Feathered Friends Birdhouse by Kathy Stoffel Project Sponsored by:

1. Purchase sheet plastic (acrylic) from a local hardware store.

2.ba. Print or copy a picture of a garden scene (approx. 5 x 7 inches) onto tracing paper (tissue paper, mulberry paper or other thin papers would also work). Cut out the picture, lay it onto plastic and coat both sides with diluted Mod Podge®.
     b. Stamp an egg from the For The Birds collection (Time To Stamp) on blue mulberry paper…cut it out and coat it with Mod Podge®.
     c. Set aside to dry.

3. a. Draw the 4 pieces of the birdhouse on the covering of the sheet plastic as follows: 2 sides (2 rectangles 3¾ inches long by 3½ inches high) and 2 end pieces (2 rectangles 3 inches wide by 5½ inches high; find the center of one end of each rectangle and draw the roof angles from the center to a point 3½ inches from the bottom on each side).
     b. Cut out the 4 pieces of the birdhouse using a jeweler’s saw. Lightly file off any burrs and smooth the edges using a small metal file.
     c. Drill out the center opening using a drill to start the hole and saw using a jeweler’s saw.

4. Purchase 4 hinges and the screws and nuts to hold them in place. Drill out the holes for the hinge screws.

5. Take the plastic covering off the plastic and put on 3 of the hinges. (This made it easier to visualize where to place the designs.)
Hint: Check to be sure that the birdhouse will fold into a rectangle; the hex nuts need to have a flat edge perfectly vertical to prevent them binding together.

6. Stamp Feathered Friends and other phrases, 3 birds, feather and nest from the For the Birds collection (Time To Stamp) on each side using StazOn® ink.

7. Glue the egg onto the back of the birdhouse with gloss gel medium; it will dry clear.

8. Attach the 4th hinge.

9. Fold the garden scene photo prepared in Step 2 gently in half and use it as the roof of the birdhouse.

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