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by Michele McKee-Orsini (Author)
These handmade birdhouses and feeders, bee hotels, and butterfly and ladybug homes will bring welcome visitors to your backyard.
Handmade Houses and Feeders for Birds, Bees, and Butterflies features 35 beautiful havens to build to attract more wildlife into your backyard. Each house is beautifully designed, with colorful details, but is also perfectly adapted for its intended inhabitants. There are birdhouses you can hang up or place on stands, and a bee house you can "plant" in your flowerbed. There are also feeders for birds, and homes for butterflies and ladybugs. With her trademark attention to detail, Michele McKee-Orsini has designed a gorgeous collection of miniature palaces for the wildlife that we should all be encouraging into our gardens. Michele takes you through the basic woodworking and decorating skills you will need, and the step-by-step project instructions, clear artwork, and stunning photography will all inspire you to build your own havens for our flying friends.Author Biography
Michele McKee-Orsini is an artist and wildlife enthusiast, who studies cavity nesting birds and their habitats. She loves nature walks to sort out her thoughts on creating new woodworking designs. She has been designing and selling her bird, bug, and bee houses for quite some time now. Birds are an important aspect of her life and she puts their needs first when building their homes. She is the author of Handmade Birdhouses and Feeders, and Handmade Bird, Bee, and Bat Houses, both published by CICO Books. Find her at www.etsy.com/shop/birdhousesbymichele. She is based in Yucaipa, California.
