Materials Needed:

• various sized wood birdhouses
• primer
• multiple colors of acrylic paints
• clear protective polyurethane
• spray paint
• paintbrushes

• screw hooks
• screw eyes
• picture hanging wire
• picture hangers
• drop cloth

Place Birdhouses on Drop Cloth

Using a variety of styles and shapes will increase the visual impact of the collection.

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Prime Birdhouses

Apply a layer of primer to birdhouses. Let dry approximately one hour.

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Paint Birdhouses

Paint with multiple colors of acrylic paint. Using one color at a time, paint sections of each house (Image 1). Repeat process with next color. Let dry approximately one hour (Image 2).

Tip: Paint bottom of houses; they will be seen from below.