To attract birds to the site, feeders and birdhouses are successfully used, with their help you can not worry about the safety of the future harvest. Almost all types of birds are settled in such houses. In the cold they eat hibernating caterpillars, in the summer - larvae of pests.

You can make a birdhouse with your own hands without spending money out of your pocket. After all, it is not necessary to buy new building materials, it is enough to turn on the imagination using available tools.

Household materials

One of the simplest options is a birdhouse out of the box. For its manufacture, a juice box is used, it is thoroughly washed and dried. The advantages of this solution are considered: efficiency, original appearance and simplicity of execution. Of the materials you will need:

• clean box;
• thin wooden planks;
• acrylic paint;
• rope;
• glue.

The following tools are worth preparing:

• scissors;
• brush.

The work begins with the manufacture of a tap hole, it should have a diameter of 5-6 cm, while being located at an average height from the bottom of the box. A regular or clerical knife will help to cut the hole. Next, the birdhouse is covered with paint, left to dry.

You can use an ice cream stick to make a perch for the birds to sit on. It is glued to the base under the tap hole.

The internal space in the birdhouse should also be comfortable for birds, so the front wall from the inside should be roughened. Therefore, a plank of untreated wood is fixed there; a piece of bark from a tree is also suitable. The outer walls are also pasted over with ice cream sticks - this will add aesthetics and allow the birds to cling to their paws.

To hang the birdhouse on a tree, a hole is made from above, a rope is passed. To attract birds, it is enough to pour a little food, then a family of birds will definitely settle in the house.

You can use a large plastic container as the base for your birdhouse. When making a birdhouse from a bottle, the process will practically not change, you just have to make drainage holes at the bottom.

Cardboard is a practical option

For the settlement of the largest number of birds, it is worth making a birdhouse from cardboard - this is the most affordable material. The resulting house can serve as a decorative element of the garden or be used for its intended purpose. The process is very simple, it doesn't take much time. In the course of work you will need:

• two A4 cardboard sheets;
• colored paper or paints;
• compass;
• scissors;
• rope;
• small stick.

They look at a drawing as a blank or make it according to simple recommendations.

The basis of the future design is a sheet glued into a roll, you can take the rest of the paper towels. A circle with a diameter of 4-5 cm is drawn on it with a compass, a hole is cut out. Next, the bottom is closed with a circle of the appropriate size - the base of the birdhouse is ready. To attract attention, it is decorated, it can be pasted over with colored paper or painted.

The manufacture of the roof begins with cutting a semicircle, then a straight edge is glued. A thin rope is glued to the top of the dome, connected to the base. All that remains is to glue the stick near the entrance and add food. Such a feeder can receive guests for a long time or simply decorate the garden.

Wood - standard production

There is a traditional option for making a birdhouse out of wood. In the process they use:

• boards (20 mm thick);
• nails;
• hacksaw;
• hammer;
• drill;
• pencil and ruler.

It is not a planed board with a thickness of at least 20 mm that is chosen from wood materials. This ensures that heat is retained inside the house. As for the breed - birch or oak is better suited, the smell of pine needles strongly scares birds away. The use of pressed or glued wood is undesirable - it is not a practical option with a toxic smell.

After choosing the material, the dimensions of the structure are determined. Based on the parameters of the natural hollow (120x120 mm), it is worth making the bottom of the birdhouse 120x120 mm, the height should be 250-350 mm. This size allows you to accommodate a family with 5 chicks. With a large number of offspring, adults cannot provide them with proper care. The size of the entrance is also taken into account, a hole of 40-50 mm is made for the starling, and 30 mm for the titmouse. The notch is placed at a height of 200 mm from the bottom.

Before entering the house, a perch is fixed, sometimes a small platform from a board is installed instead of it. The roof can be gable or pitched, but it is worth considering one point - the board should protrude at least 50 mm beyond the level of the facade. For the convenience of annual cleaning, the roof is made removable, then it is fixed with screws or wire. All element sizes can be seen in the drawings.

Before you make a birdhouse with your own hands, you should carefully consider the diagram, then, according to the parameters in the image, cut the boards. Process progress:

To make a good birdhouse made of wood, you should follow the recommendations:

• to seal and preserve heat inside the structure, it is worth smearing all the cracks with clay or sealing up with tow;
• the surface of the wood should not have large burrs that would hurt birds;
• you need to use not long nails or screws so that they do not stick out;
• it is better to treat it with linseed oil as a protective coating. But for decoration, you can use gray or red oil paints.

Making a house for birds yourself is not difficult at all, if you connect your imagination, the result will become a real decoration of the garden. In the process of making a birdhouse from scrap materials, the most unpredictable base options can be used: pumpkin, stone, coffee pot, shoe.

House installation

In addition to manufacturing, the process of installing a birdhouse is important, so it is worth knowing the recommendations for its placement:

You can make a birdhouse at any time of the year, but it should hang on a tree in late March - early April. Then a family of birds will definitely settle in it.

Cardboard birdhouse

The feeder is attached to the branch with two ropes in this way.

