Floral Birdhouse Home Decor

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Floral Birdhouse Home Decor

This springy Floral Birdhouse makes a wonderful DIY home decor accent for any room in your home.  All the birds outside will be jealous that they can't live in this humble abode!  No matter what your painting level, you can easily make a house to suit your decor style.  This is a fun and easy project for a rainy day and a wonderful way to bring the beauty of spring and summer into your home.  You could also give this lovely birdhouse as a gift for Mother's Day, a new housewarming, or give it as a birthday gift for a dear friend.

Painted Birdhouse Indoor Decor

Materials:

  • Laurie Speltz's Instant Images - Floral Journal Template
  • 3/8 in. Duo Tool
  • 1/4 in. Duo Tool
  • Americana Acrylics in the following colors:  Snow White, Lavender, Baby Blue, Deep Burgundy, Hauser Medium Green, Bright Orange, Pistachio Mint, Foliage Green
  • Patterned scrapbook paper
  • Adhesive
  • Ribbon
  • Wooden birdhouse

 

Instructions:
Use patterned papers to cover large areas like the roof for perfect striped areas.

  1. Basecoat bottom of birdhouse Pistachio Mint, roof and perches Baby Blue.
     
  2. Spatter house with Lavender and again with Hauser Medium Green.
     
  3. Bottom vine design is done using Foliage Green and then pouncing lightly with Hauser Medium Green.
     
  4. Base flowers with Bright Orange. Pounce Deep Burgundy around edge for shading. Add overlay flowers, dots, or doodles with Deep Burgundy. Dot with Snow White; embellishments are Bright Orange.
     
  5. Base other flowers with Baby Blue. Stipple Lavender around edges or add overlays of small flowers in middles as desired. Embellish with dots, hearts, and doodles of Baby Blue, Snow White, and Lavender.
     
  6. Adhere ribbon around center of birdhouse.
     
  7. Cut patterned paper to fit roof and adhere.

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Cute birdhouse perfect for spring! I would probably find a birdhouse in a thrift store and do a "make over" on it, instead of building my own or buying one new. This idea is a nicely designed house that could be modified according to the paper and paint you have on hand. I really like the mix of using paint and paper on projects, it elevates them somehow into the super cool category of crafts. And of course it allows lots of flexibility for those of us who love to experiment. This would be a fun project to do with a group of friends who like to create. Add coffee and cupcakes to the party and you've got a nice time as well as a cute project to bring home!

YOU SHOULD HAVE DIMENTIONS FOR THE BIRDHOUSE, FOR THOSE OF US WHO "dyi"

Without dimensions this project falls short of being excellent!

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