Birdhouse (DT Decor Project by Lis Whiting)

Birdhouse

by Lis Whiting



Hi everyone!

Today I would like to share with you a cute Birdhouse that I decorated with the new Authentique Renew Collection.

I purchased a plain wooden birdhouse for a dollar (can you imagine!).  The birdhouse stands about 6 inches tall by 3 inches deep by about 3 inches wide

Materials:

• Authentique Renew Collection papers
• Dictionary pages
• Mod Podge
• Foam brush
• Green Leaf Ribbon
• Paper Flowers
• White Pearls

I started with the roof.  I painted a thin layer of Mod Podge then added my dictionary pages from the bottom up. The two pages met at the top of the roof so I glued them together. I added a layer of Mod Podge over the dictionary pages and then I dried the roof with my heat gun. Lastly for the roof, I cut the roof top paper about 1/4 inch above the point of the roof using decorative scissors, giving it a neat patterned edge.


Next I proceeded with the base and the underside of the roof. I measured each side of the birdhouse and cut pieces of Renew (I love the pretty yellow flowers!). I used Mod Podge on each side of the house and then added the paper. I didn't add a layer of Mod Podge on top of these papers. The front piece was a little tricky because of the hole and perch; I used an Xacto blade to cut out the hole and a hole for the perch to pop through.

Once the front piece was attached, I used the \Stella and Rose Gertie Clear Stamps and Archival Ink in Coffee to stamp a doily pattern around the birdhouse entrance.



I took some clear scotch tape and put it on some dictionary pages. I pulled off the scotch tape and the dictionary pages was transferred to the tape! I added this decorative tape around the base of my birdhouse.




I added green leaf ribbon and flowers with a hot glue gun. I added adhesive pearls to the center of the flowers.

This little birdhouse will be decorating my office at work. It feels like spring in the middle of winter!

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