

I started out with this old wooden box with leather straps on the back,

that came from an old barn.

I cut a piece of burlap and set that in the box,

then tucked in the nest and Robin's egg.

It fits so nicely there.

Next to that, I added some vintage pages from assorted books

and a vintge Bingo card tied with jute.  An old key was tied onto

this also using a piece of old lace.

It add such a touch of charm!

I love the color of Robin's eggs, don't you?

Tucked in behind the Bingo card bundle, I rolled up some pages from an antique

German Bible, tied it with Robin's egg blue and white striped twine.  Next to that, I added a roll of antique Hymnal pages tied with jute.

I still didn't think it was complete, there was too much space in that bottom right hand corner.

So, I added these:

Some dried out pinecones from the pinetree!  Perfect.

                                      

                                                                  Now, it looks complete.
                                                                 Such a charming display!

Have a great day!

~Ren