I’m not really a collector of anything other than projects I never seem to get around to completing. I’m sure you understand. However, if I was a collector, it would most likely be of miniature cuteness of all kinds. No discrimination here. If it’s small, I’ll most likely love it. Just not enough to keep it. While I can’t say I collect birds, I have a whopping 6 bird figurines hanging out in my “chandelier” so to me, I have a collection.

My two favorites are a couple of metal vintage birds that are actually Christmas ornaments. They’re just perfect for my Spring basket!

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Materials I used

• Small Basket
• Blue Spray Paint
• Thin Craft Sticks
• Thicker Craft Sticks
• Pencil
• Scissors
• (similar to this)
• Sandpaper
• Acryclic Paint
• Foam Paintbrush
• Faux Branches/Twigs
• Faux Flowers
• Hot Glue Gun
• Glue Sticks
• Decorative Birds

I painted the basket in a light blue color same as on the wagon and lamp base, giving it a few coats. With the basket’s weave, I didn’t worry about getting into all the nooks and crannies.

I have a bunch of various sized wooden craft sticks. The sticks, that look like popsicle sticks, are definitely not as thick and are pretty flimsy but, work perfectly to make a little white picket fence. They can also be snipped with scissors so long as you cut them slowly and firmly. The longer ones are sturdy and square shaped, not round.

I cut the two longer sticks/dowels down to size using a saw blade and it is SHARP. I also cut it on top of some scrap wood so I didn’t ruin the table. We’ve talked about our favorite small DIY tools before and this is definitely one of them.

Then I just laid the smaller sticks across the longer sticks to eyeball where I should cut them. I just used scissors for these. I did sand the sticks a bit if there were any splinters.

I removed all the craft sticks and painted them white.

Once dry, I began gluing.

I’ve had this faux twig in my stash and it’s about a foot tall so I cut it down to size to create a tree from the top of the basket to the bottom. I also had some faux dollar store violets I glued to the tree. Of course, real branches could be used.

For stability I also glued a smaller piece perpendicular to the tree. It’s the perfect perch for one of the birdies.

Then I simply clamped the birds in, stood back and smiled. I debated on adding more but, I like the minimalistic approach. What would you add to it?

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