Gourd bird houses

How to Make a Beautiful Gourd Birdhouse Every morning I wake up at 7 AM and drink a cup of black coffee. I sit in my recliner with my feet up and watch the birds play in my red gourd birdhouse as the sun rises behind them. I tap dance to my chair each morning with excitement wondering what my ... Read More

Gourd houses are the number one choice for raising baby birds by many wild bird species who are cavity nesters because they have better temperature control.

Build a Gourd Birdhouse: This gourd Birdhouse was inspired by an Instructable posted by Calischs. https://www.instructables.com/id/Making-Gourd-Birdhouses/ I was able to incorporate several ideas suggested by other Instructable users who commented on the original post. …

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A friend, Lauri Orsino, gave Diana several decorative gourds so she decided to be creative. The first gourd had a couple of sections cut from it, creating a bird feeder. Several holes were drille…

Growing The Gourds Growing your own ornamental gourds and making a birdhouse gourd is great fun and surprisingly easy. And it makes a great natural addition to a bird garden. I grew our own birdhouse gourds from seed very easily. Although I started the seeds indoors I’m not sure that is really necessary and in... Read more »

Making Gourd Birdhouses: Birdhouses made from gourds are a fun wintertime craft and make a great project to do with kids. There are several varieties of gourd which make great birdhouses -- You can sometimes buy them at your local farmers' market, or if you're in it f…

Hi everyone! I've been working pretty hard in my craft room creating a few new gourd birdhouses out of my kettle gourds. I decided I wanted to make a house with a nice thatched roof look so this is my final product. I used the berry gourd ink dye on this gourd and just love it. The color is very pretty but still soft and lets the natural gourd coloring show through. I can't wait to use the other colors expecially the orange for fall! I added a few iridescent matte beads around the roof peak…

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The birdhouse hole size chart below is meant to be a general guideline of how each species of bird prefer their home. Individual birds may use an entrance hole slightly smaller or larger than the size listed. Buy the next size up if you don’t see one that matches exactly. All of the birds listed below are cavity nesting birds ... Read More

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This guide is about making a gourd birdhouse. You can grow your own gourds and make some comfortable bird houses for many common cavity nesting birds.

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Whatever gourd crafts and DIYs I attempt with my batch of gourds, don't expect artisanship, but do expect easy and fun! Follow to see more.