A little paint can turn an aptly named “birdhouse gourd” into a charming home for your yard’s feathered friends.

The nice thing about birdhouse gourds is that there are so many possibilities, you can leave them plain, or paint on fun details.

A few windows and a door will make your birdhouse gourd an actual house. Or use a “gooseneck” gourd and paint on a beak and eyes to create an actual goose your neighborhood birds can cozy up in. Just make sure your gourd is fully dried before you cut the hole, or it may shrivel later.

This particular type of birdhouse is meant to hang in the trees where it will be shaded. If you make a birdhouse that will be in the sun, avoid dark colors so the birdhouse doesn’t overheat.

(No my dremel is not actually running during this video; it was too hard to try and talk over the noise of it, but it demonstrates the idea)

Video tutorial by Amber Reifsteck, The Woodland Elf

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