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Bird house?  Or maybe a Fairy House?  I guess it depends on which you're trying to attract!  I had a little raw wood birdhouse in my big box of "someday" projects.  They say a picture is worth a thousand words so today I'm letting the photos do the talking.  There is a list of supplies available at Altered Pages  at the bottom. Supplies : Dixie Belle Terra Cotta Paint Dixie Belle Grunge Glaze    Gesso   Bazzill Mini Borders / Edges Dew Drops Tacky Glue Gel Medium Altered Pages Collage - Children on the Wing Altered Pages Collage - Sepia Collage StazOn Cloudy Sky gray ink Authentique 6x6 Paper Pad - Durable

If you've been following along this month, you already know that Altered Pages has partnered with  The Artists on the Block , sharing our Altered Trading Block creations, aka, ATBs.  These fun, easy to alter, blocks are made with Eileen Hull's Sizzix block dies.   As this is the last Thursday of the month, I believe I am the last to submit my creation.  However, while I have had very tough acts to follow this month, I am so excited to present my double-decker bird house.  Can you see the tenants inside?  I had my husband hold a flashlight and shine it into the hole so I could take a picture. I apologize for having so many pictures, but I had to become a bit of a building engineer to figure out how to put this together.  Hopefully, I can be less wordy by sharing a few more pictures instead.   The bottom deck was made using Eileen Hull's Sizzix Box, Square XL die , measuring 3-1/4" square.  The top deck was made using E...