This birdhouse art craft may be a little bit out there but oh-so sweet nonetheless. Starting with a piece of driftwood collected off of the beach and some other supplies from our craft room, we made this one-of-a-kind decorative birdhouse wall hanging. What are your thoughts on this latets craft?
Crafting with Nature to Make Birdhouse Art
Wanting to make a something for a recent FB Live video but not knowing what is how my sister and I first started off with this craft. All we had in front of us was some driftwood pieces and a little felt bird I had recently made. Since we thought one of the driftwood pieces looked like a birdhouse, we decided to just roll with that idea.
And I’m glad we did because in the end, we made this sweet birdhouse art piece that also functions as a keyholder for my front hallway. Join our crafting community to sustain your craft habit with nature-inspired DIYs and upcycled craft ideas. It feels good to repurpose, upcycle and create with nature!
Materials Needed
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- Driftwood (about 8″ high and triangular shaped to resemble a house)
- Button; large wooden and round
- Wood round; about 1″ diameter (for the perch); can also use a small twig
- Felt bird (soon we’ll have the printable pattern available for this felt bird in our Etsy shop)
- Wall Hanging hook or d-ring
- Cup hook (optional)
- Hot Glue Gun
- Metallic paint in pewter
- Paint brush
- Sisal Rope
How to Make a Birdhouse Art Craft with Driftwood
These arethe step-by-step instructions for making a similar birdhouse craft but you can also find the video on our Sustain My Craft Habit Facebook page.
- Drill pilot hole into bottom of driftwood and screw the cup hook in to the pilot hole to use as a key holder.
- Next, apply the hanging hardware to tbhe back side of the driftwood piece by pre-drilling a pilot hole and then screwing in a d-ring.
- Starting on the back, glue the sisal rope end to the driftwood and start wrapping the rope around the top of the driftwood until the upper portion is fully covered. Paint the sisal rope in a metallic paint for some contrast.
- Next, glue the small wood round on to the center of the driftwood piece. This will be the perch for the bird to rest on.
- Glue the large wooden button on to the lower portion of the driftwood.
- Laslty, glue the bird on to the top of the perch.
And with that, the decorative driftwood birdhouse is complete and ready for hanging! We’d love to hear what you think of this craft, let us know in the comments below.
More Driftwood Crafts
There is loads of inspiration when it comes to driftwood crafts, here are just a few of our favorite projects made from weathered wood collected off the beach.
- Driftwood Bird
- Adorable Driftwood Reindeer
- Painted Christmas Village
- Candle Holder
- Driftwood Wreath
- Make a Clock with Driftwood
Driftwood Bird 
Cute Driftwood Reindeer 
Small Weather Wood Christmas Village 
Driftwood Candle Holder 
Driftwood Wreath 
Weather Wood Clock
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Creative Birdhouse Art Craft with Driftwood
Materials
- Driftwood shaped to resemble a house
- Button large, round
- Wood round 1" diameter for perch
- Felt bird
- D-ring for hanging
- cup hook
- Hot Glue Gun
- metallic paint
- Paint brush
- Sisal Rope
Instructions
- Drill pilot hole into bottom of driftwood and screw the cup hook in to the hole.
- Drill a pilot hole in the back of the driftwood and attach a wall hanging d-ring.
- Wrap a long piece of sisal rope around the top end of the driftwood piece glueing it in place as your wrap. Paint the sisal rope in a pretty metallic paint color.
- Using the hot glue gun, glue the large button on to the driftwood.
- Next, glue the wood round just above the button for a ‘perch’ effect.
- With the hot glue gun, glue the felt bird onto the driftwood slightly above the wood round perch.