Enchanting Woodland Birdhouses

Product DescriptionProvides step-by-step instructions for building wall-mounted and hanging birdhouses, decorative fairy and gnome houses, and toad houses.From Library JournalMacy, owner of Lucinda & Co., which makes over 3000 bird, toad, gnome, and fairy homes each year, shows readers how to create a variety of fanciful handcrafted homes. Created from natural materials, these houses are primarily decorative, although some may be used by birds or toads. (Because the houses arent sized for specific bird species, serious bird enthusiasts may want to look elsewhere.) Macys incredibly cute and original designs will appeal to both adults and children (including this reviewers eight-year-old, Olivia). Geared toward beginners, this title will prove popular with crafters; another good choice is Thomas Stenders Architectural Birdhouses: 15 Famous Buildings To Make for Your Feathered Friends (LJ 9101). Recommended for all public libraries.Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.From BooklistWoodland, to Macy, means assembling a host of natural materials--including stones, twigs, acorns, and branches--into fairy-esque homes for small creatures. No bright paint, here; it is muted tones of Mother Nature that blend harmoniously into the outside. Yet the 13 projects shown--and explained, step by step in photographs--are very distinctive. The River Rock House, a conically topped pebbled cylinder, looks like a ready-to-launch rocket ship for birds. And the series of so-called homes for gnomes is charming enough to be featured as collectibles. An even better feature is that the only woodworking tool needed is a band saw--and even that can be avoided by remodeling existing houses, using a glue gun. Plenty of easy-to-understand instructions and a gallery of art homes mean that feathered friends just might be living in upscale real estate this spring.Barbara JacobsCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reservedAbout the AuthorLucinda Claire Macy, an award-winning artist and craftwoman, has been designing and creating things all her life. She owns Lucinda & Co., a small cottage industry that makes houses for songbirds, garden toads, fairies and gnomes.

Enchanting Woodland Birdhouses