• Put it on cardboard and use a ruler and a flat screwdriver to push the contours.
• Two sheets of A4 cardboard;
• If you are fond of making crafts for the Day of Birds and your kid has already mastered the application on the "Birdhouse" theme, it's time to start modeling!
• This option is really the best one we have considered. Natural wood most fully meets all the requirements for keeping birds on your personal plot. It is well ventilated, protects chicks, is very reliable in operation and very durable. Unfortunately, to do it, you need to use a special tool. But I think this is not a problem for any home craftsman.
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• Let the glue dry and prepare our parts for decoration - I applied two layers of acrylic primer. Applied with a foam sponge for dishes:
• Fixation is carried out with a soft wire, the twists press the bar against the barrel

Putty - for wood

Flycatcher - small in size for these small birds

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How to make a birdhouse with your own hands?

Making birdhouses with children teaches them to take care of the world around them, nature, love and respect nature and is an important part of the ecological education of schoolchildren.

What you need to know when making your own birdhouse?

Cut along solid lines. We leave the dotted lines - along them, the parts of the birdhouse will bend.

Who lives in the birdhouses?

Glue gun;

• This model is extremely simple, so you can make a lot of them in order to provide "shelter" for as many birds as possible.

• In fact, a birdhouse can be made of any material, but the most convenient for birds, of course, is wooden.

• I got carried away with the process and forgot to take a picture of the moment of "aging". I am writing in quotes, because they age correctly in a completely different way. And I have an easier way :) On a sheet of paper we squeeze out a little brown paint (acrylic), slightly blot the sponge and coat the paint with it on the paper, and then carefully pass the sponge along the edges of our part. You can also use pastels - rub in powder and a napkin along the edge. This process is similar to tinting doll teddy bears.

• This design is easiest to make with a chainsaw, since it is difficult to create a slotted cut with another tool. The do-it-yourself birdhouse in the video was made in a few minutes according to the classic scheme.
• A wooden birdhouse with your own hands is made in a couple of hours with a hand hacksaw. In the presence of a jigsaw, the work time is reduced by three times. The technology looks like this:

The structure should have a metal edging near the tap hole. This is necessary for the safety of the "inhabitants", since woodpeckers are able to expand the hole for their own wintering. Experts recommend ways to protect the "bird house":

Design features for different "tenants"

Classic birdhouses are often made from planed boards, which is generally not recommended. The interior must be sufficiently rough for the chicks to move freely.

• Despite the simplest design, the "bird's house" has constructive secrets. Before you make a birdhouse with your own hands, you need to study the design for its various inhabitants, clarify the dimensions, fastening methods, location on the site.
• We make the second workpiece according to the already finished first one.
• Flat screwdriver;
• On a cardboard base, for example, from under paper towels, draw a circle with a pair of compasses.
• If we are talking about small birds, for example, starlings, titmice, sparrows, then the size of the birdhouse plays an important role. Birdhouses that are too spacious should not be made - this will only worsen the living conditions of the birds. The optimal base for the birdhouse is 30 * 30 cm. Considering the thickness of the plank walls, this is quite enough for comfortable placement of the bird "family" in the future nest. We choose the base from boards, up to 2 cm thick. Since the base will not hold very much weight, it can be made quite thin. However, I advise you to choose a thickness of at least 1 cm, so that the screws that fasten the side boards are held in it without problems. The side boards should be 1.5-2 cm thick. They are screwed to the base with 3 screws at an equal distance from each other. If the birdhouse has a shed roof, then the difference in the heights of the two walls is 4 cm.

As planned, the birdhouse should sit, no, not a starling! Dove - the starlings have already flown away to warm lands!

Artificial nest safety

Cardboard birdhouse. Master class from "Tilda and their friends Svetlana S."

• Cut of parts - side, back, front wall, bottom, roof are cut from boards with a thickness of 2.5 cm
• No ladder - the pole under the taphole makes it easier for cats to hook with one paw to ruin the nest with the other
• Given the different dimensions of the birds for which the above houses are being built, the following parameters are recommended:

Cozy artificial nests are willingly populated, not only by starlings, but also by other birds. Therefore, a do-it-yourself birdhouse for birds should be tinkered with taking into account the feasibility of future inhabitants. For example, starlings are capable of destroying up to a thousand May beetle larvae in a season, preserving the roots of the owner of the site. Flycatchers, wagtails, tits also actively fight insects that harm crops, which are food for them.

Classic wooden birdhouse with removable roof

We got two such identical details.

• Pencil;
• Cut a hole along the contour, make the bottom. From above, the house can be pasted over with colored paper so that it attracts attention.
• I also note that conifers, as well as chipboard, plywood and OSB panels, are not suitable for collecting a birdhouse, as they contain resins that negatively affect the health of birds.
• Old plastic five-liter bottles may still fit. Do not rush to throw them away - they will become an excellent bird feeder. Making a plastic bottle feeder is very simple. To do this, you just need to cut a large "window" in it and pour food on the bottom. Birds will sit on this makeshift perch and peck at food eagerly. To prevent them from injuring the paws, you can additionally process the border with a file, removing sharp plastic burrs.

We glue a paper napkin pillow to the bottom of the birdhouse, on top, glue dry grass on it. And fix the dove with hot glue. If there is no grass, then you can moisten the threads of green shades with PVA, dry them and make a nest out of them. We glue the roof.

