Bird Feeder from Chippy Castoffs

 I found this odd ladel looking thing at a garage sale this morning.  I decided to make this bird feeder out of it along with a chipped up bowl, also from a garage sale on another day.

My boys were pretty sure that this was an ice fishing tool.  It's used to strain the ice chunks out of the hole after you drill in the ice.  To me it looked like a great thing to make something for the garden.  I just hot glued the bowl on.  I just really like the bright, strong colors together.

Here's a couple of views of it hung over a window.  I plan to mount it more permanantly outside the kitchen window near the hanging flower basket that has the bird nest full of eggs.  The mama and papa bird will appreciate an easy meal.

Maybe another time I'll try it with a plant on it.

Linked to Brambleberry Cottage        and        Finding Fabulous!

a bird made a nest in my flowers

Imagine my daughter's surprise when she went to water this hanging plant. I guess we'll be doing a little bird watching!

For the birds....

With spring here now, I have my mind on bird baths and bird feeders.  I have a book somewhere with a beautiful picture of a homemade bird feeder using a green bottle upside down.  Anybody got any pictures of neat homemade birdfeeders?

something like this, but wrapped very ornately with wire and made with a large green wine or old GLASS pop bottle.  There were 50 gazillion "results" having do to with making bird feeders from 2 liter pop bottles, NOT what I'm looking for.  I'm cross-eyed from scanning the print.

I saw this one on ebay.  And I know I saw a blogger recently make something similar out of a Starbucks Frappacino bottle!  It was cute.  I'm calling for pictures and ideas here.....and maybe some links?  Maybe someone should do a linky?