This Fiber Art Bird’s Nest Is So Well Crafted You’ll Think It’s the Real Thing

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When I first saw this bird’s nest by Megan Zaniews­ki, I did a dou­ble take. Is it a real nest that had been adorned with embroi­dery and nee­dle felt­ing? No, I quick­ly discovered—the nest is hand­craft­ed by Megan, too.  Although it does include a cou­ple of small branch­es, Megan formed it by using felt and stuff­ing to cre­ate a round­ed form. She then added yarn, raf­fia, and oth­er fibers before adding a few nee­dle-felt­ed eggs (two finch eggs, one cow­bird egg) to the cen­ter. She fin­ished it off with stump­work oak leaves for an added touch.

This piece was cre­at­ed for an exhi­bi­tion, but it’s not the only nest-relat­ed piece she’s cre­at­ed. Megan has also cre­at­ed neck­laces fea­tur­ing embroi­dered nests and eggs that quick­ly sold out. (Not surprising!)

Embroidery artist Megan Zaniewski created this incredible bird’s nest that looks real.

This isn’t the only nest-related artwork Megan has created.

She’s made little necklaces, too.