Hate wasps? You’re not alone.
That’s why a wasp’s nest may be the best place to hide your spare house key or other valuables.
Follow these instructions to build your own paper wasp’s nest and never be locked out again.
Take this idea and run with it. Build a larger nest to hide a security door camera or keep your game trail camera hidden from potential thieves.
- Start with some insulating foam sealant from your local hardware store and make a small mound in the corner of a box
- Once it has cured, remove the solid foam pile from the box
- Scoop a hole out of the large flat side that will become the top of the “nest”
- Make the hole large enough to hold your spare keys
- Scoop another hole out of the pointed tip, this will simulate the entrance to the nest
- Next grab some newspaper and a blender
- Tear the paper into small 1″ or 2″ strips, drop them in the blender, and cover them with water
- Blend until you have a good mushy grey pulp
- Pour out some of the pulp onto a screen or into a colander then press out the excess water with a sponge
- Spread the pulp out to dry, but leave it damp enough to spread around the “nest”
- Tear strips from your pulp and press them to the foam. Start at the mock entrance hole at the bottom and add the pulp in overlapping layers
- Do not paper the flat sides of the “nest”
- Leave the pulp “nest” to dry for 48 hrs.
- Lightly coat the nest with a matte finish clear coat after it is dry
- Get some outdoor double-sided tape
- Attach the tape to the flat sides of the”nest” and put your spare keys in the hole
- Find a good nook near your back door or beneath your porch
- Secure your hidden “nest” and never be locked out again
(photos courtesy of Instructables)
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