Making A Pretty Bird Feeder

I've been feeling crafty lately --

-- but not this kind of crafty.  ;)

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Google lists an informal definition of crafty as:  "of, involving, or relating to the making of decorative objects and other things by hand."  You know, that kind of crafty.  Anyway, I made my sister and my niece summer, mason jar candles, but of course I forgot to take a picture of them.  They were an easy craft, but they were awfully cute, if I do say so.  ;)  This weekend, with a little help from Mr. Forest Manor, I made these teacup bird feeders/garden art.

I made one for myself and one for my mother-in-law because her birthday was Friday.  We gave it to her yesterday evening, and she really liked it.  Now, this was not my own clever idea -- I found it last week on Yvonne's blog, Stone Gable.  Here's a link to her post with a list of the supplies you'll need and step-by-step instructions on how to make this teacup bird feeder.

I believe Yvonne said she found her teacups and saucers at the local Goodwill, but I never have much luck at our Goodwill.  I purchased my cups and saucers at HomeGoods (my favorite shopping place), but I imagine you could find some cheaper at your Goodwill store.  These are "Gracie Bone China" by Coastline Imports, and they were $6.99 each.  That's not bad when you're making them as gifts for family members.  We purchased the copper pipe and other supplies at our local Lowe's.  The only thing I did differently from Yvonne's instructions was to use Gorilla Glue® instead of marine epoxy because the Gorilla Glue® stated that it would dry transparent, which it did.

I couldn't be happier with the way these turned out.  I'll be making one for my own mom, as well.

If you're interested in making one of these for your own garden or as a gift for someone, check out Yvonne's post for an easy tutorial on how to make them.  I think you'll be glad you did.  :)  By the way, you may have noticed that my teacup bird feeder has no birdseed in it.  It probably won't ever have any because we have so many problems with squirrels and raccoons getting on our bird feeders, I'm afraid it would get broken in no time.  If it weren't for that, I would love to fill it with birdseed and watch the birds when they visit.

I don't mean to bore you with our porch, folks, but I had several things that needed doing this year.  I still have three things on my list, and I'll consider it truly finished for this season.  We worked in the front yard some more this weekend, and the heat and humidity were brutal.  I hate to do it, but I'll probably be spending most of this week indoors; I just can't take much more of the heat right now.  Is it awfully hot where you are?  If so, I hope you're managing to stay cool.

Thanks for stopping by and for reading me; I so appreciate your visits.  I hope you have a great week!


Denise

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Amaze Me Monday, hosted by Cindy
Metamorphosis Monday, hosted by Susan
Inspire Me Tuesday, hosted by Marty
Home and Garden Thursday, hosted by Kathy
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