Teresa's Plants & More Store

elow are 2 really nice links to some hummingbird photos of momma and the babies hatching. Thank you for sharing these with me so I could share with others!

Another nice hummingbird nest and babies link

Hummingbird nest and babies hatching...Beautiful

Birdhouse Kits

Fantastic little birdhouse kits for you to make yourself or with your kids!
These are great to keep inside or outside and make great gifts!
These are also very cute for wedding centerpieces or party tables. They already have the jute hanger and can be placed on a small wired stand.

The bird and the house selection is my choice. The photos show you the styles you may be getting. The houses range in size from 4-5" wide and 6-7" tall.
You will be getting a sandwich bag with enough moss,lichens mushrooms etc to decorate the entire house. Cost is $8.00

Kit Includes:

• 1 wooden birdhouse(unpainted)
• 1 mushroom bird(assorted styles)
• 1 sandwich bag of moss,lichens,mushrooms etc.
• Pieces of horsetail rush (looks like bamboo)

This is so fun to make and so many variations are possible.let your imagination soar with this and most of all have fun.
This is great to give as a birthday gift anniversary etc.
I also have the moss kit available for your own outside birdhouse.

This photo to your left shows you what your bird might look like when you order the kit. The photo below shows you the assortment of houses that you might get. Requests are welcome but I may not always have the specific house or bird that you want.Photo below shows you what you will be getting in your sandwich bag of moss  supplies for the house.

You can also purchase the LARGE bird house bag which can be used to decorate your own outside birdhouse. You will get a quart sized bag that has the horsetail as well as moss and lichens to decorate your birdhouse. This is also good for the gourd birdhouses I have! The quart bag sells for $6.00.

Photo below shows a bluebird house I had that I just attached moss & lichens too. You will get moss & lichens as well as the really neat dried horsetail rush that looks great added to your house. You can twine the horsetail if you want with raffia to give more of a thatched roof appearance like the pine needle roof below. They can be painted or stained brown as well so your house can appear to have logs on it!

So many ideas to do with this kit. Order more than one to give as a gift! See the birdhouse gourds that already have the hole cut out and perch added for your feathered friend. the hole is either 1 1/4" or 1 1/2" wide. I also have some gourds that are natural or with a buttermilk finish. Choose your variety in the drop down box below.

Kits/Moss/Gourds

Miniature birdhouse Kit $8.00 Moss for your own birdhouse $6.00 Gourd-1 1/4" hole natural $8.00 Gourd-1 1/2" hole natural $8.00 Gourd-1 1/4" hole painted $9.00 Gourd-1 1/2" hole painted $9.00 Horsetail sections Qt bag 6-7" long $3.00 Pine needles Qt bag full $3.00

Photo above shows you the assorted styles of gourds you might get when you purchase your gourd birdhouse.Hanging can be done in several ways.attach to stem,drill small holes through the top and string leather jute etc. through top. here is another idea below using pine needles.

Remember to seal your birdhouse with a spray or wipe on lacquer to protect it from the elements.

The horsetail rush pieces can also be used like this for another cool roof! You can buy extra pieces of the horsetail & the pine needles for this variety of roof for only $3 a bag which will include enough stem pieces to do 1 normal sized roof.

Gourd birdhouse with a pine needle roof! Horsetail rush can be used as well and both can be ordered separately above.

The photo above shows you the qt.size bag of horsetail you will be getting for $3.00

Steps for making your pine needle birdhouse below:

Twine a row of pine needles together at about their midpoints adding a single cluster of needles at a time. Keep the clustered ends all at the same distance from the twining.