• As it turned out, there are a lot of birdhouse patterns on the Internet - I chose a couple I liked, adjusted the size of the drawing in Word and printed it on cardboard. The cardboard is completely ordinary, which is sold in stationery stores - smooth white on one side and kraft paper on the other.

• Assembly - the walls are fixed with self-tapping screws to the bottom, to each other
• Overlap of the visor - restricts access to the paws of the above predators while sitting on the roof
• Nest box - the outer diameter of the log is 15 cm, the entrance is in the middle, fixation is 2 m from the ground

There are house designs for the following breeds of birds:

• We glue the walls.
• Ruler;
• Cut out a semicircle from a fox paper, glue the edges and get a roof.

Birdhouse-nesting house from the deck

Of course, making a full-fledged birdhouse from a bottle is much more difficult. Here you need to equip the nest, be sure to make ventilation holes on all sides, except for the bottom, otherwise the birds will suffocate. Various branches can be placed inside the bottle. Of course, don't forget to paint the bottle a dark color to keep the birds comfortable during the day. I will say right away that a plastic bottle is far from the best birdhouse option. Better to limit yourself to a feeder.

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Well, the last step is to decorate the birdhouse. I used paper flowers.

A few words about the patterns: on the printout, at the upper birdhouse with a round entrance, the bottom of a completely different size - I corrected it already in the course of work, at the lower one, I also cut the width of the roof a little on the finished birdhouse. By the way, about the roof - I somehow didn't want to paint the roof, so scrap paper was found in the bins - and I made the roof from it. You can print a roof template like this:

Roof fabrication - a part that freely fits into the box is screwed to the lower plane of the roofing canopy, due to which, the upper unit remains removable for periodic preventive maintenance

Visual inspection - in the offseason, birdhouses can be populated by bats, squirrels (relevant for the hollow)

Half-dwelling - a reduced copy of a birdhouse (12 x 12 cm bottom, 15 cm high) with an incomplete front wall hanging over a rectangular taphole in its entire width with a roof slope

Nesting place - for pikas, although these birds settle in ordinary birdhouses, it is better for them to make through entrances

We glue the bottom and roof.

Hole punch.

We glue the roof to the base. We stretch the string for hanging through the roof. We attach a stick under the window so that the birds can sit on it. A cardboard birdhouse is ready to receive residents.

Of course, you shouldn't nail the birdhouse to the tree - this is a barbaric method that will not benefit either your trees or your garden. Ideally, the birdhouse is suspended from special hooks pre-screwed into the bases of the sides. If you don't want to make hooks so that the birds do not get hurt by them, there is another way. A thick rope is threaded through the pre-drilled holes and tied from the inside with a knot. The ends of the rope are cut and set on fire so that they become smooth and the birds do not damage their eyes. This structure is suspended from any tree.

And now, not even half a day has passed, the birdhouses are ready! The birdhouse can be made bigger and smaller - as you want and you can use it at will - if you want to give it to a doll or a bear, you can hang it on a Christmas tree, or you can just put it on a shelf and admire :)

In general, we cut out our parts, the hole can be cut either with a breadboard knife or with small scissors, making a cut in the middle and carefully cut a circle from it.

Sealing - all joints are coated with hot wax, treated with wood putty

A strip horizontally located under the inlet will also protect the nest from being ruined by a woodpecker. These birds are not able to gouge wood with a horizontal grain.

Titmouse - tap hole 3.5 - 3 cm, bottom 10 x 10 cm, height 30 cm, placed similarly to a birdhouse

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Titmouse - suitable for most birds of small breeds

In the article you will find drawings, diagrams, photos of birdhouses for different birds. Recommendations for the construction of a birdhouse.

Birds fly from warm countries every spring. It can be difficult for them to find a home: old birdhouses are often destroyed, and trees have been felled.

Birds help nature and people. They fight insect pests and their larvae, protect trees. In addition, they delight people with singing, give joy. Our task is to take care of them. The simplest thing we can do for them is build birdhouses.

Birdhouses are not just a home for different types of birds, but also an element of decor in the garden and park landscape. You can find birdhouses from a variety of materials and bizarre shapes.

What materials are birdhouses made of:

• The most famous and reliable material is wood.
• Plastic.
• Cardboard.
• Metal.
• Plywood.

Important: The correct bird house is one that is made of wood. Other materials are not suitable for providing a comfortable stay for birds. Birdhouses made of chipboard, cardboard, plastic serve for decorative purposes and are located in places where rain does not penetrate.

The correct birdhouse: what is it?

Birdhouse sizes and hole diameter for wagtail, titmouse, different birds: table

Wood is the only natural material that can provide birds with protection from the cold and rain. Let's not forget that birds are part of nature, and they are not adapted to life in an artificial environment.

What characteristics should a tree have:

1. The most suitable types of wood for birdhouses are birch, oak.
2. Pine trees are not suitable for this purpose because they release resin.
3. The thickness of the boards should be at least 2 cm to keep warm.
4. The inside of the birdhouse must be rough so that it is convenient for birds (especially chicks) to get out of the house.
5. The boards cannot be fastened with glue, it can emit harmful substances.
6. Nails or screws should not stick out of the boards, as birds can get hurt.

Let's talk separately about the size of the birdhouses. Birds have different sizes, which means that different species' houses must be the same size.

