Bird nest on Etsy, a global handmade and vintage marketplace. Welcome to the Zebra Finch Society - USA! D.I.Y - Paper Birds. I love making things to decorate my room with, and this is one of my favourites.
These little paper birds are so easy to make and look lovely hanging as a mobile! I like to hang them around my lampshade like this: They're a great way to add a bit of colour to any room. Especially if you're renting and you're not allowed to paint the walls! Ann wood. I’m working on several new ships – it’s been ages and I especially love to make boats in the spring.
The first is made from tattered antique gowns, layers of silk, tulle satin, lace and sheer cotton – stitched and stitched in a meandering way – inspired by the eccentric mending and layers of boro textiles. The 2 below are paper mache. I start with a layer of brown paper, torn up paper grocery bags (very old lady of me to save them) for the first layer over the cardboard armature and then layers of newsprint. I usually let some or all of the newsprint show so I divide it according to type size and style and I have a box of clipped out words saved (also very old lady of me). The next is a translucent paper mache ship – a big one – in its beginning stage when it looks like a cocoon.