Winter Birdhouse

INSIDE : Learn how to make an adorable Winter Birdhouse this holiday season. Whether you will have birds or not, you will love this Winter Decorated Birdhouse sitting out in your Christmas decor!

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This post has been updated since it’s original publish date of December 2013.

Today I am sharing how to turn a simple wooden birdhouse into a festive WINTER Birdhouse to set out on display in your home all Christmas season long.

This fall, I was cruising the aisles of Hobby Lobby and found this sweet bird house on a pedestal. It was unpainted and I grabbed it up at a mere $2.99. I knew at once I wanted to transform it into a sweet little Winter Birdhouse.

You might also like my Let It Snow Christmas Sign that I gave a new look!

What supplies do I need to make a Winter crafty Birdhouse?

Wooden Birdhouse (Birdhouse 1, birdhouse 2, birdhouse 3)
White Spray Paint
Gold acrylic paint
Embellishment Ribbons
Hot Glue gun
Copper Gem Button
Moss

How do I make a Birdhouse more holiday?

To make a birdhouse more festive for the holidays, the first step is to give it a little spray paint in white.

I made sure to tape off the metal tin roof and painted away. The birdhouse took 3 coats of paint to get a nice equal finish.

Next, I added a few gold details because my life honestly revolves around how many things I can make gold colored (sad but true- ha). I painted the doors around the bird house, the steeple and a few details along the base with gold acrylic paint.

Next, it’s time to add a bit of ribbon embellishment.

I attached a little lace trim, followed then by a red + white ribbon. I attached them using a hot glue.

Add Moss to your Birdhouse

I felt like the birdhouse still needed a little something to make it feel more wintery. I wanted to bring some natural elements to it. I debated adding twigs, but ended up with a soft green mossy base to the bird house.

I added just a bit of hot glue to the birdhouse base and added in some moss. It was the perfect softness I was looking for and I’m so happy I went that route.

I then added one more pop of color to the base with some red pom ribbon I had on hand.

Decorative Winter Birdhouse

Perfecto. I can’t believe I was able to transform my original raw wood home, into this adorable decorative Winter Bird House! It feels ideal to set out at Christmas but also to leave up all winter long.