Birdhouse Ornament

This Birdhouse Ornament from Liz Revit can be displayed all year long! You'll love the look of this unique Christmas ornament.

Materials:

• Small, wooden birdhouse ornament from the Dollar Tree
• Americana acrylic paint by DecoArt in the following colors: Snow (Titanium) White, Burnt Umber
• American Painter #10 flat shader (series 4300)
• Super Thick tacky glue from Aleene's
• Turquoise beads from FireMountainGems.com
• 20-gauge wire from ArtBeads.com
• A twig from outdoors
• Wire cutters
• Round-nose pliers
• Chain-nose pliers
• Flat-nose pliers
• Garden shears

Instructions:

1. Paint the birdhouse ornament with two coats of Snow White. Let dry between each layer of paint.
    
2. Apply some Burnt Umber using a dry brush technique, and gently wipe away excess paint so that the white paint shows through. Let dry completely.
    
3. Wrap some wire around a twig and create some fancy shapes with your round-nose pliers. I formed my wire to look like little flowers, and I added some turquoise beads.
    
4. Glue the turquoise beads and the twig onto the birdhouse. Let dry completely.