A Garden Playhouse
September 7, 2009 by Dan
Filed under Arts and Crafts
By Family Fun
September 6, 2009
Practicality and whimsy are perfect playmates in this outside-in room.
| CRAFT MATERIALS: | |
| Plywood | |
| Wallpaper sample | |
| Hot glue gun | |
| Wooden birdhouses | |
| Fabric | |
| Cedar shake | |
| Masonite | |
| Molding | |
| Fake plants | |
| Craft board | |
| Rope | |
| Screws | |
Time needed: Weekend Project
1. To create a robin, cut out from wallpaper samples and hot-glue a craft-store nest and eggs next to it.
2. For curtain holders, paint two wooden craft-store birdhouses. Drill holes for the fabric, then screw them to the window frame. A craft-store bird perches in the entry hole.
3. Use a third birdhouse into a floor lamp by drilling a hole through the bottom and mounting it on a hollow post made from narrow boards.
4. The plywood playhouse is topped with cedar shakes and faced with Masonite. Thin strips of molding staple-gunned together create the illusion of windowpanes , while a wooden window box filled with fake flowers, moss, and ivy adds a welcoming touch.
5. The swing is made from a craft board purchased at Home Depot, strung on rope, and attached to lag screws drilled through the ceiling into the joists.
Source: Family Fun
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