Birds Nests Jewelry is so much fun to make! Make a few to create a Birds Nest Bracelet and you have the perfect handmade gift for Mother’s Day!
Creating a handmade gift for Mother’s Day is so much more meaningful than grabbing a gift from the discount store shelf. But it has to be super simple and the supplies should not cost a small fortune!
Here’s a tutorial for how I made DIY bracelets for myself and favorite ladies. This post contains affiliate links for your shopping convenience. Click here to read my complete disclosure policy.
Birds Nest Bracelet: Supplies Needed
Pearl Beads for Jewelry Making
24 Gage Wire
One Pre-Made Bracelet
3 piece Jewelry Making Tool Kit
Birds Nest Bracelet: Instructions
Begin your first birds nest by cutting 2.5 – 3 feet of wire using wire cutters. Add a bead to the wire then secure it by giving the end a small bend. Needle nose pliers work great to create a tight bend at the tip of the wire.
How many beads you add depends on the style you are going for or how long you want your birds nest to be. The more beads = the larger the nest.
Next pinch the beads between your fingers and wrap the wire around the beads.
Make sure not to wrap all of the wire around the beads. You will need at least 12 – 18 inches to wrap the outside of the “nest” together and attached the nest to the bracelet.
After you have circled the beads to create the outside of the nest, you will need to wrap the outside together. The needle nose plier helps to pull the wires tight. I like to wrap the edges in at least three different spaces.
The original plan was to attach the nests with jump rings. But I could never get them attached tightly enough. They moved around too much and easily pulled off.
That’s when I decided to make my strand of wire extra long. The extra wire was used to attach the nest to the links of the bracelet. This part was a but tricky but after a few false starts I finally got the nests attached the way I wanted them.
Five little nests perfectly fill the length of the bracelet.
Here’s a few helpful hints:
- You will find your own style as you create the birds nest. Your’s may not look like mine but that is perfectly fine. You are the designer!
- It is easy to add more wire if you run out.
- Add as many beads as you would like.
Don’t forget ~ these make fabulous necklaces too!
Several lucky ladies will be receiving these for Mother’s Day this year! If I get busy, I might even make bracelets for the children’s teachers!
More Mother’s Day Ideas
These little birds nest bracelets are so cute! Great little gift! Have a great day, Ashley.
I am so excited that you like my Mother’s Day project! Take care!
~ Ashley
Suzanne of Simply Suzannes at Home
So pretty! Great tutorial!
Have a wonderful weekend,
Suzanne
Thanks so much Suzanne! Making jewelry is really fun!
I love the bracelet idea! I made the necklace version last mother’s day, but I am more of a bracelet person so I might have to give this a try!
Hey Lisa! Aren’t these the most fun to make? I love creating pretty pieces to wear and give away.
Hope you are having a great Friday!
~ Ashley
Hi, Ashley! What a beautiful creation! I have seen these nests as necklaces, but never a row of them as a bracelet – I think it’s geeeeenius!
Thanks so much, Michelle! I wore the Birds Nest Bracelet today to a baby shower and received several compliments! I can’t wait to make more for my favorite people!
~ Ashley
This is SUPER cute! I absolutely love bird’s nest jewelry! Thanks for the tutorial!
It is so much fun creating these! I need to head back to Hobby Lobby for more wire! 😉
That is so pretty! It’s a perfect gift for Mother’s Day!
Hey sweet lady!
So excited that you love my birds nest bracelet!
~ Ashley
What a pretty bracelet! Definitely a great Mother’s Day idea;)
Hey Ginnie! Thanks so much for the sweet compliment!
~ Ashley
Oh so lovely!! These are simply beautiful! Like the other lady I haven’t seen these as a bracelet before and it’s a brilliant idea!
Thanks so much! It was so fun to create!
~ Ashley
Wow ! The bracelet is amazing. But it looks a little dificult to make 🙂
Hey Cris!
Thanks so much for the comment love! Attaching the nests to the bracelet was a tad tricky but not too hard. I love how it looks and have gotten several compliments already! 😉
~ Ashley
This is such a cute and unique idea! I’ll have to try one of these to work on my wire skills.
I am so excited that you like my bracelet! I hope you try to make own of your own! 😉
Possibly a stupid question, but what was the second bracelet used for ??
That is a great question. 😉
I bought two pre-made bracelets because I plan on making another one for my aunt. You would only need one bracelet per project.
Thanks so much for continuing to follow, read, and comment!
~ Ashley
Genius!
Thanks so much! It was so much fun to make!
I LOVE this!! I can’t wait to try it. Thanks for sharing the how to. I’ve pinned your instructions to my Pinterest page.
Wishing you God’s best – Elaine
heartrocksinmypocket.blogspot.com
Hey Elaine!
Thank you so much for pinning my bracelet tutorial! I hope you will make one of your own to share or keep as your own. 😉
Too cute!!! Thanks for sharing the tutorial!
I am so excited you like my Birds Nest Bracelet! Thank you!
This is very pretty! You’re so talented!
Thanks again for joining the Link Up this week!
What a lovely bracelet!
Thanks so much, Judi!
This is such a beautiful bracelet 🙂
You’re very creative!
Thanks so much, Winnie!
I’ve never made any jewelry, but I love birds and this adorale bracelet is perfect for me!!! I’m going to give it a try! Thank you for the inspiration.
I am so excited that you are going to create my birds nest bracelet! It is so much fun! If you are on Pinterest, I would love for you to pin the project! 🙂
~ Ashley
Thus is so cute! Thank you for sharing your sweet blog at the Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop I will be featuring you on Monday♥
Thanks so much, Katherine!
{{big big hugs}}
~ Ashley
Love this bracelet. I want to start making jewelry. Looks so fun. My oldest grandgirl started making earrings and she loves it. Thanks for this. Pinning away.
Hugs and blessings, Cindy
I absolutely love this. I am featuring you when my link party opens up tonight.
Your bracelet came out so nicely and do make lovely Mother’s day gifts and b’day gifts too. Thanks for sharing.
Hugs, Lynnie
What a great project! I love bracelets and making one so personalized is just fabulous. Thanks for sharing.
Ashley, you did it again! This is really creative and pretty. Perfect for spring. Thanks again for linking up to Be.You.Tiful Link Party!
Hey Courtney! Thank you so much. I’m so excited you love my Birds Nest Bracelet!
I was reading through the comments, and read where you wore one to a baby shower, and that gave me an idea. You could make them with the number of eggs to match the number of children or grandchildren. I have a friend with 13 children, and I think she would LOVE this. She is having a baby shower in two weeks, so I had better get busy!!
Your friend will love receiving a Birds Nest bracelet as a gift! Good luck making one!
~ Ashley
These are soo cute! I have a neighbor who was going to make similar ones to sell, good to know they are easy to make! Thanks for pinning on the P3 Party Board I will be featuring you Friday on the blog!
Kim
DIY jewelry is so much fun! Especially when it is simple like this birdsnest bracelet. Thank you SO much for the wonderful feature! I appreciate you!