Table 1 "Sizes of birdhouses for different birds"

Bird species	Tap hole diameter (cm)	Bottom width (cm)	Front wall height (cm)	Rear wall height (cm)
Titmouse	3-3,5	10-12 (square)	22-25	28-30
Wagtails	5	40 * 15 (rectangle)	15	18
Pikas	6	16-18 (square)	22-26	28-32
Flycatchers	4	10 (square)	7	14

Features of bird houses:

1. Wagtails will choose a house in the form of a rectangle with a threshold in front of the entrance, because this bird loves to stomp before entering the house.
2. Pikas settle in birdhouses with two entrances. This helps them to escape if cats attack.
3. The flycatcher likes to settle in a half-house - a house that looks like a natural hollow in a tree.

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Flycatcher house

Wagtail birdhouse

How to make a do-it-yourself birdhouse for starlings from wood: a drawing with dimensions, step-by-step instructions, photo

Starling birdhouse size:

• Bottom width - 15 cm;
• Height - 30-40 cm;
• Tap hole diameter - 4-5 cm;
• A round perch in front of the entrance is 5-6 cm long.

Important: On the roof, there must be a small canopy (edge) above the entrance. Then rainwater cannot get inside.

When making birdhouses, you must adhere to the size recommendations. Otherwise, the birds may simply not settle in the house. Starlings can drive out small birds from birdhouses with a large notch diameter. If you make the entrance diameter too small, the starling may not fit into the hole. The correct internal space of the birdhouse helps to create favorable conditions for incubating healthy offspring, to create a warm nest. Usually, starlings hatch 5 chicks, rarely the number reaches 7.

To make a birdhouse, you will need the following materials:

1. Dry boards;
2. Nails or self-tapping screws;
3. Wire (to hang the birdhouse);
4. Hammer;
5. Hacksaw;
6. Drill (d = 50, d = 4 mm);
7. Pencil;
8. Square;
9. Screwdriver, screwdriver.

Instructions for making a birdhouse

Birdhouse project Drawing of a classic birdhouse Drawing of a birdhouse-house

To quickly clean a birdhouse, you need to make it with a removable roof. At the same time, make sure that the roof holds well and does not fall from the wind or the invasion of "uninvited guests" - cats, crows.

How to do it? Answer: A grommet that is identical to the dimensions of the bottom must be attached to the removable roof. Additionally, the roof is secured with wire.

What a removable roof looks like

Video: DIY birdhouse

How to make a birdhouse for birds from 8 mm plywood: drawing with dimensions, step by step instructions, photo

Important: For a birdhouse, you can take unpolished waterproof plywood. Water resistance means there is no need to additionally process the walls of the birdhouse. If you have sanded plywood, make notches on it.

The process of making a birdhouse from this material is standard:

1. Draw the details with a pencil and a square.
2. Cut out the parts with a hacksaw or jigsaw.
3. For the taphole, drill a hole so that the jigsaw file fits into it. Then cut out the notch in a circle. You can drill a tap hole with a file.
4. Sand the saw cut lines with sandpaper.
5. Mark places for self-tapping screws, drill holes.
6. First, assemble the front wall of the house by attaching a perch to it.
7. Then connect the walls together.
8. Finally, attach the bottom and roof.
9. Nail a long block to the back wall for further installation of the birdhouse.

Birdhouse project

Cutting out a tap hole

Assembling birdhouse parts

This is what a plywood birdhouse looks like.

How to make a birdhouse for birds from a plastic 5 liter bottle: drawing with dimensions, step by step instructions, photo

Important: A plastic birdhouse is most often made for decorative purposes. Such a craft can be done with children, brightly decorate it so that it pleases the eye.

Reasons why birds will not settle in a plastic birdhouse.

1. Birds will not settle and will not produce offspring, since the plastic is transparent and does not contribute to the emergence of a sense of protection.
2. In a too colorful birdhouse, birds are also unlikely to settle, in order to protect them from predators. And the variegated will attract cats, forty.
3. Plastic does not allow air to pass through and releases toxins in the sun.

If you want to make a decorative birdhouse, plastic will work. This material can be found in every home and is easy to work with. For a decorative birdhouse, bottles of different sizes are suitable, it all depends on your imagination.

All you need to do is cut out the entrance, decorate the birdhouse and hang it in a prominent place. There are many decor options:

• You can paint the bottle and draw patterns, ornaments.
• Stick on beads, buttons.
• Decorate with thick yarn, colored rope.

Birdhouse from a plastic bottle

Decorative birdhouses from small plastic bottles

It is better to make a feeder out of a plastic bottle, it will bring much more benefit.

Plastic bottles are suitable for making feeders

Large plastic bottle feeders

Video: How to make a birdhouse from a bottle?

How to make a birdhouse for birds from a cardboard shoe box: step by step instructions, photo

As you already understood, birds are not stupid creatures. They choose a reliable home that will protect them from rain, cold, and predators. It is for this reason that a cardboard birdhouse should not be taken seriously, but as a decor - yes.

If you have a cardboard shoe box lying around, don't rush to throw it away. You can give her a second life by building a decorative house. Sizing is not important here, because birds will not settle here.

