My Weekend DIY Project

Ok, I have something to get off of my chest. I am addicted to Pinterest! Ok.....I said it! I spend evenings looking at craft projects, decorating ideas, recipes, etc. I love the site! Anywho.......I saw a craft idea, and knew that I had to make one, and put it in my butterfly garden. A teacup bird feeder!

Perfect size for the little birds who hang out in my garden. So, I set off in search of the things I needed to make one for myself. THE hardest thing was finding the blasted teacups! You would think some place like Home Goods would have them, right? Wrong! Coffee cups, but no teacups! It's too dang hot out, and rather than waste gas, and getting upset by not finding what I wanted, I did the logical thing a computer geek would do.... Check out Ebay! And yep, for $5 I found a tea cup, AND it had PINK flowers on it! A win win! So, you glue the cup to the saucer. And then glue a brass cap to the bottom of the saucer. I used Gorilla glue. Hope it continues to hold for me! Now, in their project, they used a brass pipe for the pole. I didn't want to spend the $$$ for brass, I had a wooden dowel that fit the cap perfectly. So, I bought hammered metallic spray paint, and painted the dowel to look like brass, or metal. I then glued the dowel into the cap. And Voila! A cute little bird feeder that fits perfectly into my garden. I stalked the garden for awhile, trying to get a shot of a bird enjoying it, but it's too hot out for the birds! I'll try again later,