Hey there!
It's Wendy here, visiting my buddy Melinda all the way from Texas!
I'm so happy to be back at her place, just hanging out, sharing a little girl talk, conjuring up a little something...we used to do it daily, now we have to do it through our blogs.
But I'm so glad we do!
I personally think Melinda is one of the most creative people I've ever met and being able to share in her talents, in-person or on-line, I'll take any day.
On that note, let me introduce you to my take on Melinda's bird house project...
I took a page from Melinda's book and officially measured nothing, totally eyeballed it!
I started by mitering the ends of my 1x6 boards. Two at a solid 45 degrees and for the center piece, I found the middle and did a 45 degree cut out from there to create the point.
From there I laid the pieces side by side lining up the cuts of the roof and decided how big I wanted the house to be and cut the boards off there.
I sat and stared at the pieces for a while and decided I didn't like the house that square. So I marked off a slight angle on the two outside boards and cut it with my scroll saw.
Much better!
Here she is all cut and ready to get pretty.
I painted and sanded each piece next.
I really wanted to emphasis that it was pieced together so I hit the edges pretty hard.
From there I nailed her all together and she was looking kind of house-y.
I wanted a display piece so I simple added an eye screw to the base so I could change my decor with the season or my mood.
Super fun and super easy. Thanks Mel for the play date! Let's do it again soon-
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Thanks Wendy! I love, love, love your bird house and it cracks me up you didn't measure anything! Wendy is one of those crafty people who pulls something out of nothing all the time. It amazes me! Stay tuned for more craftiness from the gals of WYLTC :)
So cute Wendy! I love the finish on it! Being able to change out the decor on the front is a fun feature too! Great job!
ReplyDeleteOooooo, I love the angled sides! Nice job Wendy. I like that you can change the decor too! :)
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