A wren house, a hanging teardrop and a spire tower ceramic birdhouse in a garden, made from Clay Hole paper templates

Birdhouses collection, 30 percent off

All three birdhouse templates in one order

BETA: these templates are still being tested

We test every paper template by building it. A template carries the BETA mark until it has been built and confirmed. Each should be sound and work as drawn. We will know for certain once someone makes it.

Use them at your own discretion, and be ready to adjust on the fly if a project needs it. Pivoting mid-build is part of the fun of pottery.

Made one? Show us. Text it to The Clay Hole or tag @theclayhole on Instagram. Every template that gets built and confirmed leaves BETA.

A gabled wren house, an eight-sided spire tower and a teardrop that hangs on two chains. The entry holes follow the numbers wrens and chickadees use, and the wren house roof and the spire both lift off for the clean-out.

This is the bundle for the Ceramic Birdhouse Templates collection, where each template has its own card and a guide to what the set takes.

  • 3 templates
  • Advanced to Expert
  • 29 pages
  • 11 template sheets
Every birdhouse template we add later, free

The bundle grows with the collection. Every new birdhouse template, and every update to one already in it, joins the downloads from your order at no charge.

$36.40$52All 3 birdhouse templates in one order: 3 PDFs, 29 pages, yours to print as often as you like.

Delivered as download links by email the moment the order goes through. Every birdhouse template we add later, and every update to one already in it, joins those downloads free. A member: log in instead and every template is free.

See each template on its own page
In this collection

Three birdhouse templates, each on its own page

Each one opens with its steps, its finished sizes and a free sample to flip through. Sizes below are what comes out of the glaze kiln at 12 percent shrinkage. New birdhouse templates appear here the day they go live.

A stoneware wren house with sage green walls, a brown roof and a wren on the ridge, made from The Clay Hole paper template Paper template 13, advanced The Wren House A gabled birdhouse built to the nest box numbers wrens and chickadees use, with a roof that lifts off for the clean-out. 4 3/8 in square, 8 1/2 in to the peak, entry 1 1/8 in 3 sheets, 8 pages$12 on its own A stoneware spire tower birdhouse with eight stone-lined walls and a green spire roof, made from a Clay Hole paper template Paper template 44, expert The Spire Tower Birdhouse An eight-sided stone tower birdhouse with a tall spire that lifts off for the clean-out, built to the nest box numbers wrens and chickadees use. 15 3/8 in tall to the finial, 6 3/8 in across the base 4 sheets, 10 pages$20 on its own A hanging teardrop stoneware birdhouse built from separate glazed clay staves, made from The Clay Hole paper template Paper template 46, expert The Hanging Teardrop Birdhouse A wren house shaped like a teardrop, built from thirty-three separate clay staves and hung on two stainless chains. 7 13/16 in tall, 6 1/2 in wide, 5 in deep 4 sheets, 11 pages$20 on its own
How a template works

Print, check, roll, cut, build

Print at 100 percent

Actual size, never Fit to page. Plain copy paper works. Card stock survives a wet slab and can be used again.

Measure the square

Every sheet carries a 1 inch square. A ruler on it settles whether the print is right before any clay is cut.

Roll the slab

Each pack names its slab thickness on the cover. Let the slab firm up to soft leather hard, so it holds an edge and still bends.

Cut the count, then build

Lay the paper on the slab, cut straight down just outside the edge, bevel where the hatching says, and follow the numbered steps. Score, slip, press, compress, every seam.

Every collection

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All of them side by side, with each bundle price, on the template collections page. Every template in one place, sorted by level, on the paper templates page.

Questions

The ones that come up

What is in the bundle

All three birdhouse templates on this page, $36.40 instead of $52. One PDF per template arrives by email the moment the order goes through, each one the whole pack: the template sheets, the steps, the notes and the size table.

What happens when a new birdhouse template comes out

It joins this collection and your downloads at no charge. The same goes for an update to any template already in it. You pay once, today's price, and the collection keeps growing for you.

Can I buy just one

Yes. Each template here has its own page at $12 to $20. The bundle is the three together for 30 percent less.

Do I need a membership to buy these

No. The bundle is $36.40 for anyone. Every template is free for members logged in to a Clay Hole account, so a member has nothing to buy.

Can I sell what I make

Yes. The pots are yours. The template files are for your own use and are not to be shared, which is the whole of the terms.

Members

Every template, free, every time

46 templates now and more as they are drawn, all free for members logged in to a Clay Hole account. Print one tonight and bring it to your next session.

Log in to download them freeSee all 46 on one page