A friend of mine sent me a link to cute bird houses here and I knew I wanted some for myself for Spring.
I found these bird houses at Michael's for $2 each, fully assembled, ready to be painted, cute bird houses for $2.
So I started by painting them.
Then I took my sander and sanded the edges to make them look worn.
Then I took brown craft paint and mixed it with water. Then I used that to paint a "glaze" all over the bird houses. I wipped some of it off with a paper towel.
Don't they look sooooo cute!!
Aren't the cute?!
PS - my friend made some too and you can see her's here!
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Piorra Maison
soo cute. they would look great in the garden. I am your newest follower hope you can pop on my my blog, also following you on twitter.<br />Caroline
malia
they are fab! totally caught my eye and i had to pop over! wonderful job! malia<br />www.yesterdayontuesday.com
Amanda
These are lovely, very appt for Spring time! Great job on the distressing of them!
Belly B
Awesome!!! I wish I cold have one too just to decorate my desk 🙂 Great job!<br /><br />Belly B<br />http://www.papertiaras.om
Katie @ EyeSpyDIY
Those turned out so cute. I'm really loving the green one!
Sarah @ Sarahndipities
These are awesome! I'd love for you to link up at may Make Something Monday link party!!<br /><br />~Sarah<br /><br />http://sarahndipities.blogspot.com/2011/03/make-something-monday-link-party-3.html
Lolly Jane
those are SO darling! love the fresh spring colors 🙂 thanks a million for linking up over the weekend! happy monday! xo
Paige Harmon
Hopping over from Tip Junkie! Love these! What a cute idea and they seem so easy to make. Thanks for sharing!
A Pretty Life in the Suburbs
Seriously, these are the cutest!! Love them!<br />Jo-Anna
Jen
Phenomenal! I will be doing this soon! Stopping by from icantstopcrafting.blogspot.com
Leah
so pretty 🙂
Jana
Turned out great! <br /><br />Thanks for linking up at Giggles, Glitz & Glam!
lisbonlioness
... 2 bucks? Now they look like something out of a catalogue with very shocking price tags! LOVE
Kelly
So pretty!!!!I would love it if you added this to my new link party! <br />http://runwithglitter.blogspot.com/2011/03/glitters-first-linky-party_22.html
Donene
These are simply adorable ! Love tthe colors!
[email protected] Bitsy Paper
These look great! I just finished painting mine from Michael's and added them to a post I'm doing tomorrow. I love yours! It's amazing how different you can make them.<br /><br />www.itsybitsypaperblog.com
Lillian Pearl Designs
So cute!! I love these! Thanks for the tutorial! <br />-Your newest follower!
[email protected] Sort Of Fairytale
omigosh, i love them all...but especially the barn ones! very cute, great job!!
Mary B*
I found you via Iron Violet Designs - I LOVE these birdhouses. I also enjoyed reading all of your tutorials on how to make the crayons & puffy paint. my girls would LOVE that. 🙂
The Grown-Ups Table
Oh my gosh, I must go to Micheals and see if they have any of these left! SOOOOOOOOO cute! I love the colors you chose! We have a new blog and would love to have you visit us!<br />Nancy
The Grown-Ups Table
Oh my gosh, I must go to Micheals and see if they have any of these left! SOOOOOOOOO cute! I love the colors you chose! We have a new blog and would love to have you visit us!<br />Nancy
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Love the brown "glaze" you added. Gives them the perfect finish. I made some last weekend as well. I love birdhouses.<br />http://dandelionsanddustbunnies.blogspot.com/2011/03/more-pedestal-birdhouses.html
Kimberlee, The Spunky Diva
Those are super cute. Love your blog design. I am a new follower too! Visiting from Punkin Seed's Party.<br />~Kimberlee<br />www.TheSpunkyDiva.com
Courtney ~ French Country Cottage
What charming little birdhouses!! So sweet- thanks for sharing at FNF! 🙂
jc
Awesome! The only thing better would be a free birdhouse. Check out the free bird house giveaway on YardEnvy.com.