Step-by-step production of a birdhouse from a cardboard box:

1. Tape the edges of the cardboard box with tape to keep the edges from falling apart over time.
2. Mark the notch with a pencil.
3. Cut it out with a utility knife.
4. Decorate the box.
5. Attach it to a tree or under a roof.

Birdhouse from a cardboard box

Birdhouse made of cardboard

It is quite possible that birds will choose your cardboard house as a feeder if you regularly put treats in the form of seeds and bread crumbs there.

Feeder out of the box

How to make a birdhouse for birds from a bag of juice or milk: step by step instructions, photo

Very quickly and easily, you can make an analogue of a birdhouse from a bag containing juice or milk. To do this, you will need an empty juice or milk bag, scissors, rope or wire for fastening.

Step-by-step production:

• Cut two holes in the box. Two holes are made so that the bird can fly away quickly if it is in danger.
• Make small holes for the rope or wire, and pass the rope through.
• Secure the treehouse.

If you apply diligence and turn on your imagination, you can make a bright, colorful, original house. Ideas in the photo below.

Milk carton feeder that even kids can make

Decorative birdhouses from juice boxes

How to make a birdhouse for birds from wine corks: drawing with dimensions, step by step instructions, photo

Wine corks are a good material for making a birdhouse. Due to their density, they allow the house to remain dry even in the rain, and also serve as additional insulation.

• The easiest way is to stick the corks on the finished birdhouse using hot glue, which also serve as an original decor.
• It is undesirable to hammer the corks into the birdhouse with nails - the sharp ends of the nails can injure the birds.

Birdhouse insulated with wine corks

You can make a decorative birdhouse. For this you will need:

• Traffic jams;
• Hot glue;
• Cardboard.

Step-by-step production:

1. Hot glue the plugs together. Take an equal number of plugs on each side of the house.
2. Leave room for the taphole in your design.
3. To make the roof, stick the corks onto the cardboard.
4. Attach the roof to the house.
5. Decorate the birdhouse as you see fit.

Birdhouse made of wine corks

Decorative birdhouse attached with wire to a tree

How to make a birdhouse for birds from newspaper tubes: drawing with dimensions, step by step instructions, photo

Another material for decorating birdhouses is newspaper tubes. You can find out how to make them at.

Wicker bird houses

Weaving from tubes

How to make a birdhouse for birds from a toilet paper sleeve: drawing with dimensions, step by step instructions, photo

A toilet paper roll is a cheap handy material for decoration. The sleeve can be used to glue the frame of the birdhouse, and then paint it or decorate it with paper.

Also, a simple toilet paper roll makes excellent feeders. To do this, the sleeve must be dipped in peanut butter and then sprinkled with seeds.

How to use a toilet paper roll

How to protect a birdhouse from cats, squirrels, magpies: tips

• Experienced people advise placing birdhouses away from trees, on poles.
• The birdhouse should be located at a height of 4.5 m.
• A tin collar attached to a pole can serve as protection against cats.
• You can also make an obstacle in the form of a barbed wire roller on the pole.
• The design of the birdhouse should be correct: a long canopy will not allow a magpie, squirrel or cat to stick their head in the entrance.
• The perch in front of the entrance must not be made too long, otherwise the predator will easily settle down on it.
• The diameter of the tap hole should be no more than 5 cm, it should be located almost at the roof. A large canopy thus protects the penetration of the predator into the house.

How to protect a birdhouse from moisture, how to cover it: tips

There are several ways to protect the birdhouse from moisture:

1. Make a roof with a slope, then the water droplets will roll down.
2. You can paint the birdhouse with paint or open it with varnish.
3. Treat the birdhouse with linseed oil.
4. The tree also needs to be treated with water-repellent agents, because over time, fungal stains can form on it.

Is it possible and how, in what color to paint a birdhouse with gouache, what to draw on it?

If you want birds to settle in your birdhouse, do not paint or decorate it with colorful decorations. Feathered friends do not care about beauty; for them, protection comes first. A bright birdhouse will attract cats.

The decorative birdhouse is primarily for beauty. Therefore, when creating it, it is appropriate to use both all kinds of decorations and paint.

For coloring, you can use acrylic paints, gouache, linseed oil paints. Gouache is very convenient to use as it dries quickly.

In order for the gouache paint to lay flat on the surface, a certain sequence must be observed:

1. First, sand the surface to be painted with sandpaper.
2. Then apply the base - white acrylic paint. Wait until it dries completely.
3. The next stage is drawing a sketch of the picture and painting with gouache.
4. Wait until the gouache is completely dry, and then open the drawing with varnish.
5. It is desirable to apply varnish a couple of times.

If you don't know how to draw, you can use stencils. Simply transfer the prepared templates to the birdhouse with a pencil, and then paint with a brush.

What can you draw on a birdhouse? Everything that your fantasy tells you - birds, flowers, patterns, butterflies, grass and trees, abstract patterns. There is no limit to perfection. You can see examples of drawings on birdhouses below in the photo.

Birdhouse with drawings

How to paint a birdhouse with gouache

Painted birdhouses

How to make do-it-yourself birdhouse decoupage: ideas, photos

Even a beginner can cope with a simple decorating of a birdhouse using decoupage technique, if desired. You will need the following materials:

• Harvesting a birdhouse;
• Napkins for decoupage;
• Scissors, decoupage glue;
• Brushes, acrylic paint;
• Sandpaper.

