This post isn’t just about birdhouse crafts; it all began with walking with my friend Christine. Our conversations ensued over our walks each week as artists who share studio spaces such as Christine who also has one in town like I do, such as teaching birdhouse crafts classes together – something which ultimately resulted in these birdhouse crafts becoming the centerpiece of something brand new and fun!
Now let’s talk about these varied birdhouse crafts. I want to start off by saying that the great thing about these projects is their individuality – each person used their inner creativity to craft something they loved – exactly what we were after! We provided the supplies necessary for making something great while offering direction when necessary and let them run with it!
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Birdhouse Crafts: 5 Ways Kristen wanted her birdhouse to complement the living room decor. Since Kristen is my daughter, and since I know what colors go well together in her room, I was able to assist in selecting an appropriate paint shade. Kristen chose crackle the body of the house while covering its roof with some dried pods left from my fairy house project – adding Spanish moss, flowers and even a sweet bird to finish off her creation!
Christine wasn’t able to complete her magazine birdhouse because she was one of the instructors. I love how she used a scene from a magazine page to add life and dimension. Additionally, she used pages from a map book, cutting them up into strips and layering them onto its roof.
Lynette created an adorable woodland scene using Patio Paint (my go-to outdoor paint) in blue and green hues. She brought along adorable woodland cutouts that she attached to the birdhouse, plus buttons for decoration on its roof as well as Spanish moss and stones around its bottom edges.
My birdhouse features a coastal theme. To decorate, I glued some driftwood vase filler onto its roof, and decoupaged map book pages featuring ocean scenes onto its exterior walls.
Debra went for a beach theme when she painted her house a light shade of gray and decorated the roof with small pink seashells carefully selected from local shops. Debra added an eye-catching shell that fit around the hole on the front of the birdhouse! Finally, Debra finished off the roof by spraying gloss sealer over each shell before lightly dusting over wet surface with Glamour Dust dusting glitter for added flair!
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Email contul This post isn’t all about birdhouse crafts; rather it began as an exercise partner – my friend Christine and I. As we were walking, our conversation often led to teaching classes together – these birdhouse crafts being just one outcome but hopefully just the start of many other exciting endeavors in store for us both!
Birdhouse crafts can be great ways to express yourself creatively! Learning a few techniques may prove challenging at first, but soon enough you’ll be crafting one all your own!
Let’s talk about these various birdhouse crafts. What I like best about these projects is their diversity – each person used their creativity to design something they envisioned as their dream birdhouse – we just provided supplies and an outline; then left them be.
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Birdhouse Crafts: 5 Ways
Kristen requested her birdhouse match the decor in her living room. As Kristen is my daughter and I know the color scheme she uses in her room, I was able to help her choose a paint shade to use for it. Kristen chose a crackle finish on its body while covering its roof with dried pods from my fairy house project leftovers; and added Spanish moss, flowers, and an adorable bird to finish off her masterpiece!
Christine couldn’t finish her magazine birdhouse due to teaching commitments; I adore how she used scenes from magazine pages to bring life and color to it! Additionally, she used pages from a map book cut into strips and started layering them onto its roof.
Lynette created an adorable woodland scene using Patio Paint (my go-to outdoor paint) in blue and green hues. She brought along some super adorable woodland cutouts that she attached to the birdhouse roof; decorated it with buttons; then added Spanish Moss for texture as she decorated its bottom edges with Spanish Moss and stones for decoration.
My birdhouse features a coastal theme. To decorate it, I glued some driftwood vase filler onto its roof and decoupaged map book pages featuring ocean scenes on them to decorate its outside walls.
Debra set out to create a beach theme by painting her home a light shade of gray and carefully selecting small pink seashells for her roof. She added an exclusive piece around the hole on the birdhouse, before sealing them all in gloss sealer before lightly dusting over with Glamour Dust dusting glitter for an amazing beach effect!
Birdhouse crafts can be exciting and fascinating! Being creative may prove challenging at first, but once you learn a few techniques you’ll soon be making something truly original!
Christine and I used these ladies as our test subjects. Christine and I plan to offer a 6 week course that meets one evening per week, but first needed a test run to gauge how the students responded and the effects of our teaching methods rather than focusing on creating generic crafts like painting birdhouses or decorating flowerpots. Instead of teaching all participants how to paint and decorate one project at the same time, instead we helped each individual develop their own personalized project.
One student had to leave early due to personal circumstances, but Taylor can return for “open studio time” either at my studio or Christine’s – part of our class offering designed so people don’t feel pressured into finishing projects they may not really care for in a hurry.