How to Make a Whimsical Driftwood Birdhouse
Simple tutorial will show you how to make a whimsical driftwood birdhouse for indoor or outdoor use. Add character to your garden with a whimsical driftwood birdhouse you make yourself.
Supplies
- Driftwood pieces – 5-12″ round and flat plus assortment of other pieces
- 18 oz. oatmeal carton or similar cardboard carton
- Titebond WW30 or WW60 (for use with HiPur Adhesive Applicator) or Ad-Tech Wood Glue Sticks or All Temperature Wood Stik (look for glue sticks that will hold up in all temperatures)
- Heat Gun such as HiPur Adhesive Applicator by Stienel or Professional Glue Gun
- wooden stand (optional)
- wooden round 5″ – 8″ (optional)
I used an 18 oz. oatmeal box but pretty much any similar cardboard box, round or square, will work. Remove the advertising so you just have the brown cardboard.
Cut out a hole for the door and any additional “windows” you might want.
Then just fit and glue your pieces around your form. You can use flat or round, long or short – just cover your form.
Once the form is covered on the sides, you can start on the top. I wanted mine to be off-centered and longer on one side which would give it a more whimsical look so you can see I started with a long piece on one side propped up by a shorter piece on the other. From there I just started filling in areas. It’s like a puzzle where you find the best pieces to fit and pieces that will add some character here and there.
Here is a view from the back. Once again, I just started layering smaller, flatter pieces on the roof until I had it completely covered.
In the front top I added a post that protruded out for standing on and other little unique pieces that just fit well on the top. I then added a “front porch” so to speak and a piece on the right that ended up looking almost like a handle. I found a unique driftwood piece that was like a curly little pig’s tail and added that coming down from the top and one more piece to balance the left side and I was finished with my whimsical little birdhouse. It was hard not to keep going by adding more little pieces here and there.
The final thing I did do was use the Driftwood Weathering Wood Finish on the base so it would look more weathered. You can see the difference in the very top picture where it blends in very well with the regular driftwood.
And there you have it. So cute in a garden or just on display. Since I used Titebond WW30 HiPur Hot Melt Adhesive, I can use my birdhouse outside.
