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Make a Miniature Birds Nest for a Dolls House Scene or Spring Display

By Lesley Shepherd, About.com

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Glue and Shape the Interior of the Miniature Bird's Nest

Gluing a miniature nest into shape by gluing it to a round bead wrapped in plastic.

Gluing a dolls house scale miniature nest into shape using a wooden bead wrapped in plastic.

Photo ©2008 Lesley Shepherd, Licensed to About.com Inc.

Wrap the piece of plastic around the round bead. Use a glue spreader to place a small amount of glue around the bottom half of the plastic covered bead and press your roughly shaped nest up against the plastic to glue it together. Set aside to dry.

When the glue has dried, carefully remove the bead and the peel the plastic away from the glue on the interior of the nest. Don't worry if you can see the glue, you will cover it in the next steps.

Trim the bottom and sides of the nest if necessary to make it the right thickness.

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