Try this easy DIY wood block art project that you can make in under an hour with free printable botanical bird prints for your home decor.
Birds and springtime go hand in hand and today I'm sharing a super easy spring decor craft that you can create in about an hour.
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How to Make Wood Block Signs of Birds
Supplies
- Bird prints (see below)
- 6 x 6 inch Wood Blocks (actually MDF blocks)
- Computer
- Color printer
- Scissors or paper cutter
- Foam brush
- Sandpaper
- Dust cloth
- Mod Podge or white glue
- Top coat wax, polyurethane, or varnish (optional)
Dust off the blocks and brush on a thin layer of Mod Podge or white glue on one side.
Note: You can cut up your own blocks from natural wood scraps you may have laying around. Just know that the size of a 2x6 piece of scrap lumber is actually 1.5" x 5.5". So if you cut one at 6 inches it will not be square and my image will be a little large. However, you could cut them into 5.5-inch lengths to square them off. And you then may be able to shrink the images to different size variations with your printer software.
To prevent wrinkles and bubbles just stack the blocks on top of each other and place something heavy on top like books as shown above.
Use some sandpaper, any kind, and rub off the corners and edges to give the art blocks a vintage look.
So easy and so cute. Don't you think?
You could also use these vintage seed packet printables or these botanical floral prints. You'll just need to play around with the sizing.
Place these pretty bird art blocks on your mantel, coffee table, or side table in a grouping as a mini art gallery or any way you like.
I'm sharing two groups of birds. One small bird set, shown above, and a larger bird set is shown below. Feel free to print them all.
Use one side of the block for one bird and use a different bird print on the back of the block. This way you will have bird prints on both sides of the wood block and can play with them and switch them out whenever you want.
I think these botanical bird art prints on wood make a great statement for anyone's spring decor but let's face it, they are nice enough to keep around all year long.
More Spring DIY Ideas
DIY Wood Block Art with Birds for Spring
Equipment
- Computer
- Color printer
- Scissors
- Foam brush
- Sandpaper
- Dust cloth
Materials
- Mod Podge or white glue
- Top coat wax, polyurethane or varnish (optional)
Instructions
- Print out the birds of your choice.
- Cut the birds using scissors or a paper cutter
- Dust off the wood blocks
- Brush on a thin coat of mod podge or glue on one side of a block.
- Carefully lay down one of the prints on top.
- Repeat with the remaining blocks and the other side if desired.
- Stack blocks together and lay a couple of books on top to help smooth out any bubbles.
- Sand off some of the paper on the corners and edges for a vintage look.
- Protect the prints with some spray poly or a coat of wax if desired.
brendalynne1
I cannot locate the how when where for printing the birds themselves.
these would be perfect for an upcoming birthday for my daughterl
thank you
Patti Estep
You should be able to click on the set of four prints and that should take you to a pdf where you can print one or all four images. There are two sets. One with smallish birds and another with larger birds. I split them up because otherwise the file would be too large and slow the computer down.
Again, look for the strip of four images 3/4 of the way down the page. It will have a caption that says, "click on the image for a pdf of birds to print." Then just slightly lower there will be another set of four larger birds with the same caption.