Everyone likes to watch the birds eat.. how about creating a UNIQUE form of a bird feeder out of a tea cup and saucer!
Made
By Eileen
Materials Needed:
- 1-1/2" piece of copper
tubing 40" long (a 10' length cut into 3 pieces)
sand the edges
- 1/2"end cap either copper or PVC (at the home improvement center) it
fits the end of the coper tubing
- 1 saucer
- 1 tea cup
- 1 tea spoon
- loctite silicon glue
- bird seed tied in a small bag with raffia (will be placed inside the cup)
Directions:
To put it together:
Turn the
tea cup upside down on the table, run a bead of glue
around the bottom, attach the saucer, then attach the
closed end of the end cap to the middle of the bottom
of the saucer. This should set for several hours or overnight
is best. Once dry, turn over and attach the tea spoon
with a little glue. Now attach the end piece to the copper
tube. Put a punch hole in the poem and tie it on, place
the bag of seed in the cup and you are all done.
Eileen's
Directions:
I bought a copper end cap that would
fit the end of the copper pipe (3/4 inch). I glued the
end cap to the bottom of the saucer, then glue the cup
to the saucer ...be sure to let the glue cure,,then slide
the end cap onto the pipe. It comes apart easily for
cleaning and slips right back on. Be sure to grab the
end cap when you separate them, not the saucer.
I used Goop glue in a tube. It seems like it bonded well. Be
sure to weight the pieces when gluing....
I used nylon net to tulle and put birdseed in and gathered
it with jute or a pretty ribbon..
Bird Feeders by Charlene
She is another wonderful member of our group.
Charleen makes them the same except she uses outdoor
GOOP glue to adhere the cup and saucer, and also the
saucer to the pole.
Charleen assembles the cup and saucer first, then attaches
the saucer to the pole.
