DIY Bird Feeders with Recycled Materials
I like creating bird feeders out of recycled materials. I place them around the yard to remind me of my grandparents and to keep them out of my garden and fruit trees while they’re growing.
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For this bird feeder, I glued some ribbon around a recycled can, and I made a loop to hang the bird feeder from. I added some star stickers but you could paint or decorate the can however you want.
I hot glued a small stick onto the edge of a can for a bird perch. Once that cooled, I added some bird seed to the can.
I hung the bird feeder up outside with a plant hanging hook onto a tree.
Pour some bird seed in a tea cup and saucer and place outside. You could opt to silicone the cup to the saucer to make it more secure.
Silicone a tea cup to a saucer, and then silicone the saucer to a candle holder and let that dry. Place it somewhere in your yard for the birds to enjoy.
Silicone a vintage cup and plate together and let that dry. Put bird seed on the plate, water in the cup, and set it somewhere outside.
E6000 vintage punch glasses onto a hanging tea light candle holder. Once the glue has dried, fill the glasses with bird seed and water, and hang outside.
Silicone a bent skewer to the bottom of a bowl and let that dry.
Place the skewer in a broken solar light stake, place somewhere outside, and fill with bird seed.
As always Chas I love how simple your ideas are. Your mind must always be thinking, amazing creativity. I love the bird feeders that include water as well, birds often need a water source as well.
You are so very sweet, thank you so much Leanna. I’m loving your dog toys. I’m thinking I need to make some of those as gifts this holiday season for my family that has dogs.
love this i even printed it out
Thank you Faith
I just love seeing your projects, they’re always so creative and anyone can make them – even me! lol Love it!
Thanks Tarah and I’m so glad you think so, that’s my goal – anyone can do it 😉 Love always seeing what you wonderful ladies create as well!
I always like your projects! Great up-cycle ideas.
Have a great week,
Kippi
Thank you for your kind words Kippi, I appreciate it.
The birds eat in style at your place! I love the pretty little tea cup feeder. So whimsical! At our place we feed the hummingbirds. Such a source of entertainment! They yell at my husband when the feeders get empty. Bossy things!
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Thank you Michelle, and I need to get a humming bird feeder up at my home. They’re around here like crazy and I just love to watch them.
I love up-cycle projects! These are all super simple and truned out really great! Great post.
Thank you so much Sarah, I’m thrilled you like them and that you love upcycled projects too.
So simple yet so creative. Well done. Pinned
Thank you so much Anita 🙂
Such inventive ideas, I’m especially loving the can idea though. We all have a few of them lying around!
Thank you very much Julie and I am thrilled you might make a can one too 🙂
Thank you for sharing at #OverTheMoon. Pinned and shared. Have a lovely week. I hope to see you at next week’s party too!
Thank you so much Marilyn for your wonderful support! I appreciate it so much.
I love your feeder ideas. I’m a bird watcher and feeder, so I’ll be Pinning your post. Thanks for sharing on Sunday’s Best.
Thank you so much Rhonda for the Pin, and I’m thrilled you’re a bird watcher and feeder too 🙂
These are all great ideas! I like the vintage clear glass plate and cup. We had the plates growing up. I saw a set for sale somewhere recently and the cup was printed for a beer cup. Strange, as I hadn’t thought it was that style….
Liberty @ B4andAfters.com
Thank you so much Liberty, that is one of my favorites too. I have picked up a few collections of those from thrift stores. We use them for so many different things in our home.