Step-by-step master class:

1. Sandpaper the birdhouse to avoid any rough edges.
2. Then wipe with a damp cloth to remove dust.
3. Apply a coat of paint, base. If necessary, apply a couple of coats for more thorough staining.
4. Wait for the paint to dry completely.
5. Now from decoupage napkins, cut rectangles for the sides of the birdhouse of the appropriate size.
6. Stick the blanks.
7. Now it remains to stick the cut elements on the facade of the birdhouse. In this case, it is a gnome, mushrooms, a ladybug and an inscription. You can choose whatever you like.
8. At the final stage, it remains to open the birdhouse with varnish to protect it from moisture and dry it. Now the birdhouse is ready to delight passers-by with its elegant look.
Beautiful birdhouses

Birdhouse decoupage

Video: Decoupage birdhouse

What beautiful and unusual do-it-yourself birdhouses are: possible options for birdhouses, photo

You can find original birdhouses, so unusual that you will not immediately understand that this is a house for birds. In the form of animals, with multi-colored stones, painted, in a rustic style.

Summer residents decorate their plots with birdhouses to the delight of themselves and their neighbors, but they are no less actively decorating parks. You can find whole towns of birdhouses.

We have compiled a selection of original birdhouses for your inspiration.



Tree house

In addition to the design of the birdhouse, its correct design, as a rule, you need to come up with a name. One of the requirements of the competition is a card with the name. We have collected possible names for birdhouses that you can take note of or as an idea:

• Ptichkin's house;
• Teremok-breadwinner;
• Wonder house;
• Eco-house;
• Bird cafe;
• A hut on chicken legs;
• Titmouse;
• Hotel for starlings.

An original name will help your birdhouse stand out from others.

Video: How to make a birdhouse for birds to settle?

Birdhouses are an invention of civilization. Until recently, even without a person, birds found refuge for themselves, in which eggs can be laid, hatched and hatched chicks. But the situation has changed: there are practically no hollow trees, especially in the city limits. It became difficult for birds to find nesting places and people figured out how to help them. They invented analogs of natural nesting sites - these are birdhouses, titmouses and houses for other birds that you can make with your own hands.

How to make a birdhouse with your own hands at home

The most popular closed nesting sites for birds are birdhouses. Starlings need this house not for living, but for breeding. Therefore, a number of specific requirements are imposed on it.

Requirements for the correct craft for birds

• Safe for birds;
• Convenient for laying eggs and incubating chicks;
• Warm enough but well ventilated;
• With an appropriately sized tray.

Materials for making

What are bird houses made of at home? The best material invented by nature is a tree familiar to birds. Practical houses should not be made of chipboard, fiberboard, drywall, soft cardboard or other unsuitable materials. Wooden structures can stand for a long time, while paper, lining and cardboard quickly deteriorate in adverse weather conditions.

It is better to take boards of hardwood. Conifers are not the most suitable material. They secrete gum and make the birds' habitat sticky and dangerous to birds. The resin can stick together the feathers of birds, and this is fraught with disease and even death of birds. But you can hang a birdhouse on any tree in your summer cottage or in the yard. It is not important for the birds to live here, the main thing is that it is warm and protected.

For decorative birdhouses, which are installed in places protected from wind and rain, boxes, bottles, cardboard and other materials are used.

Designs, forms and diagrams of the device

All birdhouses can be conditionally divided into two groups according to schemes:

• Houses of various shapes;
• Nest boxes.

A traditional birdhouse is a rectangular box with a flat, pitched or gable roof and a round tap hole. The size of the entrance depends on who will live in the house.

Dimensions (edit)

• Height: 30-40 cm;
• Bottom length and width: 14–16 cm;
• Tap hole diameter: 5 cm.

If we reduce these dimensions and make a notch of 3–3.5 cm in diameter, we get a titmouse. Birds will settle in it, which daily eat insect pests and various larvae several times more than their own weight.

How to make according to drawings

It is necessary to build a house, as expected, otherwise it will simply fall apart from the first gusts of wind. It is important to respect the dimensions. In a house that is too small, the birds will be cramped, in a large one it will be cold. Often, a perch is made in front of the entrance - a perch. Birds rarely use them.

It is especially important to maintain the correct tap hole (inlet) size. It should be such that a bird can freely pass there, but predators - cats and crows - could not get there.

You can make a nesting box in the form of a nest box. To do this, use a part of the trunk of a deciduous tree and hollow out the core in it. Above and below, the nest box is closed and a notch is made in the side wall. Such a house will remind birds of a natural hollow.

How to make from wood

Planks made of alder, birch and aspen are suitable for nesting. The inside of the house should be rough. Smooth boards need to be processed with a chisel - apply horizontal notches. Chicks will be able to cling to these ledges and easily get out of the house.

In addition to the boards you will need:

• Nails;
• Joiner's glue;
• Ruler and pencil;
• Hacksaw for wood, jigsaw;
• Chisel or drill;
• Hammer.
• Water-based paint and decorative elements.

Sometimes the houses are painted. Do not decorate them with bright colors, this can scare away birds.

