Wood Birdhouse Makeover
Try this birdhouse makeover using sea glass and spray on mod podge.
The birdhouse makes me smile. It turned out better than I expected. Wait until you see what I started with.
The birdhouse was probably stylish at one time (or not). I could see possibilities.
The first thing to do was remove all the “stuff” from the house. I used flexible sandpaper to remove the last bits of hot glue and gunk then washed the house using Simple Green.
For the paint I selected four colors of FolkArt Home Décor Chalk Finish paint. You guys know that layering paint makes everything better. One color paint finishes are flat and blah.
I brushed on a light custom mix color, let that dry, then brushed on Home Décor Chalk color, Patina, in a few areas on the birdhouse. Next I brushed on a deeper blue in the Home Décor Coastal Texture paint, and then the Island Indigo paint color.
I bought the sea glass on eBay. I used spray on Mod Podge to adhere the sea glass to the birdhouse. I sprayed the chimney coating it completely. I laid the sea glass on the Mod Podge coated chimney then sprayed a coat of Mod Podge over the sea glass.
I dry brushed white and brown paints on the roof for contrast. then I added a metal chain hanger to the top of the birdhouse and hung it in the tree. The little birdies on the house came from Michael’s.
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Very cool. I’ll bet you could use aquarium glass/gravel also😁
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