Vester
Really sweet birdhouses ! Like the colors too. My husband builds birdhouses which you can see on page four of his website: http://www.adirondack-furniture.us <br />Also, check out my blog http://www.bibleencouragement.org
My Garden of Eden
I LOVE them!!! Thanks for linking up!!!<br /><br />Abbi<br />www.my-gardenofeden.blogspot.com
Allison {A Glimpse Inside}
Those are super cute! I've seen quite a few people using these little bird houses from Michael's... I may have to snag me a few! <br />Thanks for linking up!
TidyMom
These are ADORABLE!!!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing and linking up! I featured your post in my wrap up! http://tidymom.net/2011/im-lovin-it-wrap-up-3-26-11/ Have a great rest of the weekend!
3rdpigkid
Just adorable!! Can't wait to do this! Thanks for the tutorial - heading to Michael's NOW!<br /><br />A new follower and new blogger from<br />Sassy Sites<br /><br />www.pigbrainatwork.blog.com
At The Picket Fence
Those are darling! Thanks so much for sharing this with us at Inspiration Friday! :-)<br />Vanessa
KooKooCraft
i love them! super cute!
Naturally Me Creations
Aw....these are adorable! I can't believe you get such cheap crafts over there!<br /><br />Yours turned out really cute...so pretty. :)<br /><br />Tnx for stopping by to link these up at my party this weekend! 🙂
[email protected] Bitsy Paper
Just gave you a shoutout over on my blog for these cute birdhouses.<br />www.itsybitsypaperblog.com
Elizabeth
I featured your birdhouses on Sew Chatty today! Thanks so much for linking up to Made With Love!
amycornwell
These are fabulous! I've seen cute birdhouses at Michael's but haven't tried them out yet. I love how you used the brown paint w/ water to distress them. Very cute! {coming over from Sew Chatty}
HOMEmomMADE
what a simple distress technique...<br /><br /><br />Stop by and feel free to link up to my MAKE & SHARE first edition friday and saturdays.<br /><br />~Christy
Sue
These made me smile! So cheery. And only $2?!? What a deal!
Kindra-At Home With K
I guess we're all heading over to Michaels. LOL What a fun and cheap springtime project! Love them!
Brittany
I love them! When did you buy them? I had my friend go to buy us some at Michaels today and all she could find were plain bird houses w/o the stands, and they were $5 alone! Very cute though, I'm sad we missed out.
JOSÉ ROBERTO MINUCELLI
Hi!<br />Nice work, very creative.<br />Visit my blog.<br />Congratulations of Brazil.<br />Roberto
Jess
Just wanted to let you know that I featured this today on FTF! Thanks for linking and grab a featured button if you would like! 🙂
Christina
Oh these are so cute & springy!!! I love them!!!<br /><br />Thanks so much for linking to "20 Below Thursday"! 🙂
Pandora's Cottage
These are wonderful for spring - can't wait to try one for myself! Now following for more inspiration!<br />Susan
AllieMakes!
Those are super cute! Love the trio of colors!<br />Thanks for linking up to Making It With Allie! I can't wait to see what you have for next week!<br />AllieMakes.Blogspot.com
Rhinestone Beagle
Super cute! Thanks so much for linkin up. Can't wait to see what you have for next week.
Debbie @ OtRD
Love them!! SO cute!!
colourgiggles
Just love these and SO wish we had a Michaels in South Africa - I think I would be in heaven!
Chris
$2??? Wow! I am so going to Michaels and picking up a few for my kids to paint! They would love this! Thanks for sharing at Us and Them! Chris
Roy D. Slater
Talk about a deal. I just love making <a href="http://birdhousesandwindchimes.com" rel="nofollow">bird houses and feeders</a>. It's always nice when you can customize them yourself and make it look like what you want want them to be. Great work, they really look amazing.
Laurie S.
Did they come on the stands??
Ashley Phipps
Laurie,<br /><br />Yes, the ones I found at the store already came on stands. But you could easily wood-glue a bird house to a candle stick for a similar look!<br /><br />Ashley
Kristen Dockery
My grandma loves birdhouses. Over the years she has collected so many that she puts in her front and back yard. Her birthday is coming up and I don't know what to get her besides birdhouses because I know she would be happy with it.