Decoupaged Bird House Garland for Spring

See how you can easily make this fun and colorful decoupaged bird house garland as part of your spring mantel with craft paint and pretty napkins.

If you have been following me for a while, then you know that I'm a bird lover. I've made many bird feeders and fun bird garlands for our spring mantel.

Today, I'm sharing how I made these fun and colorful birdhouses. They were easy to create and made a nice garland for this year's spring decor.

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These small wooden birdhouses were only $.99 at Michaels. You can probably get them for less with all the spring sales and coupons they offer. The dollar store may also have wooden birdhouses, but the one near me did not.

How to Decoupage and Decorate the Birdhouses

Step 1. Paint the edges, the perch, the sides, back, and base with a bright colored craft paint that coordinates with your napkin print.

Then, remove the cotton rope hanger. Discard the hanger or keep it for another project.

Step 2. Separate the top printed portion of the napkin from the plain white layer.

Step 3. Brush some Mod Podge or white glue on one side of the roof of the birdhouse. Then, set the area you want to go on top. Sand off the edges with an emery board or a piece of sandpaper. This is an easy way to get clean edges without using scissors.

Repeat on the other side of the roof and the face of the birdhouse.

Note: You can poke a hole in the opening and cut loosely around it before using the emery board to sand off the remaining napkin pieces.

Repeat the process of painting and decoupaging with napkins on all seven of the birdhouses.

Creating the Birdhouse Garland

Step 1. Measure and cut a piece of twine that's at least a foot or two longer than the width of your mantel.

Step 2. Start in the middle of the twine to attach the first house. Use some hot glue to attach the twine to the middle of the house's roof where the hanger was and secure it with a small piece of floral wire.

Step 3. Continue gluing the houses to your twine at even intervals.

Step 4. Hang the garland from nails or mini command hooks, cut off any excess, and enjoy.

Our spring mantel is looking pretty festive. I've used an older galvanized wreath made from springs past and my botanical bird print blocks, along with other spring and bird decor to complete the look.