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| Specifically, barnboard & recycled materials birdhouses. I have been looking everywhere online for new pictures to look at/drool over.
I think I have to blame Margo’s trash to treasure website. I now have the white shutter birdhouse as my wallpaper. I have some shutters saved just for this purpose, but we are also renovating the house. Last year we gutted the whole top floor right back to the logs & resized the rooms, insulated and we are now mudding drywall. So, I don’t have time to build my birdhouse (s). I really can’t justify it right now – we’re hoping to install the hardwood flooring by August. And then after, we’ll be gutting the main floor in September & it starts all over. Here’s a picture of our house:
Anyway, I seem to be trying to satisfy my obsession with looking at birdhouses for now – does anyone have any good ones saved, or some great links to share? Jonesing like an addict,
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- Posted by goldenpond (V.B.FL 9b) (My Page) on Thu, Jul 19, 07 at 15:48
Me too! But havent got the really good old barn stuff. I still have more to put up.     Check this out.
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- Posted by djscrapbooks Z6 Patriots Nation (My Page) on Thu, Jul 19, 07 at 15:58
| My favorite was a birdfeeder from Amish country in PA, I have many decorative birdhouses but don't have pictures yet! I have my birdfeeder and a birdhouse my 14 year old built and I painted on my webshots page :) www.community.webshots.com/user/djscrapbooks |
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- Posted by goldenpond (V.B.FL 9b) (My Page) on Thu, Jul 19, 07 at 16:26
These are still more houses I didnt realize I have so many and still some to put up!Hubby put a bunch on this old bed board from neighbor's trash! Coffee pot was missing perc part and the camper he bought me on one of his Bass Pro Shop Trips!  jail birds            
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- Posted by purplemoon z9 Phoenix (My Page) on Thu, Jul 19, 07 at 16:36
| Did you look on eBay at birdhouses? I love all the ones in the previous posts, they are wonderful. I am SO kicking myself for GIVING away the collection I had 3 yrs ago when we moved to a different house. I had them all inside and had a guestroom decorated in a birdhouse/country theme. Had about a dozen or more really neat wood ones of all sizes. This house didn't have a guestroom and I was trying to cut down on some of my collections. However, I hadn't met you guys yet, so now the hindsight is killing me. Karen |
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- Posted by dustyknees tn. (My Page) on Fri, Jul 20, 07 at 8:58
| you can't have too many birdhouses. but you can put them in the wrong place. i attached one to a post in back of my mailbox a few years back. removed it after i got the idea that the mail carrier was waving at me differently. |
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- Posted by goldenpond (V.B.FL 9b) (My Page) on Fri, Jul 20, 07 at 17:43
| hmmmmmm poor mailmen. I feel bad for them when homeowners plant bee attracting vines up the posts OWCH! |
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| Here's one I made a while ago. It was inspired by an Anna Griffin project (see link) Mine: Anna's: |
Here is a link that might be useful: Anna Griffin Birdhouse Inspires...
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- Posted by lindasewandsew 9 So Calif (lindasewandsew@hotmail.com) on Sat, Jul 21, 07 at 0:24
| Hi, Here's a link to some bird houses I built. I love curb shopping, even on the freeway, for license plates, mud flaps, flying furniture, etc., lol!! Never a shortage of 'stuff' here in southern California, year round. Your house is so cute, it reminds me of a birdhouse. Don't forget to post pics!! Linda |
Here is a link that might be useful: Linda's bird houses
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| Here's a cute way to display birdhouses. This place is on my school bus route and one day I took my camera to get a shot of this grouping. This lady buys/salvages old stair banister parts, old fence posts and columns and uses them to put her birdhouses in a grouping. I have no idea how she fastens them to the ground! She takes them down in the winter tho.
