All for the Birds!

While we do many things to and with gourds,birdhouses are probably are most popular items. A great gift for those impossible to shop for, we like to add our own twists to them. The birds only care about the size of the openings, all of the embellishments are purely for our own enjoyment.
The most frequent question we get about them is if birds really use them. Here in Pennsylvania, competition among cavity nesters is pretty fierce. Our houses are sized for wrens and similar sized birds, and we have even had Bluebirds living in them here at the shop.
We water proof ours with paste shoe polish. That way, the owner can re-coat the house yearly and extend the useful life of the gourd. We also believe it is more environmentally friendly.
We've added some photos below for you to peruse, showing some of our work. The carved ones are done using a wood gouge, and the "Tie-Dyed" ones are a fanciful harkening to our hippie days!


Renny Wren home at last!