Upcycled Farmhouse Spring Nest Decor On A Budget

The calendar may say that Spring has sprung but we are still under eight inches of snow. In an attempt to ignore the winter scene outdoors, I created Spring indoors with pretty vignettes. Since shopping for decor isn't an option right now, I shopped the home instead. I found a couple small bronze pedestal pots that I forgot I had, grabbed my dollar store craft bin and got busy making DIY Farmhouse Spring nest decor.

DIY Budget-Friendly Farmhouse Spring Nest Decor

The small garden urn style pots look more like egg cups but when I bought them they came with faux succulents. Whatever they are, what a difference a little white paint and some distressing made to give them vintage shabby chic charm.

I love that this Spring farmhouse decor cost absolutely nothing to make and was so quick and easy too. What's not to love about that.

When making the DIY Easter Wreath that I shared last week, I snatched the mini nests from the floral picks to use for this Spring craft. They were the perfect size for the small vases.

I found a bag of moss in my craft bin and clipped a few of the little seed pearls from the floral picks as well to embellish the grapevine nests.

I also had a bag of small feathers and stole a few speckled eggs from the floral picks to add to the bird nests.

The takeaway

By not being able to simply go out and buy decor for Spring and Easter decorating, it forces us to find creative ways to get the look by shopping our home for what we need.

I also shopped my home to create this Spring & Easter Table Centerpiece with DIY chair spindle carrots and speckled Easter eggs.

How to upcycle small flower pots for Spring nest decor

It took mere minutes to give the mini flower urns a farmhouse look with paint that I had on hand. The nice thing about chalk-type paint is that it dries so quickly.

First I painted the pots with two thin coats of tin white chalk decorative paint. I worked on the bird nests while the layers of paint were drying so I had both finished within 15-20 minutes.

I found the white to be too stark so I dry brushed (with very little paint on the brush) a layer of warm white to give them a vintage look.

Once the paint was dry I used a sheet of 150 grit sandpaper to distress the paint along the edges.

Here's what you'll need to make the farmhouse spring nest decor

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Supply List

Small Pedestal Flower Pots (had on hand)
Mini Grapevine Nests
Mini Robin Eggs
Moss
Small Feathers
White Paint
220 Grit Sandpaper
Hot Glue Gun

Here's another Spring decor idea with mini terracotta flower pots and saucers in my Pedestal Easter Place Holders post. They make lovely Easter guest favors or could be used much like these for Spring nests.

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