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- Posted by goldenpond (V.B.FL 9b) (My Page) on Sat, Jul 21, 07 at 9:54
| I would like some easy up and down ideas too since I live in Hurricane country. |
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- Posted by craftylady-2006 MA-5 (My Page) on Sat, Jul 21, 07 at 11:01
| All of these birdhouses are just awesome. I recently put a feeder plate "on my property" next to "my fence" and come home often to find it tipped over. I really think the neighbors are flipping it over just to be pains in the you know what. Sure doesn't bother them though that their yard is one huge trash bin incluing the garbage cans knocked over for all kinds of creatures to get into it. Noooo, it's my little feeder causing all the problems. Boy, some people got nerve. |
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| Have you checked these fantastic big birdhouses http://photos.gardenweb.com/garden/galleries/backyard_birding/ |
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- Posted by bright199 foothills NC (bright199@hotmail.com) on Sat, Jul 28, 07 at 14:47
Here's a little one I mosaiced..behind the chair..  and the one made from coke cases... haven't placed it yet.  |
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- Posted by goldenpond (V.B.FL 9b) (My Page) on Sat, Jul 28, 07 at 21:21
| Awesome mosaicsWOW! And that green is gorgeous on the chair! |
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| Here's another on to check out, John does really awesome work. http://www.extremebirdhouse.com/ Sharon |
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| Oh wow you guys this thread has become a feast for the eyes! We just put up a wood 4 rail fence, and I plan to put birdhouses on several of the posts. Now I have access to all these great ideas to have a nice variety. Thank you all! |
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- Posted by spiderwoman z6so.cent.PA (My Page) on Mon, Jul 30, 07 at 13:03
| When I purchased my place there was a post in place for a purple martin house that is amazingly easy to take down. There is a concrete base with two short lengths (about 18") of angle iron stood on end and cemented into the base. They are placed so that a long length of metal pipe fits in between them. Two bolts go through all three pieces. The bottom bolt is meant remain in place at all times but the top bolt easily slips out so that the pipe is hinged and swings down to the ground so that you can reach the martin house to clean it out or to make repairs. I find it easy to use and think you could use the same design with pvc pipe as long as it would support the bird house that you wish to put on it. Best, spiderwoman |
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- Posted by susiesunshine (My Page) on Sat, Oct 6, 07 at 2:28
| tweet tweet tweeeeeeeeeeet!!! I enjoyed all these soooooooooo muches! Thank you and carry on I can't wait to do mine using all these wonderful ideas! retiring and keeping the grandbaby making bird houses ain't God smart..... Thank ya'll for sharing ! Susiesunshine |
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- Posted by nestmaster 5b WA-USA (My Page) on Sat, Oct 6, 07 at 9:32
| Me too! I'm the Fowl Places person. I suppose I'm skirting the commercial plug rules of GardenWeb, but what the heck. Just finished a new design I thought I'd share in this birdhouse thread on Garden Junk (as the only thing new I use are the screws in my birdhouses - all else is cool old stuff and either barn or fence boards - or both). Anywho, I've not gotten any feedback yet on this design as only my wife and a few friends have seen it in person. Right now I'm calling it the Rooster Roost Birdhouse. I'll have it and a few others at the next show I'm doing (see my website at a link above in another post for more info.). I'm not full time with Fowl Places. I teach middle school Science, Computer Exploratory and Math. Lucky me - I don't need lots of sleep!
This design is for bluebirds w/ a 1-9/16" entry hole. From comb to toe is around 20". The inside nesting compartment opens from the right. It is roughly 5" x 5+" and the floor is 6" below the bottom of the entry hole. That puts the floor at about mid-wing. My designs are fun to make but take a bit of time (and that's not counting rounding up the materials). Therefore my prices aren't very attractive - all of my designs start at over $100. If anyone has any questions about my materials or methods please ask away. Steve Baran - Fowl Places |
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- Posted by debby_md_z7 z7 md (weber726@msn.com) on Sat, Oct 6, 07 at 13:03
| me to me to this just so cool.i have mine in my family room now i must put them out side. can't decide where? can't wait. just love everyones they are so great deb |
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- Posted by goldenpond (V.B.FL 9b) (My Page) on Sat, Oct 6, 07 at 17:14
| opve the layers of metals on that rooster.He is the greatest!And those talons OWCH! |
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| gini77: This is by far my favorite photo on this thread. Would there be anyway that you could capture a photo from the front facing the poles and birdhouses as opposed to the side view? I would love to see another angle. Love those pink houses!! |
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| gal ish, I realize it's been awhile since you started this thread. So sorry to be fueling an obsession---not. Hope you got your project done, and your birdhouse worked on. I've got one of my shutter birdhouses listed on ebay this week if anyone is interested. Shamless Plug, |
Here is a link that might be useful: here
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| I'd love to be able to include a photo of one of my birdhouses in my follow-up as others have, but the instructions say it can't be done. Can anyone help me with easy directions? |
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- Posted by nestmaster 5b WA-USA (My Page) on Mon, Oct 8, 07 at 20:07
| Daisyme, The way I'm showing photos is via this method: (IMG SRC="http://www.sbaran.net/gwimages/2ndrooster.jpg") The image must be already on a web serving computer and in place of my parentheses you use the < and > symbols. The only spaces in this html code is between the IMG and SRC. The rest is the link to the photo (in this case my second rooster). If all works well here is the result with the < > in stead of the ( ).
