FAIRY GARDEN BIRDHOUSE | with Wanda

Hey there! I'm so excited today to share my first project made with the brand new Fairy Garden Collection! This collection is so colorful and fun! I knew I had to make a home décor piece with a garden theme - a Fairy Garden Birdhouse. I bought a plain wooden birdhouse from Hobby Lobby and used lots of Doodlebug supplies to decorate it for Spring. This was such a fun project - I hope you'll try it! You can cover just about anything with paper...let your imagination go crazy! 

Here is the front of the birdhouse - covered in Fairy Garden Papers...

And here is the back of the birdhouse... Complete with a letter banner held up by the cutest tiny butterflies...

This is the top down view - I am obsessed with those Garden Flowers - I'll be making more of those for sure.

This is how it started out. I used Mod Podge to affix the papers to the birdhouse, for a nice, even, smooth finish. I did not put Mod Podge over the top of the paper, rather I just used it as the glue to hold it onto the birdhouse.

I used acrylic craft paint to paint the areas of the wood that would show - and not be covered with paper.

Here's a photo of the birdhouse before I decorated it with all the elements.

A few in-process photos! To make the roof shingles, I die cut one inch strips of gingham paper using the Borders and Edges Doodle Cuts. I used ten strips on each half of the roof. I layered them to look like a cozy cottage roof. This took a minute, but I love how it turned out. Once the roof was glued on, I gently used my fingers to lift up the scallops.

 All snails, birdies and butterflies are welcome! The fence is a die that I had in my crafty stash. I added the word sticker that says 'hello sunshine' and lots of little bugs and critters...OH and those adorable mushrooms!

 To make the crinkly shabby chic flowers I used the Garden Flowers pieces. I sprayed them with water and crinkled them in my hands and then set them aside to dry completely. I did this for the leaves too. Once they were all dry, I splattered white paint over them and then glued the layers together. Of course I finished off with some Glitter Sprinkles for flower centers. 

It's always a pleasure to be here sharing a project with you - and my love of all things Doodlebug. Until I see you next time - happy crafting! Do something creative every day! XO

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DOODLEBUG SUPPLIES:

Fairy Garden Odds and Ends

Fairy Garden 6x6 Paper Pad

Fairy Garden 12x12 Paper

Fairy Garden 12x12 Sticker Sheet

Floral Graph Rainbow 6x6 Paper Pad

Doodle Cuts Borders Dies

Garden Flowers

Birds and Bugs Sprinkles

Mushroom Meadow Sprinkles

Valentine Hearts Sprinkles

Bug Babies Doodle Pops

Bumble Bee Twine

 

OTHER SUPPLIES:

Stitched Circles Dies

Scallop Circles Dies

Fence Die Cut

Glue or Mod Podge

Tweezers

Acrylic Craft Paint

Wooden Birdhouse