Birdhouse gourds ideas

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…

Gourds are like pumpkins, except instead of carving them and letting them rot, you let them dry out before you work with them, and they will last for many years. Gourds work well for many craft projects thanks to the unique shapes of their different varieties, but it is best to start with something simple.

Gourd birdhouse with bee and honeycomb

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. …

Slvester birdhouse made from bottleneck gourd from Kentucky!

Gourd birdhouse

How-to's and gardening ideas are made easy using natural products. Making planters from last year’s gourds are easy and fun. What a great way to eliminate plastic planter containers from the garden? Bonus, at the end of the season, you may compost the whole container in the worm bin or the compost. Save the seeds for next year and start over for FREE! #homesteading #natural #farming #makingmoney #gourd #gourds #birdhouse #birdhouseplanter #gourdplanter #gardening #ecofriendly

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

DIY GOURD CRAFT- Simple yarn bowl made using a harvested gourd and minimal tools. Easy 30 minute craft is a perfect gift for the knitter in your life.

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…

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.

Have you ever painted a gourd? Super fun and easy! Jennifer Armstrong shows how to embellish one using StencilGirl® stencils. #stencilgirl #paint #gourds #textures #birdhouse

Make your own birdhouse from an ornamental gourd. It's fun and easy to create, using a gourd, exterior paint and a wood dowel for a perch.

Sharing some fun and unique DIY Birdhouse Ideas that are beautiful outdoor decor and will also help to take care of birds at the same time.

As a kid, I always loved carving jack o’ lanterns for Halloween. We’d go to a pumpkin patch and spend an hour looking at every angle of every pumpkin until I found one that looked like …