Paint your Wood Nesting Birdhouses in one solid color each using acrylic paint and a foam paint brush. To recreate the olive green color shown below, mix light green with white, yellow and a tiny amount of red. To achieve the teal color, mix blue, white and a hint of yellow. To recreate the mustard yellow shown in this project, combine yellow, white and a drop of orange. Paint a second and third coat if needed, then allow the birdhouses to dry for one hour before handling. Keep the mixed paint on hand by covering with plastic wrap to keep the paint wet. You may need to use it again in Step 4.
Next, print the Printable diamond template onto cardstock, and cut the shapes out (including down the center line) using scissors.
Lay the cut templates on the roof of each of the painted houses one by one with your finger tips, and trace them as many times as you’d like with a pencil.
Use a small detail paint brush and white acrylic paint to color in between the traced lines of the stars. If you make a mistake, use leftover mixed paint from Step 1 to cover the white painted shape as needed. Paint a second coat of white paint if necessary to ensure an opaque white finish. Allow the finished painted details to dry for one hour before handling.
Finish by gently pushing air plants into the openings on the fronts of the birdhouses, and then display them in your springtime centerpiece for a fun, mid-century and nature-inspired textural element!
I love how versatile these birdhouses can be used. Either hung outside all year round where you can see what chirping visitors neighbor you or they can double as whimsical air plant holders for home decor or a centerpiece on your kitchen table.
Paint your Wood Nesting Birdhouses in one solid color each using acrylic paint and a foam paint brush. To recreate the olive green color shown below, mix light green with white, yellow and a tiny amount of red. To achieve the teal color, mix blue, white and a hint of yellow. To recreate the mustard yellow shown in this project, combine yellow, white and a drop of orange. Paint a second and third coat if needed, then allow the birdhouses to dry for one hour before handling. Keep the mixed paint on hand by covering with plastic wrap to keep the paint wet. You may need to use it again in Step 4.
Next, print the Printable diamond template onto cardstock, and cut the shapes out (including down the center line) using scissors.
Lay the cut templates on the roof of each of the painted houses one by one with your finger tips, and trace them as many times as you’d like with a pencil.
Use a small detail paint brush and white acrylic paint to color in between the traced lines of the stars. If you make a mistake, use leftover mixed paint from Step 1 to cover the white painted shape as needed. Paint a second coat of white paint if necessary to ensure an opaque white finish. Allow the finished painted details to dry for one hour before handling.
Finish by gently pushing air plants into the openings on the fronts of the birdhouses, and then display them in your springtime centerpiece for a fun, mid-century and nature-inspired textural element!
I love how versatile these birdhouses can be used. Either hung outside all year round where you can see what chirping visitors neighbor you or they can double as whimsical air plant holders for home decor or a centerpiece on your kitchen table.
