How Do You Make Adirondack Style Bird Houses?
The most popular style of an Adirondack birdhouse is natural and may not be noticed by the unaware observer. It might be decorated with twigs, straw, bark or any other natural substance. Although these instructions use a coffee can, other containers, such as plastic milk bottles or jars, can be substituted. When making an Adirondack-style birdhouse with birch bark, do not cut it from a live tree. You can find birch bark in sheets at your local craft store. Start with an empty coffee can. Remove the plastic lid and use it as a pattern. Trace around it onto a sheet of birch bark, twice. Cut around the circle markings. The bark will be easy to cut. Use a small plastic tub to moisten the bark. Add water to the tub and push the remainder sheet of bark into it with your hands. Hold it down until the bark has softened and is pliable, about 5 minutes. Wrap the softened sheet of bark around the coffee can. Cut it so it overlaps about and inch or so. Cut the top and bottom of the bark sheet to a
