Today I am sharing with you my bird house key hook tutorial that I did for Heart Home Magazine. So, if you missed it, here it is...
Bird house key rack
Materials
- Six wooden craft birdhouses
- White undercoat paint
- Six picture hooks
- Wooden board (68.5 cm x 14 cm)
- Rolls of Japanese washi tape
- PVA glue
- 2 screws
Equipment
- Paint brush
- Craft knife
- Drill / hammer
Bird house key hooks, how to
Drill small hole in top of wooden perch and lightly tap picture hook into drilled hole. Paint house and hook with white paint, and leave to dry.
Starting on the outside edge of the roof, carefully stick lines of masking tape to roof. Tuck tape under roof and trim off any excess. Starting at the bottom of the house, stick lines of masking tape on front of house.
Cover entire front of house in masking tape and trim off any excess. Cut lines into the masking tape where it covers the hole and press masking tape through so the hole is exposed. Cover sides of house in masking tape and trim off any excess.
Cover base in masking tape and trim off any excess. Coat house with PVA glue in sections and leave to dry - this ensures that they do not stick to the surface you are drying them on.
Paint wooden board in white paint and drill two mounting holes, one at each side. Carefully glue houses to wooden board using PVA wood glue and leave to dry. Screw board to wall and hang keys!
*Key rings from Cath Kidston, that I have collected over several years.
Have a sweet day!
These are so cute and lovely! :-)
ReplyDeleteGoodmorning Torie! I just sooooooo love these.Just to adorable.Thanks much for sharing!
ReplyDeleteBlessings!
Ok!!!!Now I need to find myself some of this tape!!! You amaze me with your ideas my friend oxoxoxox
ReplyDeleteSuper cute!!! Beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteHello Torie! I really love this project: it's just a great idea for Christmas gitfs!
ReplyDeleteI try to do it... i will show you!
Thanks for the idea and kisses from Italy,
Cate
Cute! They would make such great gifts also!
ReplyDeleteWow!!! These are totally amazing!! How beautiful :) Thanks for sharing. Love your new background too.
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omgoodness, this is now added to the top of my create list :) thank you so much for sharing x
ReplyDeleteI LOVE THESE! and everything else you do! The key rings/chains though... you didn't make those too, did you? How did you find those to match?
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the lovely comments, my keychains are from CathKidston, I have collected them over the years and finally made something to hang them on!
ReplyDeleteLovely post! Where did you find the birdhouses?
ReplyDeleteHi sweets, please click the blue lettering "six wooden craft birdhouses" at the top of the post under materials, this will link you to where you can buy them, (all links in my blog appear in blue letters), x
ReplyDeleteI love the birdhouses! Such a cute idea. But what really was attracted to the key tags...did you make them?
ReplyDeleteWhere are the key chains from?! I love them!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, these are so cute! I've added them to my Pinterest, as I'd love to have these in my house, once I have a house to decorate!
ReplyDeleteFabulous idea, just bought the houses and washi tape and am going to make these for my daughter. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks again Torie for letting me repost about these over on BlogHer. They are super cute. Yet another reason I *must* invest in some Washi tape!
ReplyDeleteMy wide would love these for our birds, I have looked into making my own but i really do think i can do as good a job of it as you.
ReplyDeleteThanks! they look so girly! I maybe would do those bigger for other things like my umbrella, coats etc:D
ReplyDeletewhere do you find that tape??
ReplyDeleteHi, you can find the Washi tape in my store : http://toriejayne.blogspot.com/p/amazon-store.html
ReplyDeletewhat a fantastically creative thing to do!!! love it!!!
ReplyDeleteThese are so adorable! Now I know what do to with my son's old Boy Scout project instead of throwing it away!
ReplyDeleteluv your blog, lots of kool ideas. thnx for sharing.. :)
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ReplyDeleteSo lovely! I love this project! :)
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ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful - so bright and pretty and I love them!
ReplyDeleteTorie Jayne, these are Darling!! Great idea -- pinning!
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ReplyDeletei'm a french fan of your birdhouse :)
it is so cute ! i hope find this little birdhouse in france and try do to it !
thank !
Je viens d'acheter en France chez Buttinette une jolie maison d'oiseaux en medium de belle qualité mais plus grosse et peu chère. Je vais la recouvrir aussi de washi tape comme celles-ci. Bonne fabrication !
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ReplyDeleteWow so pretty!
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i'd be so grateful if someone could help me with that x
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J'adore !! C'est vraiment très joli !!
ReplyDeleteYour birdhouses are so wonderful! Thank you for sharing for tutorial. I will do it. Today I bought some little wooden birdhouses.
ReplyDeleteA big hug from Germany
Sonja
Very nice ! I've done mine with masking tape too, but it's a lamp !
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how to make key charms or bands in which the keys are ??
ReplyDeleteThese are so adorable. Thank you for sharing.
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