I usually use a scrap gourd for this that is not good enough quality to build a birdhouse, but has some good sections in it. If you have grown them place them in a dry place inside out of the elements.
Gourd Birdhouses Patterns. An existing birdhouse is taken and made over with twigs and moss to give it a lovely rustic look. A garage, shop or shed works just fine.
Cut this out with the drywall bit and carefully sand and smooth the edges until it fits tightly in position on the birdhouse.
Cut this out with the drywall bit and carefully sand and smooth the edges until it fits tightly in position on the birdhouse. With a pencil, trace this pattern on to the extra gourd. This would be a great one for the kids to help out with. Cut this out with the drywall bit and carefully sand and smooth the edges until it fits tightly in position on the birdhouse.
Natural gourds can be simply cleaned up to make the patterns shine (and kill any live mold). This is a basic plan for a simple diy birdhouse. This is more of a makeover project for a birdhouse instead of a building one. If you have grown them place them in a dry place inside out of the elements.
A garage, shop or shed works just fine.
This is more of a makeover project for a birdhouse instead of a building one. Cut this out with the drywall bit and carefully sand and smooth the edges until it fits tightly in position on the birdhouse. Nature does a great job decorating gourds without any help. This would be a great one for the kids to help out with.
To start you want to make sure you have dry gourds.
This is more of a makeover project for a birdhouse instead of a building one. Bottle gourds are popular choices for birdhouses. If you have grown them place them in a dry place inside out of the elements. Gourds dried indoors will have intricate patterns left by the molds that occur during drying, while gourds grown outdoors will have a beautiful creamy brown color.
This is a basic plan for a simple diy birdhouse.
This is more of a makeover project for a birdhouse instead of a building one. Cut this out with the drywall bit and carefully sand and smooth the edges until it fits tightly in position on the birdhouse. This is a basic plan for a simple diy birdhouse. A garage, shop or shed works just fine.
An existing birdhouse is taken and made over with twigs and moss to give it a lovely rustic look. Natural gourds can be simply cleaned up to make the patterns shine (and kill any live mold). An existing birdhouse is taken and made over with twigs and moss to give it a lovely rustic look. This is more of a makeover project for a birdhouse instead of a building one.
