Weave a bird nest

Shape the basic shape with bind wire

Twist a wire around the basic shape to give it dimention

Curve the wire around the shape to create a rounded nest

Twist the end of the wire to secure

Weave a blade of grass through the structure to create the nest

Either glue in or tie in a new blade of grass at the end of each previous blade

Build up a grid to weave in blades of grass in a random pattern

Knot and weave in grass to fill in the gaps and break up the wire and grid pattern

Knot the grass and cut the ends short

Curl a few blades of grass and glue it in to the design

See the Tutorial below for more detailed instructions on how to curl grass

Grass nest ready to design with

Suspend the nest in a twig tangle

See the Tutorial below for more detailed instructions on how to create a twig tangle

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This was the fourth design I did in my "I found it this way" floral art demonstration