We just found this cute and simple way to recycle unwanted china into bird feeders. We love the idea of tons of these little cups hanging all throughout our trees. Jump down to see what other tabletop items are getting the feeder make-over...
Etsy vendor, ohthepollybilities, makes the feeders out of unmatched teacups, teapots, and even a small creamer. The prices range from $20 (cups) to $25 (pots).
We love the concept but we'd like to see the chains switched out with something more invisible or delicate, like fishing line. Teacups, which appear to be floating amidst the branches, would turn our backyard into a Mad Hatter's bird buffet.
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Comments (9)
This is a good idea.....I'd just never want it at my place. I can see groupings of these hanging from the awnings of the double-wides in the trailer park.
ohhhh. picture an outdoor pine tree decorated with these during Christmas.
regular fishing line wouldn't be strong enough for these since squirrels would go hog wild on these cups. you'd need something stronger like tiger tail (it's basically a steel wire coated with plastic).
Adorable idea!!!!
I'm not going to use my bone china tea cups, But I'm planning a trip to the thrift store. I like the idea of a mad hatter tree.
Dumb idea. One light rain and the seed will be moldy which is bad for the birds.
@*heather leaf* - I don't think the writer was actually suggesting the use of fishing line, rather a material with its invisible and delicate quality.
I think they're adorable, but agree that the metal chain is a bit jarring against the delicate china.
Peachpie is right. You could drill through the bottoms, carefully, I guess, but where do the birds perch? Do you put the seed on the saucer? You could drill through the sides of the cups and let the seeds spill out that way, but still. It's cute, but no birds are going to really get much in the way of nourishment this way.
Adorable.
Volvo, you can come to my brick rancher in the country and marvel at all the china hanging in the trees while we have a drink on the porch. Southern hospitality, don't ya know?
I saw on some home show where the tea cups and saucers were drilled to wood dowels and then the dowels were inserted in copper pipe and stuck in the ground. It was really cute.