Birdhouse made of plywood and lining on a branch

This is the simplest bird house design. The tools are no different from those used to work on a wooden birdhouse. Depending on which roof you choose for the birdhouse (shed or gable), you will need 6 or 7 parts. So, we are building a house from plywood.

Manufacturing steps:

1. Drawing... You need to decide on the dimensions, make a sketch, clarify the placement of the walls, cover, bottom and fasteners and start creating a drawing.
2. Cutting and sawing... First you need some markup. All parts are transferred to plywood in such a way that the bottom overlaps the wall sections, and the upper part protrudes in the form of a visor. Plywood is cut adjusted for the width of the jigsaw and the gap.
3. Assembling parts... All sections must be sanded. You can connect the parts with glue and self-tapping screws. It is necessary to glue the side walls and the front facade. After the glue has completely dried, the structure is strengthened with nails or self-tapping screws. The back wall is nailed last.
4. Bottom and Roof. The bottom is screwed along the entire perimeter with self-tapping screws. It is better to make the roof removable. This makes it easier to care for the birdhouse. Once a year, you will need a general cleaning of the birdhouse from old nests, so the roof is attached only with two screws. It should protrude 3-4 cm, forming a canopy in front of the entrance.
5. Birdhouse ready... It can be colored and decorated to your liking.

How to build a cardboard

Cardboard is not the most durable material, but birdhouses made of it also have a right to life. It is better to take dense cardboard. Bookbinding works well... It holds its shape well, easily dyed and processed. Choose non-toxic ingredients, because birds raise their offspring in this house!

Cardboard birdhouses will not last long, but if done correctly, they will survive the season.

To make such a poultry house, you need to adhere to the following steps:

1. Development of sketches... It is necessary to make sketches and clarify the dimensions.
2. Drawing and cutting... Depending on the chosen design, a drawing is developed. All sizes are transferred to cardboard and cut out using a stationery knife or jigsaw.
3. Connecting parts... The assembly is carried out using wood glue. Its order does not differ from the previous model.
4. Finishing treatment. Even the best cardboard is afraid of moisture. Therefore, such birdhouses must be treated with special means. These can be protective varnishes and paints.

Out of the box (cardboard and paper)

Cardboard boxes can make life a lot easier for bird lovers. Birdhouses from them are made quickly and do not require special tools.

Manufacturing steps:

1. Decide where the entrance will be in the birdhouse, and make the markings.
2. Cut a hole in the marked location. Treat the sections with moisture protection products.
3. Attach the roof. All parts can be connected with glue or tape.
4. Varnish or paint the birdhouse. Beautiful painting colors your design. You can come up with interesting decor details.

Bottle houses

Our industry offers such a variety of beverage containers that it’s hard to resist reuse. Plastic bottles are an interesting material not only for children's crafts, but also for such a useful thing as a birdhouse.

Manufacturing steps:

1. Preparation. Plastic bottles with a volume of at least 1.5 liters are suitable. They must be clean and free from foreign smell.
2. Make markings on the bottle. Mark the location of the tap hole. Cut the hole with scissors or a knife.
3. Treat the sharp edge of the cut with tape or plaster.
4. Insulate and decorate the house with burlap, twine or thick yarn.
5. Optionally, you can paint the house with acrylic paint. This will stiffen the structure and give it a finished look.

Unusual and original birdhouses from scrap materials

All kinds of birdhouses today you will not see. Designers develop entire collections of these unusual houses from scrap materials. Amateurs also keep up with them. In the gardens you can see bird houses of the most intricate shapes and designs. For this, traditional and modern technologies are used.

The most popular are the following types of original birdhouses:

• Wicker vine houses... Birds like these nesting boxes. They are made from environmentally friendly material. Lovers of weaving from paper tubes can also use their skills to design a bird house.
• Cork houses... For this, wine corks are used. The material is durable, tolerates precipitation well. The only drawback is the complexity of the assembly. Therefore, it is used in combination with wood or plywood.
• Barrel birdhouse... Small barrels are shaped like nest boxes and are perfect for bird dwellings.
• Boot houses... You will need a large boot that is hung on a tree at the correct height.
• Birdhouse made of branches... For such a house, the branches are connected with self-tapping screws or intertwined with a rope.
• Pumpkin bird house... To do this, use a special dish pumpkin lagenaria. They just make a hole in it for a tap hole.

Decorative and beautiful for the garden

Birds do not need painting. They may well get by with the simplest birdhouse. But for a person, a birdhouse is a space for creativity. So interesting ideas for decor appear.

How to decorate a birdhouse? Acrylic paints are used for painting. First, the birdhouse must be treated with a primer.

You can make a whole series of "Seasons" and display changes in nature on the walls of the birdhouse. For those who do not know how to draw, applications and decoupage are suitable. Just don't forget this beauty is covered with sweat varnish.

Christmas birdhouses

These houses decorate the gardens during the January holidays. Birds do not nest at this time. But the birdhouse can be used as a feeder. And in the spring this structure will turn into a real nest. You can decorate Christmas birdhouses with pine needles, berries and other materials, but only natural!

How to hang a house?

You need to attach a plank to the back of the house, with the help of bark it will be hung on a tree. It is advisable to hang it vertically straight or tilted forward. If a wire is used for this, then it must be at least 2 mm thick, it is better to take stainless steel. You can hang birdhouses at any time of the year, but it is better when the birds return - in the spring.

