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From Scraps to Birdhouse

Project by RickieD posted 464 days ago 534 views 1 time favorited 17 comments Add to Favorites Watch

July 31, 2008

(Posted by MsDebbieP)
A few months ago my aunt gave us some scrap pieces of “stained glass” that she found in a box of junk she picked up at a garage sale. She thought I’d like it.

Yes, indeed I do and it didn’t take long for Rick to picture it as part of a birdhouse.

He used the larger piece as the “front” of the birdhouse and the smaller piece for the back. He carved the wood out to fit the shape of the scrap pieces and glued them in place.

He put the hole to the birdhouse on the side and painted some church windows beside the opening.

We put the birdhouse up today, with the windows facing the east and west so that the sunlight will glisten off the glass for my enjoyment.

Within minutes of putting it up the male sparrow from the birdhouse below it was sitting on the perch and peering in the door to check it out.

One man’s junk is another man’s treasure—and a future home for some birdies.

-- Rick D


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Napaman

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posted 464 days ago

very ccool…i love that first photo…and the stained glass!!!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

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RobS

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posted 464 days ago

HOLY BIRD HOUSE, RICK-man!

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

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MsDebbieP

14089 posts in 1038 days


posted 464 days ago

ahaha Rob.. that’s funny. Rick will get a kick out of that :)

Thanks guys. :)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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trifern

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posted 464 days ago

What a clever concept. I bet it looks real nice shinning in the sunlight. Thanks for sharing RickieD.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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john

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posted 464 days ago

Very nice work Rick !!!! . I really like the style and the glass goes very well with it .

-- John in Belgrave http://www.extremebirdhouse.com ....http://community.webshots.com/user/cranbrook2

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MsDebbieP

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posted 464 days ago

thanks everyone.
Rick loved your comments!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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YorkshireStewart

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posted 463 days ago

Wonderfully wacky! I love it. You didn’t mention the recycled electricity pole support. That should last a year or three!

-- Res severa verum gaudium - True pleasure is a serious business. http://www.folksy.com/shops/TreeGems

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MsDebbieP

14089 posts in 1038 days


posted 462 days ago

oh right..
recycled lumber.. recycled glass…. recycled pole :)
Well it’s already lasted 25 years (since I’ve lived here) :)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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DAN

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posted 462 days ago

beautiful work … both birdhouses are really neat. I like the way they are mounted.

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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MsDebbieP

14089 posts in 1038 days


posted 462 days ago

thanks Dan
The plan is to put a village up there.
Of course I will probably have to move my clothesline—it tends to be in the line of fire of incoming/outgoing birds.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Dick, & Barb Cain

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posted 462 days ago

Very nice & unique. I think that’s the first birdhouse ever, with stained glass windows.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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MsDebbieP

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posted 462 days ago

well, Dick, you made Rick smile big on that one :)

It looks so lovely up there in the sky, with the light shining through the windows!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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scottb

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posted 461 days ago

great idea! You’ve got me thinking about hitting yard sales, just to find some old glass to recycle. (As if I don’t have enough stuff in the attic.) How great would that look in the morning light! and It’s already occupied!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

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MsDebbieP

14089 posts in 1038 days


posted 461 days ago

it looks beautiful in the morning and the evening—and every moment in between :)

and the visitor didn’t stay. He’s a tenant in the lower house. But he checked it out!

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Bob #2

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posted 461 days ago

Did you leave a hinge to dump the old nests?
I always do but am wondering if it is necessary.

Nice idea, I’m stealling it – sue me. <g>

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

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MsDebbieP

14089 posts in 1038 days


posted 461 days ago

John says he uses a hook to reach in and pull things out. Sounds easy to me.

haha that’s ok. You can use the idea—no charge :D

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Grumpy

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posted 460 days ago

Great job. Good luck in the contest.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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