I had thought when my children grew a little older I would have plenty of time to experiment with all the complicated crafts, art projects and recipes I had saved over the years. Imagine my surprise to discover I am still as busy as I ever was! The complicated crafts and recipes will have to wait a while longer. Instead, I have developed my crafty side by focusing on easy crafts and recipes. I want things that still look cute or taste good, but aren’t going to take a long time to prepare. If they look like they’ve taken a long time to prepare and people thank me for my effort, even better!
Recently I stumbled across a new to me site, P&Geveryday, offering content and resources on beauty, family, food, health, home and more. Their aim is to “inspire, support and empower you to unlock the extraordinary potential in your everyday life” and “to make every day just a little easier by helping you achieve a life full of rewarding moments.” That’s important to me because many times I only have a moment before I am interrupted! While browsing their site I found “7 Ways to Repurpose Teacups.” I had been planning to remake over my patio and one of the ideas, How to make a bird feeder, stood out.
Here’s all you need to make it:
1 Old teacup
1 saucer or plate
1 scoop of birdseed
1 hanger or strong wire
Super Glue
If you don’t have teacups or plates you want to use, stop by the thrift store. Our local store had a range of cups, saucers and plates from 25 to 50 cents. I was able to stock up on a supply of cups and saucers for around three dollars. I wanted to hang my feeder from the dogwood tree behind my patio, so I purchased a special wire made for hanging bird feeders. This was a little more expensive than just using fishing wire or a hook, costing around two dollars. The project was super easy to make, taking around five minutes to create. The drying time was extra. Be warned: the heavier the cup you use, the longer it will take to dry and hold.
Want to make one for yourself? Here’s how:
Wash and dry the cup and saucer. Tilt the cup onto it’s side and glue onto the plate. You might have to prop the cup into place until it dries, especially if it is heavy. After the cup is dry, add birdseed and hang onto a hook in the garden or on a wire into a tree. This looks adorable, can be made to match outdoor decor and is very inexpensive! The total cost (without birdseed) came to around $3.50. It would be even less expensive if you have the items lying around the house or didn’t use a special wire.
Let me know if you make the bird feeder. I would love to see pictures of your creation.
I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
What a cute idea! I want to make one for my yard. BTW – what a cool site!!
That is adorable. I never would have thought to make that, but I want to make it for my birds.
As a single working mom I know busy. I am with you on focusing on projects that you can do quickly. Thank you for sharing will be trying this project with my kids and maybe let them paint pictures on the cup with permanent markers, wish me luck : )
We have birds in our tree and I’m sure they would love this! Thanks for the simple tutorial.
That is such a great, and easy idea! My mom loves feeding the birds at her house. I am sure she would love this!
OMG- how cute and cool is this! I love this idea! Thanks I will have to try this! Our last Bird Feeder broke and I haven’t had time to replace it!
Oh this is so cute! Really clever idea! Hope it works!
Great tips! And those look awesome1
That is super cute! I don’t have a yard yet, but we’re moving in two weeks, and then we will!
Oh my goodness, that is just so super cool looking… i love the blue you used, as well. We live in the South West where colors like that are really popular! thanks for sharing
This is such a creative idea, definitely thinking outside of the box, love it!
Hey, that is a genius little design and a great way to repurpose something you weren’t using! I love it!
That is such a cute idea!! I love it, I bet it would make a great gift!
This is so cute and perfect for us… as I just broke our bird feeder in my haste to fill it!
This is so cute and smart! Very easy to assemble and probably loved by all birds (and squirrels in our backyard!)
What a clever idea, love the color! Gorilla glue will hold anything together!
What a great idea. I love watching birds out the window, but most bird feeders are eyesores. This one is adorable!
I love this idea. I also love the colours of the cup and saucer that you selected. I am going to try this during the summer. Thanks for sharing.
What a fun idea. I have seen this on Pinterest before. We have a few bird feeders in our yard, I love watching them!
Very cool idea. Love the color too!
That is such a cute idea, i know I have some old ones in the basement. I need of make one of these!
Seriously, SO cute! This is my kind of craft – simple but cute!
This is such a simple and beyond adorable craft idea! Plus inexpensive, especially if you head to a local thrift store to find the tea cups and saucers for the project 🙂
This is so cute and what am amazing idea. Love it.
This is such a cute idea for a little feeder for the garden! My Mom would love to make something like this because she loves to feed the birds who come to her yard.
That is such a cute little bird feeder. And so easy to make too! I love it!
That is so cute, what a great idea!!! Who knew the glue was that strong?
That is a fantastic idea. Really cute and easy.
What a neat idea. I think my boys would get a huge kick out of making one (or a couple) of those.
That’s very cute. I’ve always wondered how you do that.
This is such a cute and creative idea! I love the tipped cup look! I’m pretty sure I can find a pretty teacup at a yard sale!
This is such a cute idea. I’m going to make one using my mom’s old china, I will be hanging on the carport where the elements can’t get to it and keep it forever. Thank you for sharing!
What a neat idea! I would have never thought about that! I love bird watching!
Great idea, and you’re right. There are a TON at local Goodwill stores that would be perfect for this!
That is so cute! I have to try making one!
This is really cute….I found some old cups and saucers in the basement…I think I am going to make these! Great gifts for the kids to make!
Oh, I never even thought about making them as gifts. That is an awesome idea.