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Supplies needed: - Wooden boards or slats with a width of 7 cm and 6 mm   thick (length- your choice) - 4 mm thick plywood - 6mm wide wooden dowel - 3 cornered wooden stick for base - acrylic paints in red/brown mix, light brown, dark brown,   green   and beige - sandpaper - drill with 2.2 mm, 6 mm and 20 mm bits - metal craft wire - wood glue - pattern below Summer Crafts - Wood Crafts - Scroll Saw Projects - Country Birdhouses These tall and lanky birdhouses are perfect for not so deep shelves in your home and have a warm country look to them. These are crafted within a day and easy to make for novice sawers. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instructions: 1. Print your pattern out so that the width of the birdhouse on the pattern measures 7 cm. Trace the birdhouse pattern onto the wooden board and cut to the length of your choice. 2. Trace the heart, sign and roof patterns onto the 4mm plywood. 3. Saw the pieces out and slightly sand smooth. Saw 2 x9 cm lengths of the 3 corned wooden stick and paint them the same color as the corresponding birdhouse. 4. Paint the birdhouses green and dark red and let the dry. 5. Paint the roof pieces light brown and also let them dry. 6. Paint the sign beige and the heart dark red and let dry. 7. Once everything is dry, drill the necessary holes in the birdhouses. 8. Glue the rooftops onto the birdhouses. 9. Glue the dowels into the 6mm holes. 10. Glue the 3 cornered pieces at the base of the birdhouse in both front and back. This will help the birdhouse stand on its own. 11. Drybrush all of the edges of all of the pieces with dark brown. 12. Drill the holes in the small parts and insert a wire to make a hanger. Coil the edges. 13. Hang the sign or heart on the wooden dowels. Free Template: Country Birdhouse Pattern Basic wood cutting with a scroll saw tutorial Drybrushing tutorial How to make patterns tutorial Seahorse, Seashell and Seaweed Decoration   All patterns, pictures and text found on Craftideas.info are property of the owners of this website and may be only printed out and used for private or non-commercial purposes. It is not permitted to use them on the internet or in any other publication. More wood craft projects for Valentine’s Day, spring and Easter Find more wood crafts for all occasions Find fall and Halloween wood crafts More wood craft projects for Christmas and winter Craft Patterns and Templates Craft Tutorials Drybrushing tutorial Basic wood cutting with a scroll saw tutorial Tips and tricks for paper crafts, card making, etc... Subscribe to Our Free Newsletter       Enter your search terms Submit search form Web www.craftideas.info