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Tutorial on how to make your own birdhouse by using waste ice cream sticks to make a birdhouse

Tutorial on how to make your own birdhouse by using waste ice cream sticks to make a birdhouse

If you have a yard at home, you can use ice cream sticks to make a birdhouse, hang it on a tree, and put some food on it. You will be surprised how many birds will come to visit! It is not difficult to make by hand, just use Just use hot melt glue to stick the ice cream sticks together one by one, but it takes a lot of patience. Let’s try it~

Tutorial on how to make your own birdhouse by using waste ice cream sticks to make a birdhouse

Materials and tools: hot melt glue gun, ice cream sticks, paper clips, cotton thread, paint, paintbrush, scissors.

Tutorial on how to make your own birdhouse by using waste ice cream sticks to make a birdhouse

First make the beautiful roof of the birdhouse, it looks so complicated! Don’t panic, it’s not difficult at all once you master the rules.

Tutorial on how to make your own birdhouse by using waste ice cream sticks to make a birdhouse

First take out four ice cream sticks and paste them in a cross shape.

Tutorial on how to make your own birdhouse by using waste ice cream sticks to make a birdhouse

Then stick the ice cream sticks vertically and horizontally. The higher you go up, the wider the space between the two ice cream sticks becomes, gradually forming a hollow pyramid structure in the middle.

Tutorial on how to make your own birdhouse by using waste ice cream sticks to make a birdhouse

The finished roof looks very artistic and beautiful.

Tutorial on how to make your own birdhouse by using waste ice cream sticks to make a birdhouse

Then use hot melt glue to stick the sides of the birdhouse, and apply more glue.

Tutorial on how to make your own birdhouse by using waste ice cream sticks to make a birdhouse

This step is the most difficult. It requires sticking the ice cream stick firmly while keeping the sides vertical.

Tutorial on how to make your own birdhouse by using waste ice cream sticks to make a birdhouse

Keep building heights until you reach the appropriate height.

Tutorial on how to make your own birdhouse by using waste ice cream sticks to make a birdhouse

Then paste an arc structure on the bottom surface.

Tutorial on how to make your own birdhouse by using waste ice cream sticks to make a birdhouse

Before painting, take out a knife and scrape off the excess hot melt glue.

Tutorial on how to make your own birdhouse by using waste ice cream sticks to make a birdhouse

Then mix the paint and apply it on the ice cream stick.

Tutorial on how to make your own birdhouse by using waste ice cream sticks to make a birdhouse

Take out a paper clip.

Tutorial on how to make your own birdhouse by using waste ice cream sticks to make a birdhouse

Fold half of the structure upright as shown in the picture.

Tutorial on how to make your own birdhouse by using waste ice cream sticks to make a birdhouse

Adhere to the top center of the birdhouse with hot glue.

Tutorial on how to make your own birdhouse by using waste ice cream sticks to make a birdhouse

Finally, take out the cotton rope and hang the birdhouse to the tree.

Tutorial on how to make your own birdhouse by using waste ice cream sticks to make a birdhouse

Tutorial on how to make your own birdhouse by using waste ice cream sticks to make a birdhouse

Tutorial on how to make your own birdhouse by using waste ice cream sticks to make a birdhouse

Tutorial on how to make your own birdhouse by using waste ice cream sticks to make a birdhouse