Last week I received a package from Target with some fragile items which were wrapped protectively with honeycomb shipping material. And the next day I got a package with crinkle cut paper used to keep the items from shifting around in the box. I’d saved the honeycomb paper because it intrigued me. Now I had two items which looked like they would play well together. The wheels in my grey matter started to spin!

The honeycomb packing reminded me of a bird’s nest. I thought about cutting it in strips and braiding it. Doable, but seriously, way too complicated. When I picked up the paper and starting handling it, I realized that simple folding would get me what I wanted.

Here’s how you can make your own basket.

Making a Paper Bird’s Nest

Cut a strip of honeycomb shipping material about 2 1/2 wide and about 12 inches long. It’s better to be generous in the length, as you can easily cut it down if it’s too long.
Crimp one edge of the honeycomb paper strip.
Start to work into a circle. Once you have part of the circle formed, anchor it with a staple.
Continue folding until you have created a full circle. You will need to add about 2 more staples to create the basket.
Trim the strip of honeycomb paper so that it is about 1 1/2 inches longer than the diameter of the basket. Fold the end of the paper. Tuck the leading edge of your basket behind the paper you ended with.
Apply a couple dabs of craft glue to the inside edge of the front edge fold and a bit to both papers where they overlap. Hold tight until the glue sets.
Gently mold the paper to form a nice round nest. It’s fine to slightly stretch and pull up the sides of the nest to even out the depth.
Add the crinkle cut paper and your eggs. I used painted wooden eggs (these are tiny and NOT safe for a small child) but candy eggs would be perfect too.

I also made a deeper basket using a 3 inch wide strip which has a 4 inch diameter. It will hold a hen’s egg easily, maybe two. The one in the photo below is a hen-size painted wooden egg. it works but the nest isn’t very sturdy and I think using it for jelly beans is a better idea!

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