Wooden Birdhouse Necklaces

Recently I spotted these adorable birdhouse necklaces in Handcrafted Jewelry, and I knew I wanted to make them.

The only problem? I couldn’t find all the materials I needed. I could get the small blocks easy enough, but had a devil of a time finding the triangles for the roof. I also didn’t have anyone to cut the block into the triangles, and don’t have the right tools to do it myself.

Darn.

So I did a search, and found this adorable Etsy shop with a kit. In fact, if I’m not mistaken I think the Etsy shop is from the same artist that had the birdhouse necklaces in Handcrafted Jewelry. Now, normally I wouldn’t use a kit, but I really wanted to make these for a few people, and could not find them anywhere. The thing is, I bought the kit for the birdhouses, but she also pre-drilled the tops and included papers so you could make the whole thing. So then I ended up using everything in the kit, which isn’t exactly what you want to do when you’re a crafter, but I love these little necklaces so much I just had to. Plus, I’m not going to sell them but give them as gifts.

So, if you’re looking to make these, I’ll show you what I did. They are super easy to do. First, get small blocks and triangles. The magazine these were in gives you exact dimensions, but you can really make them any size you want. Pre-drilling the tops is a good idea and will save on hassle later when you need to attach it to a necklace.

 

The kit I used came with a bunch of different papers, but obviously you can use whatever you want. On one of the sides I also put a family picture over the paper. It’s teeny tiny, but it’s there.

 

 

Then, cut out all the papers to fit the different sides of the blocks. You’ll want to cover the base and the roof.

 

 

Glue them on. (I used matte Modge Podge.)

 

 

Let them dry.

 

 

Then assemble. I used the same glue that I had used for that veggie stand I made, and it worked out great.

 

 

Then, put the screw eye in the top. You can also coat the finished product with polyurethane and sand the edges if you’ve got any rough spots. A simple chain necklace works nicely for these.