After the hair-raising break-in on Monday, and even though A.C. Moore didn’t have Princess Nagger’s name appliqué in stock, the trip wasn’t a complete bust. They had a sale going on for their unfinished wood projects, so Princess Nagger decided she really needed to get a bird house to paint and put out for the birds so they’ll have a winter home.
She donned one of Dada’s old shirts and got to work:
Purple is her favorite color, so of course she decided purple was the color of the day:
She also wanted to add pink accents, and originally was going to paint the roof pink, but opted to do half pink and half purple, then add pink polka dots and designs to the purple side. Then she was having fun ‘creating’ a ‘brand new’ color by mixing the pink and purple paint together. She kept asking every five minutes if it was dry yet, and didn’t like having to wait until the next day to hang the house up for the birds. She did enjoy playing with it that night, though, as she let her little dinosaurs and bears inhabit the house and marveled at the fact that it’s technically a 2-story house.The next day she wanted to put the house up first thing, so I armed myself with the drill to attach it to the grape arbor…you’ll note that she added bird seed on the top and bottom of the house, because she wanted to make it ‘convenient’ for the birds so they didn’t have to fly over to the bird feeder to eat. She also added a cracker just in case they were ‘extra’ hungry:
Travis was showing great interest in the house – I think he thought it was a treat house just for him:
He tried to stick his nose in the side windows to steal the cracker…
The house is now successfully hanging on the grape arbor, awaiting the first bird to decide to make it its home. Princess Nagger was a little disappointed that there wasn’t already a bird living in there by the end of the day…she was afraid they didn’t like the paint job. I reassured her that it was beautiful, and that they were probably waiting until the dogs weren’t around to inspect the new abode.
I’ll keep an eye on things, and if any of the birds decide it’s a great place to live and build a nest in it, you’ll be the first to know. Well, first after Princess Nagger, of course!For Wordless Wednesday, be sure to visit Wordless Wednesday, 5 minutes for Mom, Go Graham Go, JollyMom and Momspective for more great Wordless Wednesday Posts. Mr. Linky has been having issues lately, so be sure to leave your post link in the comments so we can pay a visit! 😉
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She did a great job on the house! She is one creative girl!
She did such a wonderful job… and it doesn't look like she made even a tiny mess! Woah.
What a great birdhouse! She did a Great job! Too funny that the dog liked it so well too! I hope you get birds in it soon!
Awwww, she did such a good job! I love how she did the roof opposite colors with the pink. Super creative. I love the picture of the doggy too!
what an imaginative little girl!
That is an awesome birdhouse. She did a great job.
Happy WW!
This a great birdhouse she has done here;Purple is indeed a nice color.Have a nice day 🙂
She will be so excited when a bird uses it! I remember doing things like that when I was a child.
I hope a bird finds it soon. For both you sakes. She will be checking constantly. The bird house is nice and she is adorable.
Happy WW and WWW
I love the look of concentration in the first two shots.
Great post! She did a great job on her birdhouse! I, too, have a 'purple and pink' girl, although, she's starting to move away from it some. Hope you're having a wonderful day!
Wow! That was so CUTE!
HAPPY WW!
That turned out super cute! I can't wait to see who will be the lucky resident!
And school starts today…what happened with your teacher situation?
She did a great job with the bird house. I like the purple with the pink polka dots. I hope some birds move in soon!
I love her purple house! Can't wait to see the photos of the birds movin in!
She's very creative. Obviously takes after her mom! Just love that birdhouse.
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Pretty purple bird house. Nice job.
What a great project! It turned out FABULOUS! I haven't even thought of doing a bird house with them – we still do pine cone bird feeders 🙂
Cute!
Great job!!!! Love that purple house!
Blessings!
That's very very nice! Great job! Love the colors!
She did a great job on the birdhouse! Love the colors in it too!
She did a fabulous job!
We are in need of some birdhouses. Will Princess Nagger be selling her birdhouse creations? She is adorable and super caring leaving the birds extra food. I love the pic with Travis's feet and the birdhouse. Happpy WW and take care.
-Kiki
my kids keep requesting to do this project – but I don't want to clean up bird poop all over my deck!
very pretty the bird who lives in this house will surely be lucky
Cute birdhouse! I bet she had fun making it. I love the colors.
She did a great job painting!
You might want to rethink actually putting her name in a visible spot on her backpack. Makes it easier for kidnappers to get personal. "Hey, Princess Nagger!" Get it?
Justine 😮 )
Beautiful birdhouse Princess Nagger. It is painted perfectly.
They will come, give them time.
If you build it they will come!
she did a great job!
I can't believe how big she's getting!
Have a great Wednesday!
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Love the birdhouse! My girls would love how PURPLE it is! 🙂 Can't wait to hear if any birds make use of it!
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Oh how cute! She really put her heart into this! She is simply adorable and you can tell she is all about making sure the birds get fed and that their house is a pretty one!
Well done!
I've got a mulberry tree that the bird house would go with beautifully! The purple bird crap on it would blend right in with the paint job! I was locked out of my house once by my dog…but that is a post in itself…
cute house I would move in it.
You are the funnest mom…she gets to great crafty projects! The birdhouse turned out great. 🙂
She did a wonderful job! I hope the birds move in soon!
That is one lovely bird house with an outstanding paint job… Once it gets cooler some rocking purple loving bird will move in..
What an adorable bird house!
What an adorable bird house!
"Little purple houses… for you n' me!"
Very sweet photos! (Purple is my fave color too!)
I'm sure there is a bird out there who LOVES purple. 🙂
awww she did a great job
She did a great job. We were headed to AC Moore on Tuesday until I got "mommy-tude" at something Tara said! Probably better, I spend way too much in those places, and I'm not even very crafty!
That is just too cute! She did a great job!!
She did a fab job on it! Very creative.
That's how I would do it!!
Happy belated WW, my friend!
I like Travis's paws in the one shot… ha! Nice project, I'm making a mental note for my kids to do in a couple of years!
Wonderful!!! I loved doing arts and crafts with my boys. I hope a bird moves in for her. If anything, you could put some bird seed in it for her. I like buying the seedless variety.