Easy Craft Stick Birdhouse

These make great gift for anyone who collects birdhouses. They can be used as ornaments for the holidays or for decorations on a mantle. A hot glue gun is required for this project.

SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Wooden craft sticks (Popsicle sticks)
Craft paint
Heavy scissors
Hot Glue Gun
Glue Sticks
Cardboard
Raffia or Ribbon (for hanging)
Small Mushroom Birds

DIRECTIONS:

1. Draw a pattern for your birdhouse. A piece of cardboard works well for a pattern.

2. Draw out the walls and ceiling the size you want (approx 6 small craft sticks for each wall) on to the cardboard.

3. Now cut the pieces out. Draw a line on the sticks, the height you need and simply cut the sticks with a pair of heavy duty scissors.

4. Once all of  your pieces have been cut, glue the sticks to the cardboard pattern.

5. Assemble your birdhouse by standing the walls of the house up to each other and run a bead of glue inside, between the walls, to attach them.

6. The roof of the house is done in a similar way, by gluing the sticks to the roof pattern. In order to get a slanted roof, cut out two small triangular pieces the size you need for your birdhouse.

* If you can’t get the craft sticks as small as you like, due to splintering, just paint the card board the same color you are going to paint the bird house.

7. Attach the triangle cardboard pieces to the front and back wall of the bird house.

8. Now attach the roof pieces by gluing them to the triangles.

9. Set aside to dry. You may find it easier to assemble if you set the pieces aside to dry before trying to assemble them together.

10. Once the birdhouse is assembled, paint it and add the opening of the house by painting a black circle on the front.

11. Finish up by gluing a piece of raffia to the back for hanging.

TIP:

* This technique is not just for bird houses, you could make these in various sizes and make your own little village.