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How to Join a Vintage Pitchfork and Birdhouse

October 16, 2019 By: Linda @ Mixed Kreations11 Comments

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Hi All! Today I am sharing two thrift items that I combined into one. A vintage pitchfork that I picked up a couple of days ago at an estate sale for $2. WooHoo, a steal! Solid metal and very heavy and rusty. I love rust. The other item is a wooden box thingy that I picked up at Goodwill a while back, and it looks like a birdhouse. Not sure what it was for, maybe a wine bottle carrier. I purchased it for $2.99.

How to Join a Vintage Pitchfork and Birdhouse

How to Join a Vintage Pitchfork and Birdhouse

My plan was to add a roof and use it as a birdhouse. After all, it looks like a birdhouse, I just wasn’t sure how or where I wanted to hang it until I ran across the rusty pitchfork. Therefore the Vintage PitchFork and Birdhouse was born. A person can never have too many birdhouses for feathered friends, or cute rustic yard art for the flowerbeds.

How to Join a Vintage Pitchfork and Birdhouse

Vintage Pitchfork and Birdhouse

Didn’t have to do anything to the rusty pitchfork. So I jumped right into adding a hole to the side instead of the front of the birdhouse for the little birdies to come in through. Using a screw as a perch.

How to Join a Vintage Pitchfork and Birdhouse

I started out by cutting an old wooden shingle that I had then gluing and tacking it down with small nails.

How to Join a Vintage Pitchfork and Birdhouse

I wasn’t really happy with the outcome so I decided to use some of the thin copper sheeting that I had. Cutting the sheeting to fit the roof over the wood shingles and enough to fold down over the edges. Putting a slit at the peak of the roof to make it easier to fold over.

I had some small copper tacks that I tried to use to secure the roof but ended up using my handy staple gun. Not really happy with the roof but hoping once the copper get a nice patina it will look better.

How to Join a Vintage Pitchfork and Birdhouse

Next, I gave the birdhouse a couple of coats of clear sealer for protection. Leaving the copper untreated so that it can form a pretty patina overtime to hide the stapes that I used.

How to Join a Vintage Pitchfork and Birdhouse

The only thing left is to wire it to the pitchfork, and then find a place in one of my flowerbeds to place my vintage pitchfork and birdhouse for some of my feathered friends to find and make their home.

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  1. Mary says

    October 17, 2019 at 7:55 am

    Very cool idea Linda and it looks so rustic this way.

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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      October 30, 2019 at 3:16 pm

      Thanks Mary! Now all I need is for a little birdie to move in.

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  2. Maria says

    October 24, 2019 at 7:59 pm

    What a cute birdhouse! It’s perfect ! I love birdhouses there something special about them

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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      October 30, 2019 at 3:11 pm

      Thank you Maria! I do too, and I need to get some more hung up.

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  3. Michelle Leslie says

    October 28, 2019 at 9:50 am

    Oh Linda, your little pitchfork bird house just gave me the inspiration I’ve been looking for. We have a very rusty pitch fork that lost it’s handle just begging for a recycle and this is oerfect. Love, love, love how it turned out
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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      October 30, 2019 at 3:10 pm

      Thank you Michelle! When I found the pitchfork I knew the two were made to go together. I can’t wait to see what you come up with. I know it will be amazing!

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  4. Kim says

    October 30, 2019 at 10:47 am

    This is a darling pairing! We’ve mounted houses on stakes, but your idea is so much cuter!

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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      October 30, 2019 at 3:20 pm

      Thank you Kim! I had been waiting for the perfect thing to hang the little birdhouse and when I saw the pitchfork at an estate sale, and for only $2 I knew it was perfect for what I wanted.

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  5. Filip says

    December 2, 2019 at 9:27 am

    I have maintained a beautiful garden and always welcomed the lovely birds who come to feed from my patio every morning. I have also been thinking about installing a birdhouse, but your tips and pictures have just inspired me! Thank you so much for the idea, Linda!
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    • Linda @ Mixed Kreations says

      December 30, 2019 at 8:38 am

      Thank you Filip! Glad that you enjoyed the post!

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