Mini Birdhouse Charm

Make your very own Mini Birdhouse Charm with this easy to follow tutorial. Great for embellishing necklaces, bracelets, gifts, and more, this DIY pendant is easy to make and fun to show off. Make an assortment of birdhouses for a fun charm bracelet that's sure to be a conversation starter.

Materials:

MMM-001 Spellbinders® Artisan X-plorer™ Machine
MD1-003 Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Rectangles One
MD2-003 Spellbinders® Media Mixáge™ Houses One
Cereal box
Decorative papers (one pattern for house, one pattern for roof and base)
Head pin or eye pin
Embellishments/charms as desired
Chain or ribbon
Clasp
Jump rings
Aleene’s Tacky Spray
Double Stick tape
Aleene’s Tacky Glue
1/8” hand held round hole punch
Pencil
Craft knife
Ruler
Scissors
Round nose pliers
Wire cutters
Diagram

Video:

Instructions:

Adhere decorative paper to cereal boxes with tacky spray adhesive.
Cut 1 rectangle using the #2 die (with #1 being the smallest) from “house” paper and one from roof paper with the Artisan X-plorer™ machine.
Cut two house shapes using the house small #1. Punch a hole in one house using 1/8” punch.
Trim approximately 1/8” off the top of the body rectangle shape.
Using the diagram, score at 1/8”, ½”, 1 ¼” and 1 5/8”.
Apply tape to shaded areas on front side of rectangle using diagram. Fold backwards at lines.
Center house shape over center tape area.
Adhere side tabs to remaining house shape.
Using the base shape as a guide, trace outline onto a roof rectangle. Cut out with scissors leaving approximately a 1/8” edge. Poke a hole in center and insert headpin.
Glue base to birdhouse with tacky glue.
Make a hole with a needle tool in the center of roof rectangle shape.
Bend in half to form a “V”.
Apply glue to roof angle on house and set on roof, threading headpin up through the hole.
Allow glue to dry.
Create a loop in the headpin with round nose pliers. Trim excess with wire cutters.
Embellish house as desired with charms or other findings of interest.
Attach to chain or ribbon using a jump ring.
Attach clasp.
Attach birdhouse pendant to chain/ribbon using jump rings.