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Showing posts with label outdoors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label outdoors. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Butterfly Feeders



Ingredients:
Small Mason Jars w/ Canning Lids
Cellulose Sponges
Twine
Aquarium Rocks
Sugar
Water

Directions: 

To make these butterfly feeders, we cut small triangles into canning lids and pulled half of a sponge into the triangle, so that a portion hangs out and the rest stays within the jar. We half-filled the jars with sugar water (1 part sugar to 3 parts water, heated on the stove to form a simple syrup) and added aquarium rocks just for funsies. We tied the twine around the jar before adding the lids. Finally, we placed the lids on tightly and hung them in the tree! You have to check their sugar water levels every now and again, but mine have stayed pretty full and very clean for a week now.

Monday, March 23, 2015

Teacup Bird Feeders



Ingredients: 
Teacups
Saucers
E-6000 Glue
Chain
Birdseed

Directions:
Glue the teacups to the saucers, following the instructions on the tube. Loop the chain through the handle and attach to a limb. Add bird seed. It's that easy! I haven't added birdseed yet, because I live in Oklahoma and it's still super crazy high wind season right now.