“Why not share a little tutorial with all of you?”
I started off buy purchasing these unfinished wood birdhouses at JoAnn Fabrics. The two little ones were just $1.00 a piece & the larger one was $5.99. I did have a 40% off coupon for large one, so I paid a little less than that….
I painted the birdhouses with a cream colored paint, but left the front of them bare.
I bought this stack of scrapbook paper (also at JoAnn’s) a few weeks back. I got it on sale for $10.00. Not too shabby for 180 sheets of paper!!
There are so many beautiful patterns inside this stack and in my opinion, they all scream “spring” but I decided on this color palette & a polka-dot pattern for all 3 birdhouses.
Then, I traced & cut-out the paper to fit the front of the birdhouses. This part was a little time consuming & if you have a teeny tiny pair of scissors….I would totally recommend using them! 🙂
After getting the paper all cut out, I broke out the Mod Podge to attach the paper to the front of the birdhouses. I used one coat to attach the paper & then went over the top of the paper with another coat.
Here’s a close-up of each one when I was finished….
And here they are all together again….
I just adore the way they turned out and I LOVE the color combination….So Very Spring!!!
So, that’s it!! Pretty easy, Right?!
Go ahead….Go buy some birdhouses & get busy!!!
You know you want to!! 🙂
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*Just a little side-note, my Baseball Bat Nightstand was featured over at Inspired By Family. This was a project that I did a while back!! I would LOVE if you hopped on over there to check it out, say hello, & browse through their great site!!
Mod podge is such a superstar in the craft world! I had a “feather your nest” themed bridal shower (8 years ago!) and the hostess made birdhouses like these, so cute.
Those are adorable! I love the colors, especially the blue. I may have to make one of these for a Mother’s day gift to go in my Mom’s cottage/bird themed home. Too cute! ~ Jamie
You make this look so easy? I never thought bird houses were cute until now. You have changed my heart! Haha! It turned out so good!
Thanks for the shout out and the lovely post you shared with us.
Mari
http://www.inspiredbyfamilymag.com
I am visiting via Centsational Girl. I adore your project. So clever!
Happy day, happy spring, happy happy everything!
Tonya I am not kidding… I was doing this same project with the same paper this weekend! How crazy is that????? Your taste is impeccable so Im happy we share a crafty brain!!! So gorgeous! If I do a post (and I probably won’t) I will give you a shout out! Miss you friend. I feel so out of touch these days. 🙁
Such a great project. I am definitely pinning this one and it’s going on my list of things to make.
Those are adorable! Love this tutorial …
🙂
Linda
Those are so cute, thanks for sharing how you did it!
They are adorable! Using the paper instead of just painting is fabulous!! 🙂
these are adorable! love the colors- they make me happy!
How cute! I love the little vignette you created with them!
Hi Tonya – love the birdhouses and scrapbook paper. Your a woman after my own heart! Please feel free to check out my project gallery for my spin on decorating birdhouses. I think we compliment each other!
http://lattenene1.wordpress.com/projects/
renee @ Lattenenes Cup of chat
These are so adorable! They would look great in a baby girl’s nursery too 🙂
They are so cute! I love the old books they’re sitting on/around.
I saw these at the dollar store last week!! I’m going to run back and pick them up!
I would really LOVE It if you shared it over at The DIY Dreamer.. From Dream to Reality!! 🙂
http://thediydreamer.blogspot.ca/2012/03/from-dream-to-reality-linky-party-8.html
These are soo cute! Just by adding the scrapbook paper changes the whole look of these:) Thanks for sharing and inspiring!!!!
So springy looking and they could go in any room. Very clever.
Oh my word there is that mod podge stuff again! I need to buy some and try it! Can you believe I have never used it!? This is awesome and how adorable are those little bird houses 🙂 CUTE!
Beautiful birdhouses!
Those turned out so great. I love how they look. Love Modge Podge it is truly wonderful!
blessings,
Debbie
So pretty! I’m loving all these birdhouses I’ve been seeing. I’m working on some now too.
These are so fresh and light! Perfect for spring time decorating. Great job!
How did I miss this post??? I love the birdhouses, Tonya!