Quirky Birdhouses

Thought today I'd show a few of my birdhouses that have found happy homes and a couple who found some very happy residents.   First up is one of the Outhouse versions that I called the Sea Shantys.  My vision was to create a birdhouse that looked like an old cabin or shack near the sea.  Complete with netting and sea shells.  I created about half a dozen of them, sold some and then gave away 3 as gifts to some friends.   This one was a gift and my friend was kind enough to send a photo of it in their yard, complete with it's new residents.  The next is one which I sold to a South Florida lady who placed it in her yard and with in a couple days, had some residents.   This was one of my Hollow Log Birdhouses .  There is an old abandoned area not far from my house where I can find lots of fallen trees.  I find the ones of appropriate size and bring them back, saw them to appropriate length and begin the arduous process of hollowin...

For the first post, I thought I would talk about one of my larger projects.   On occasion, I like to do something big.  The Winter Castle is the 2nd large work.   It also took me the longest.    This Castle has 2 separate birdhouses, one in each of the towers.  Well, actually, there is a 3rd very small chamber, in the center, behind the drawbridge, but not really much room for a full bird's nest.   It would be interesting to see if a bird actually nests there!   The Winter Castle is hand painted.  The windows on the back were hand painted by my daughter, so a great family project.  Each turret was hand carved and features a cloth flag on a wooden flag pole.   I had also found a fleur-de-lis ornament somewhere and I thought it would be a nice addition to the castle theme. All of my birdhouses are created using recycled materials.  I often shop at Habitat For Humanity's ReStore for ...