Thursday, May 3, 2012
Make your own bookish birdhouse BOOKISH BIRDHOUSE SUPPLIES: * Pre-assembled, unfinished wood birdhouse (see specific suggestions below supply list)* Sandpaper (fine grain is probably best) * Cheap acrylic paint (also called “craft paint”) — usually about $1 for each small bottle, available in every color imaginable * Paintbrushes — various sizes for painting, one good sturdy one for pasting* Scissors* Yes Paste (or Mod Podge or PVA if you prefer) — you can purchase it from any craft store * Colored pencils to use as perches * A book you don’t mind disassembling, or an F & G (“folded and gathered” picture book proof) Other things you might need/want:* Pliers (for removing perches) — see Step 2 * Sealant (if you want to protect your finished birdhouse) — see Step 7 for my recommendations * a Dowel Rod (if you don’t want to use pencils as perches) — see Step 8 Publishers Weekly’s ShelfStalker shows you how

Make your own bookish birdhouse

BOOKISH BIRDHOUSE SUPPLIES:
* Pre-assembled, unfinished wood birdhouse (see specific suggestions below supply list)* Sandpaper (fine grain is probably best)
* Cheap acrylic paint (also called “craft paint”) — usually about $1 for each small bottle, available in every color imaginable
* Paintbrushes — various sizes for painting, one good sturdy one for pasting* Scissors* Yes Paste (or Mod Podge or PVA if you prefer) — you can purchase it from any craft store
* Colored pencils to use as perches
* A book you don’t mind disassembling, or an F & G (“folded and gathered” picture book proof)

Other things you might need/want:
* Pliers (for removing perches) — see Step 2

* Sealant (if you want to protect your finished birdhouse) — see Step 7 for my recommendations

* a Dowel Rod (if you don’t want to use pencils as perches) — see Step 8

Publishers Weekly’s ShelfStalker shows you how

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