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On the video, different options for bird houses:

Outcome

Birdhouses installed in the garden attract different birds. Do not be discouraged if they do not immediately settle in your house. Sometimes it takes time. Use a simple birdhouse base and all your imagination when creating your decor. Your efforts will be appreciated not only by winged friends, but also by neighbors, and even more so by the garden, which will thank you with a good harvest.

Many owners of their backyards spend a lot of energy fighting harmful insects. To somehow make life easier for yourself, you can attract starlings for these purposes. They ruthlessly destroy not only caterpillars and beetles, but also their larvae. Thanks to such help, the summer cottage is completely cleared of these pests in a week. To attract such a useful bird, you need to make a house for it. For this, various materials at hand are used, for example, a plastic bottle, cardboard, box, and others. Various birdhouse options can be seen in the photo.

Necessary materials

The lightest and most affordable material is considered to be a plastic bottle. To make a do-it-yourself birdhouse out of it, you will need the following tools and materials:

• drill, drill;
• stationery knife;
• pliers;
• plastic bottle with a volume of 2 liters;
• waterproof acrylic paints (dark brown, beige, light brown, black and dark green);
• unnecessary CDs;
• glue for plastic items;
• wire;
• paint brush or sponge;
• scissors;
• scotch tape, electrical tape.

These materials can be found easily at home.

How to make a birdhouse from a plastic bottle?

You need to take an ordinary plastic bottle with a volume of 2 liters. A round hole is made with a sharp clerical knife at a distance of 3 cm from the bottom... A little below this hole, drill a small hole with a drill and insert a long dowel into it. This is the future bird roost. After that, paint the bottle in two layers with brown paint. Starlings love to keep their house cozy and dark, so a birdhouse from a bottle is painted over very well, without any gaps.

Then they take a bottle cap and drill two small holes in it, thread a wire through them and twist the ends well. The result should be a strong loop with which the house attached to a tree or post.

Thus, a birdhouse from a plastic bottle is ready. To make it more beautiful, you can decorate it.

How to decorate a birdhouse

To decorate a birdhouse, they take paper or thin flexible plastic and make a window stencil out of it, the image of which will perfectly fit into the birdhouse. Then you need to make a beautiful roof. To create the appearance of the tiles, the CD is heated and cut, and this is done in such a way that the same pieces are obtained. Each piece can be painted with brown paint, and for greater effect, the tiles are made in different colors.

Now you need to attach a roof to the house. The lowest layer is "set" on glue, and for strength, each piece is fixed with tape. Then all subsequent layers are fixed only with glue.

To make the nesting box from a plastic bottle more comfortable, the bottom is covered with various materials, such as:

• rags;
• twigs;
• pieces of cotton wool;
• hay.

You can be sure that the birds will appreciate this comfort.

Making birdhouses from other materials

Birdhouse made of cardboard

In addition to plastic bottles, a birdhouse can also be made of cardboard. For work you will need:

• self-adhesive laminated paper;
• starch;
• corrugated board;
• twine.

In addition, you will need tools such as scissors, a ruler, a pencil, a cardboard cutter, a square and a compass.

The work begins with the fact that on all workpieces marking is done... Then the parts are cut in duplicate. A paste should be boiled from starch, since ordinary synthetic glue has an unpleasant odor that can scare away birds.

The finished parts are glued in pairs to make double walls. This is necessary for their strength. In the front wall, a hole should be cut for the notch, and in the back, 4 small holes are made for the twine, with which the birdhouse is tied to the tree.

The walls are glued end-to-end with respect to the right angle. The result should be a box. During drying, it is wrapped with threads. The roof is glued in two parts. The smaller part is placed inside the structure, and on the larger one, allowances are made on all sides.

A cardboard birdhouse can last longer if it is pasted over with laminated paper on the outside. The surface is completely pasted over, the result is a very beautiful birdhouse.

Birdhouse out of the box

If it is not possible to find basic materials, a birdhouse can be made from a ready-made object, for example, a box.

In this case, you need an empty containers from juice or milk with a volume of more than one liter. It should be washed and dried, and then a standard entrance is cut out. To strengthen the bottom, use thick cardboard or wood. Holes are made on top of the box that will be used for the wire. With the help of it, the birdhouse is hung on a tree. Outside, the house is pasted over with beautiful paper that has a protective coating.

Before you start making a birdhouse with your own hands, you should protect yourself from getting all kinds of injuries. In order not to plant a splinter, be sure to use gloves.

The roofs of the houses are made single-pitched or gable, with a slight backward slope. Birds are wary of bright colors, so cover should be dark.

Birds love to have their nests very high off the ground. Before hanging the birdhouse on a tree, you should make sure that the place is safe, and the trunks are thick and strong... It is best if the house will not be conspicuous, because during the incubation of chicks, extra attention to the birds is useless. The birdhouse can also be fixed to tall metal posts.

Thus, making a birdhouse with his own hands, a person benefits not only the birds, but also himself, since starlings are able to destroy a large number of harmful insects in their summer cottage. A house made from a plastic bottle, if made cozy, will bring true pleasure to the birds.