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| JessieMae |
Posted - Oct 17 2009 : 08:35:24 AM
I'm hoping somebody here has a better memory than I do! I vaguely remember an article in MJF magazine (I think it was the old ones, that still had the catalog in them, but I might be wrong) about how to turn a teacup and saucer into a birdfeeder. Does anyone remember which issue that was? I've 'bout gone page-by-page through every one, but I can't find the darned thing.
Jessie Mae
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| dutchy |
Posted - Oct 29 2009 : 10:59:24 AM
You can do SO many cute things with that kind of china. Love to figure out things like that lol. I once saw a cute lamp made out of teacups, a soup turreen etc. SO pretty, fell in love with it lol.
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| Sarahpauline |
Posted - Oct 29 2009 : 10:14:48 AM
You can find them all over the thrift shops missing their lids. :)
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| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - Oct 29 2009 : 10:06:56 AM
Sarah, I think they would make really cute birdhouses, what about making a miniature shingled roof, and drilling/cutting a large enough hole for the bird entrance. Either hanging them or mounting on a post would be nice. i really like this idea, I might have to go get some teapots myself, lol.
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| Sarahpauline |
Posted - Oct 29 2009 : 09:55:23 AM
Anyone have any garden ideas for a tea pot? I have two pots missing their lids. I have been using them for house plants and Im sort of tired of them inside. I would love to figure out how to make them useful outdoors. Do you think they could be birdhouses some way? Like maybe I could glue a wood plate on the top and hang them by their handle.. drill a hole or something like that? Would it get too hot in the summer?
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| StarMeadow |
Posted - Oct 29 2009 : 02:40:07 AM
Hey Jessie.. I've done the teacup thing. I glued. Worked just fine. A friend gave me a bunch of vintage porch spindles and I used those to glue my teacups/saucers too. Very cute. |
| katmom |
Posted - Oct 21 2009 : 11:14:24 PM
ahhh, Tammy,,,that is why I love useing mixed/matched cups & saucers,,,I don't feel quite as guilty...also using old sets that are chipped or have hairline cracks....I even used a faux crystle punch cup in place of a tea cup once... it's all fun!
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
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| tea_lady_tammy |
Posted - Oct 21 2009 : 9:16:15 PM
now yall this sounds really neat except this little tealady would have a hard time doing that to teacups...being I am a lady who has it daily...hmmm maybe if i think of them as coffee cups that would get me going..hehehe
blessings
Tammy
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| dutchy |
Posted - Oct 21 2009 : 12:24:01 PM
OH Grace, I would LOVE to see that mag too lol. Can someone post a pic from that mag so I can see what Mary Jane has come up with?? I love the idea of a spoon for the birdies to sit on. I will try to make a picture of mine tomorrow and post it here too :)
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
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| katmom |
Posted - Oct 21 2009 : 12:20:43 PM
I too did the tea cup bird feeder, several years ago....hubby & I tried to drill but just didn't like the results so we used epoxy(liquid nails) to glue the cup to the saucer...the we glued a 2" long dowl to the underside of the saucer and rather than use a wood dowl to sticl in the dirt we used a copper pipe/tubeing so when the weather was not good we could bring just the saucer/cup in...this also made it nice for washing all the birdy poo off as well. Oh also I glued (again w/liquid nails epoxy) a tea spoon onto the saucer for the birds to sit on...and because I thought it looked cute.
Thrift shops are your best source for teacups, saucers & spoons and ther best part is the cup & saucer don't need to match....
Now to sit and wait patiently by the mailbox for my MJF mag so I can see the cute ones that she has made.
hmmm, after all, Christmas is comming up! hint hint!
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
"I've never met a sewing machine I didn't like!"
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://www.graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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| katmom |
Posted - Oct 21 2009 : 12:19:19 PM
I too did the tea cup bird feeder, several years ago....hubby & I tried to drill but just didn't like the results so we used epoxy(liquid nails) to glue the cup to the saucer...the we glued a 2" long dowl to the underside of the saucer and rather than use a wood dowl to sticl in the dirt we used a copper pipe/tubeing so when the weather was not good we could bring just the saucer/cup in...this also made it nice for washing all the birdy poo off as well. Oh also I glued (again w/liquid nails epoxy) a tea spoon onto the saucer for the birds to sit on...and because I thought it looked cute.
Thrift shops are your best source for teacups, saucers & spoons and ther best part is the cup & saucer don't need to match....
Now to sit and wait patiently by the mailbox for my MJF mag so I can see the cute ones that she has made.
hmmm, after all, Christmas is comming up! hint hint!
>^..^< Happiness is being a katmom.
"I've never met a sewing machine I didn't like!"
www.katmom4.blogspot.com & http://www.graciesvictorianrose.blogspot.com
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| sunflowercritters |
Posted - Oct 19 2009 : 05:02:17 AM
Great idea! Cann't wait to try that for gifts.
Farmgirl Sister #462
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| dutchy |
Posted - Oct 17 2009 : 12:49:03 PM
I made one too, after reading above mentioned post by Melody :)
I used a coffe cup without an ear (broke it) and a saucer. Superglued them together and alsop superglued it on a pipe. It is in my front garden looking cute.. Want to make some more, but need to break some ears off the cup first lol.
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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| vintagediva1 |
Posted - Oct 17 2009 : 11:52:41 AM
Jessie Mae.
Melody up in Menominee posted some that seh and her hubby made. You might want to email her. I remember they used threaded copper pipe.
How are you. We need to plan somethin for the Mitten gals
Michele
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| MaryJane |
Posted - Oct 17 2009 : 09:50:01 AM
Hi JessieMae,
We're reviving that idea in our next Nov/Dec issue. I like Teresa's idea to drill a hole in it ... for drainage I suppose. You should be getting a copy any day now. We thought it would make a cute holiday gift.
MaryJane, Farmgirl #1 Plowin' Thru ~ giving aprons a good wrap for 45 years and counting ~
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| 1badmamawolf |
Posted - Oct 17 2009 : 09:02:21 AM
I don't know if it was in MJF or not, but, I made several of those years ago for my mom. I bought the teacups and saucers at a thrift store, drilled a hole thru, ( used a small ceramic tile drill bit ), then used a washer and a wood screw to screw into wood dowels, then planted them in the ground.
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