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JessieMae
True Blue Farmgirl

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Jessie
Raleigh North Carolina
USA
702 Posts

Posted - Oct 17 2009 :  08:35:24 AM  Show Profile
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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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl

2199 Posts

Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms" Ca
USA
2199 Posts

Posted - Oct 17 2009 :  09:02:21 AM  Show Profile
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.

"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children"
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MaryJane
Queen Bee

16373 Posts

MaryJane
Moscow Idaho
USA
16373 Posts

Posted - Oct 17 2009 :  09:50:01 AM  Show Profile
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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vintagediva1
True Blue Farmgirl

1251 Posts

Michele
Brighton Michigan
USA
1251 Posts

Posted - Oct 17 2009 :  11:52:41 AM  Show Profile
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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Love that good ole vintage junk
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl

4427 Posts



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Posted - Oct 17 2009 :  12:49:03 PM  Show Profile
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.

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sunflowercritters
True Blue Farmgirl

1102 Posts

Debra
Springfield Maine
USA
1102 Posts

Posted - Oct 19 2009 :  05:02:17 AM  Show Profile
Great idea! Cann't wait to try that for gifts.
Farmgirl Sister #462

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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

17161 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts

Posted - Oct 21 2009 :  12:19:19 PM  Show Profile
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!

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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

17161 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts

Posted - Oct 21 2009 :  12:20:43 PM  Show Profile
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!"

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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl

4427 Posts



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Posted - Oct 21 2009 :  12:24:01 PM  Show Profile
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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tea_lady_tammy
True Blue Farmgirl

1485 Posts

Tammy
NE
USA
1485 Posts

Posted - Oct 21 2009 :  9:16:15 PM  Show Profile
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


Tea is like being in the stars with God.
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katmom
True Blue Farmgirl

17161 Posts

Grace
WACAL Gal WashCalif.
USA
17161 Posts

Posted - Oct 21 2009 :  11:14:24 PM  Show Profile
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!

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StarMeadow
True Blue Farmgirl

940 Posts

T
MI
940 Posts

Posted - Oct 29 2009 :  02:40:07 AM  Show Profile
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.
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Sarahpauline
True Blue Farmgirl

672 Posts

sarah
Ringgold GA
USA
672 Posts

Posted - Oct 29 2009 :  09:55:23 AM  Show Profile
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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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl

2199 Posts

Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms" Ca
USA
2199 Posts

Posted - Oct 29 2009 :  10:06:56 AM  Show Profile
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.

"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children"
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Sarahpauline
True Blue Farmgirl

672 Posts

sarah
Ringgold GA
USA
672 Posts

Posted - Oct 29 2009 :  10:14:48 AM  Show Profile
You can find them all over the thrift shops missing their lids. :)

Not all those who wander are lost...
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www.AbraxasBaroque.com
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl

4427 Posts



4427 Posts

Posted - Oct 29 2009 :  10:59:24 AM  Show Profile
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.

Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)

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