DIY Indoor Birdhouse Decorating Ideas

Here are a few affordable birdhouse decorating ideas using discarded items. By making a few alternations these projects would be wonderful for kids to make! Hope these ideas inspire you to be CREATIVE!

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For these indoor decorative birdhouses, I used scrap pieces of wood, empty oatmeal can & a thrifted birdhouse. You can also use tin cans, glass jars, or other containers, and instead of drilling a hole into them just paint one on.

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Scrap wood 5.5″x5.5″. Music printed rice paper & glued on using Mod Podge. Golf tee for the perch.

Tools and Materials for birdhouse decorating ideas

I have posted the links below to some of these items to where I purchased them.

Cordless sander
Basic HP inkjet printer
1 inch boring drill bit & drill (or paint a circle on for the bird hole)
Hammer
Mod Podge
Spray sealer
Wooden Knobs (for toppers or feet)
Paint & brushes
Antique Wax (by Waverly)
Embellishments (Ideas posted below)

Dried flowers, Spanish moss & a painted twig for a perch

Roof options for birdhouse decorating ideas

Metal flashing
Tin or soda can (flattened)
Wood scraps
Popsicle sticks or paint sticks
Jar lid
Paint or stain top
Cardboard
Glue on costume jewelry
Book cover

*Wooden drawer knob glued to a plastic l*id. Birdhouse glued onto a painted candlestick holder

Types of materials that can be used for prints & images

Rice paper
Basic copy paper
Tissue paper
Cardstock
Waterslide decals
Scrapbook paper
Iron on paper (can be used on some surfaces besides fabric)

Design your own patterns or resize ones you already have @ Canva.com. Vintage images & graphics from TheGraphicsFairy.com. They both offer a free or paid version that has many options.

Four 10 pcs Wooden Knobs (feet or toppers) – were used as feet. Clock image printed on rice paper & Mod Podged on.

If you do not have a printer you can use:

Newspaper
Comic book pages
Book pages
Magazine pages
Sheet music
Watercolor or draw on paper
Ink stamp on paper
Napkins
Maps
Fabric
Commercial decoupage paper

*Torn book cover used as a roof (book pages kept to make a new cover for)*. An unused key for a perch.

Embellishment options for birdhouse decorating ideas

Buttons
Game pieces
Knobs
Silverware
Keys
Misc. Hardware
Flowers (faux or dried)
Ribbons
Twine or string
Fabric
Costume jewelry
Beads
Stickers
Pre Printed Decals
Ink stamps
Labels

Printed on Rice Paper & glued on using Mod Podge

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Vintage Bird Images

These images are perfect for framing! You could also print them on rice paper or tissue paper for decoupage.

Free Printable Download

Two Vintage Bird Prints 5×7 (PNG)