Today I made some birdhouses out of toilet paper rolls. I really can't take the credit for the idea because I saw it on pinterest. So here they are. (also I made a couple of extra).
To start the ornament I stapled one end of the ornament flat. Then I folded the end over a little and stapled that down also. Next I cut out the hole for the bird house and made a little hole for the perch of the birdhouse which I made out of a twig. The next step was to paint the birdhouses and let them dry. After they dried I cut out a circle to use for the bottom and glued it on. I made the bottoms a little too big and then trimmed them down after the glue set. Next I made decorations for my birdhouses including the little signs and the birds to sit on the perches. Finally I glued on the string. This one really appealed to my crafty side. I loved the "country cuteness" of them.
I didn't really use a template for any of my decorations. As most of the people who know me know, I tend to freehand cut most things like this. I did go in to adobe illustrator to create the bird graphic which I then printed out onto a patterned scrapbook paper. All in all, they turned out fantastically. Loved them.
To start the ornament I stapled one end of the ornament flat. Then I folded the end over a little and stapled that down also. Next I cut out the hole for the bird house and made a little hole for the perch of the birdhouse which I made out of a twig. The next step was to paint the birdhouses and let them dry. After they dried I cut out a circle to use for the bottom and glued it on. I made the bottoms a little too big and then trimmed them down after the glue set. Next I made decorations for my birdhouses including the little signs and the birds to sit on the perches. Finally I glued on the string. This one really appealed to my crafty side. I loved the "country cuteness" of them.
I didn't really use a template for any of my decorations. As most of the people who know me know, I tend to freehand cut most things like this. I did go in to adobe illustrator to create the bird graphic which I then printed out onto a patterned scrapbook paper. All in all, they turned out fantastically. Loved them.
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