A birdhouse for the big kids! I took this adorable Classic Spring Birdhouse and put a more 'grown up' twist on it! Packed with little details we all love. This would be a great giftbox for Mother's Day, or even for a friend filled with some fresh baked cookies or seeds for their garden.
SVG Collections Used
Spring Birdhouses SVG Kit
My Happy Garden Hideaway SVG Collection
Strawberry Lane SVG Collection
A2 Lace Edged Cards SVG Collection
Breezy Meadow Butterflies SVG Collection
3D Flowers SVG Kit
Celeste's Cutesy Corner Elements SVG Collection
Dimensions
Here are the exact shapes, sizes and colors I used. Size to the dimensions shown below with “Keep Proportions” checked in the Shape Properties window.
| Spring Birdhouses SVG Kit (Classic Birdhouse) | ||
| box.svg | 11.40" w | gingham yellow |
| roof.svg | 10.20" w | red |
| house_front_bottom.svg | 2.8" w | rose print |
| house_front_top.svg | 2.8" w | rose print |
| trim.svg | 3.70" w | light blue print |
| My Happy Garden Hideaway SVG Collection | ||
| picket_fence_short.svg | 2.50" w | light blue print |
| Strawberry Lane SVG Collection | ||
| label3_top.svg | 3.00" h | red polka dot |
| bluebird.svg | 2.00" w | tan print |
| frame_scalloped_top.svg | 2.10" w | floral print |
| A2 Lace Edged Cards SVG Collection | ||
| queen_anne_card_alt.svg | 2.00" w | tan print |
| Breezy Meadow Butterflies SVG Collection | ||
| 6_bot.svg | 1.50" w | black polka dot |
| 8_bot.svg | 1.50" w | blight blue print |
| 3D Flowers SVG Kit (Camellia) | ||
| petals.svg | 5.00" w | red print |
| 3D Flowers SVG Kit (Begonia) | ||
| petals.svg | 5.50" w | lime green print |
| Celeste's Cutesy Corner Elements SVG Collection | ||
| vines1.svg (cut 2) | 3.00" w | green and gold yellow |
| flourish2.svg | 2.25" w | black polka dot |
| branch_top.svg | 3.00" w | yellow |
| branch_bottom.svg | 3.00" w | red polka dot |
Instructions
- Cut out and assemble the birdhouse and roof.
- For the roof to be made as shown, you will need to cut about 175 circles in SCAL sized at .45w. You can make them a bit larger if you wanted. I knew I wanted them pretty small. It's work, but so worth it! Layer them in rows of 7-8 circles per row. Kinda bend them before gluing to help them curve a bit. (Tip: A hot glue gun makes this go by MUCH faster! Or maybe try rows of double sided tape! Also, you will need to trim some to fit right and not hang off the edges. I trimmed them all over the roof was done.)
- Cut all your elements/decoration and assemble them. Adhere them to the giftbox. I hot glued the flowers and butterflies on so they would stay put and help the process go a little faster.
Design Tips
- Wrinkles are cool.. on paper at least! I wrinkled up the tags, flowers, leaves, and bird. This adds more texture and creates a 'worn' look. Works great with this paper!
- Distressing - Use a nail file or sand paper and rub it on the edges! I also rubbed the middle of the tags that I stamped.
- Ink - Of course, gotta have some ink on here somewhere. I chose to use colors that matched my papers. Ex; my green flower was distressed and then inked with a pale blue. Pretty, right?
- Pop Dots or anything to add some depth to it!
Supplies
Tamara Tripodi - SVGCuts Design Team Artist
- Paper - Echo Park 'For the Record' collection (Gorgeous!)
- Stamps - Pink by Design Take the Cake and Simply Everything.
I hope you have enjoyed this project and it gives you some inspiration! Just because the Spring Birdhouses were a more 'cutesy' set, doesn't mean you have to make it that way! Svg Cuts has TONS of files that would look great with this project! I had so much fun fun putting my own twist on it!
Toodles!
-Tamara
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