Miniature bird houses are great little projects! Most are made with wood scraps laying around the shop and they don’t take all that much time to create. The designs are nearly endless for what you can make. I’ve given many of these away as little gifts, but have kept quite few to hang across the mantle in the breakfast nook in our house. My daughters sold a collection of these at a craft fair to raise money for a college trip to Europe and I was amazed at how many people bought them because of the color of the little bird that was added to the turning. Go figure…
Maple and Walnut
Walnut, Cedar and Maple.
Oak, Walnut, Spalted Maple, and Cedar.
Walnut, Spalted Maple, and Cedar.
Walnut, Spalted Maple, and Cedar.
This one always reminded me of a fishing bobber…
Spalted Maple, walnut, Cedar and Maple, with a vertical stripe of Maple.
Oak and Walnut
Spalted Maple and Walnut
I absolutely hate this one! I’ve tried to burn it several times, but the kids keep rescuing it from the fire.
Walnut and Spalted Maple
Cedar, Spalted Maple, Maple, and Oak
Spalted Maple and Walnut
Walnut and maple.
Maple and Spalted Maple
Walnut with Maple inserts.
Was really just a practice piece, but I kind liked the way the rings went all over the place.
Cedar, Oak, Walnut and Spalted Maple.
The top was made from a piece of a blank I clued up to make a goblet out of. The body came from the remains of an old cedar chest that the kids broke. Love the grain patterns in this one!
Maple, Walnut and Spalted Maple.
Walnut and Spalted Maple.
I don’t know what it is about this one, but it is one of my favorites. Simple, fat bottomed, and cute. The bird got knocked off the perch, need to get a new one…