I hope this helps! |
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| Nestmaster, thank you so much for trying to help me. I found your response here after posting my question again. I guess I don't know what a "web serving computer" is though. Sigh. I'd sure like to find a way to post some pics here. Your rooster is wonderful! |
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- Posted by luvstocraft z9 Ca. (My Page) on Mon, Oct 8, 07 at 23:28
| Daisymae, there is a post with picture posting directions on here. Probably just do a search in the search box to find it. I will try to help in the meantime. Most of us use Photobucket which is free. You open your account there,www.photobucket.com. Then click on browse and a window will open from your computer pictures program, select the pic you want and click "open". Keep doing this until all the pics you want to share are loaded on Photobucket, click "Upload" and wait. Once they are on Photobucket you just select the pic or pics you want to post here, go to the bottom of the page, click on "generate html and img code'. This takes you to the next page, click on the 1st option, then right click and select "copy". Come to Garden Junk, start your post, then just right click again and select "paste". Now click on "preview message", and your pics will then show up on the post. Click submit and they will be on here. Hope you can follow this step by step. If you have questions, please come back and ask so one of us can assist you. Looking forward to seeing your pics. Luvs |
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| The thumbnail post about multi pictures was posted by Nigella. If you enter her name in the search box you should be able to find that post. But it does involve photobucket--not posting from your hard drive. |
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| Hi all, So nice to see this thread revived. I've included a link to the posting instructions I use - someone on the Cottage Garden forums posted it. Hi Robolady, We're still working away. We're almost finished the flooring upstairs: We also got our outdoor woodboiler this weekend:
Then we're working on the main floor this winter. So no crafting for me - I live vicariously through this forum - lol! All the best, |
Here is a link that might be useful: Additional instructions
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| You guys are awesome. Thanks so much with putting up with my newby questions. You're great...Fun and talented too. You feel like old friends. And what could be better than that? |
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- Posted by michelle_zone4 zone 4 NW IA (My Page) on Wed, Oct 10, 07 at 16:58
I like birdhouses in the garden and there are some great ones here. Here is my attempt to make one out of old barn wood.  |
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| Bright199, did your coke crates have holes in the bottom? If not, did you have gaps in the wood? I have 3 Pepsi crates I would like to make into bird houses, but I want to find out what you did first. How did you build yours? |
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- Posted by jimmyspyder (My Page) on Wed, Mar 18, 09 at 9:43
| It's that time of year again! Time to cleanout,(every Birdhouse should have a cleanout door) make repairs, and hang them up! For something realy different, check out these unique, Barnwood Creations at www.JimmysKustomKoops.com. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Jimmys Kustom Koops. Unique Barnwood Creations.
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| lindasewandsew, there is a page in Garden Galleries full of big birdhouses...you need to post your beautiful ones there, and they all are. |
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- Posted by concretenprimroses 4B NH (My Page) on Thu, Mar 19, 09 at 11:21
| What a great thread! So many beautiful houses. I wish there weren't so many missing links! I have just one birdhouse. Guess I'd better go clean it out. Lindasewandsew, I loved looking at your pics. Now I want to make and decorate some houses! kathy |
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| Check out my hubby's site: stevesbarginbarn.com. Lots of birdhouses of all kinds! He is disabled, so he is trying to start up his own business online. kentstar |
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- Posted by toomuchglass 53172 (My Page) on Sat, Mar 21, 09 at 21:33
| Awesome . I'm speechless . |
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- Posted by stonecraftsite (My Page) on Sun, Apr 19, 09 at 13:09
| I have started sculpting birdhouses out of concrete. They are certainly something unique and original for the collector. They are pretty time consuming to build because I steel reinforce the cement to keep them thin, light and strong. They are hand sculpted, functional works of art that I thought a birdhouse obsession may be able to appreciate. |
Here is a link that might be useful: One of a Kind Birdhouse
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| Wow, I love your house, so rustic and gorgeous!! The floorboards look great! I loved looking at the birdhouses too so thanks for starting this post. I picked up a cute little angel birdhouse yesterday, it's at the top of my steps leading to the front door and it says "Every birdie welcome" Not sure if you're into pretty shabby chic or mosaics but I made a couple of them. I also have a collection of birdhouses in my kitchen that I use to buy from a lady that painted them and sold them at our local market. I'll post a pic of them all for you.
Sorry about the sizes. I kept resizing them on photobucket but they seem to be still be big when I paste the html tag. |
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| What a great thread! I love all the pics and all the ideas. MrsDutchy - we live in Australia and there aint no getting away from cobwebs!! I never had this problem in NY. When I first moved here and complained about them my neighbor said, 'Get used to it. You're in the country now." HA! I really hate those really sticky ones. Where do you find the flowers for your mosaics? I can't find them anywhere! |
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| Thanks Cait, sorry I haven't been around for a while, I've been flat out getting things made for the craft market so I've neglected everyone I'm afraid. I hate the webs too, and we have daddy long legs spiders everywhere - so annoying!! I buy a lot of my porcelain roses from the US but the ones on these birdhouses came on different ornaments that I picked up from swapmeets n garage sales. I smash the ornaments get the flowers off. Keep your eye out, you'l find them. (((hugs))) Tracey www.shabbygirlmosaics.blogspot.com |
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| Sorry, I just added my blog site at the end of my last post (it's kind of a habit now), I didn't realise I wasn't alowed to and I don't know how to remove it. Please could someone remove it? (((hugs))) Tracey |
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