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Friday, October 26, 2012

have you heard about the bird - diy birdfeeder

Back in September I showed you my list of unfinished business, four projects that are lying around unfinished. One of my photos showed an old glass globe lampshade and pink rope and some of you were wondering what I would do with it. Now I finally finished the project and the old lamp shade became *drumroll* a birdfeeder.

The lampshade was left over after I switched it out with a smaller one because it was too big for the space, it made it almost impossible to open our backdoor without hitting the light fixture. Because I cannot throw anything away that is not broken I hung on to it and when I came across a DIY tutorial on The Art of Doing Stuff on how to make a birdfeeder with a glass shade I knew I wanted to make one for myself. Instead of a white rope I bought bright pink rope and the third item needed for this little project was clear waterproof silicone, which I had on hand from a previous project. Because I had the lamp shade and the silicone on hand I spent only $4 on the rope. Not bad, right?

Items needed:
-globe lampshade
-rope
-clear waterproof silicone
-I needed an extra set of hands and made P hold down the globe for me while I ran a bead of silicone around the rope

Since it was not my DIY idea please click over to The Art of Doing Stuff for the full tutorial. She deserves all the glory for coming up with the idea. It is such a simple project, it took only about 10 – 15 minutes to create my birdfeeder and I let it dry for a day to make sure it will hang safely in the tree in our front yard. Now I am waiting for the birds to show up for their fancy feast. 

Do you have any plans of doing a DIY project this weekend? Whatever your plans are I hope you will enjoy your weekend!

 

18 comments:

  1. I love it! And I'm the same way, I can never throw things out that aren't broken because you never know when you might want/ need it later for something! But I'd never think to come up with something this creative. Do the birds like it so far??

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    1. So far no takers for the food. Bummer :( But hopefully they'll take to the feeder soon.

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  2. Very cute - here's to hoping that some naughty squirrel doesn't sabotage it and spill all the birdseed!

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    1. I love squirrels so I wouldn't mind if one checks out the feeder. No fighting over the foods with birds though ;)

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  3. This is such a great idea, Nina. The hot pink rope adds such a nice touch. The birds that get to feed from your beautiful feeder are sure lucky. Happy weekend!

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    1. Thanks! It wasn't my idea but I had to give it a try. Easy and fast project but it looks great. Hope you had a great weekend too!

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  4. It turned out great Nina and I really like the touch of neon(great images too!)
    This weekend I hope to draw my chair cover patterns. Does that count as a diy project?

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    1. Of course that counts as a diy project. I should work on my pattern too but I feel lazy today ;)

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  5. These are great! Just also checked out the blog where you got the idea from - looks so futuristic to have 3-4 hanging in the trees. Like that you used a neon colored rope instead of a white one.

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    1. I found two more of those lamp shades and my feeder will get some company soon. Everything's better in threes ;)

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  6. Nina! I love it! This is gorgeous, and your photos are stunning! I love the contrast between the pink rope and the white feeder. Love-ly!

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    1. Thank you Lauren! It really means a lot coming from you because your photography is amazing!

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  7. Oh, soooo pretty! I really fall for some neon accents!
    Isn't it the best thing to finally finish a project that is breathing down your neck?!
    Glad I found your blog via BYW and are looking forward to read some more in the future!

    Greets, Janina

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    1. Thanks for stopping by Janina! I am a big sucker for neon accents too. It's so fun to find and check out new blogs through BYW right?

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  8. I have a hard time throwing stuff away too but I would have never thought to use a light like this! It's genius (and I loved that you used neon pink rope)!

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    1. Thanks Meghan! I am glad that I used the pink rope too, it really pops.

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  9. i LOVE it! wir haben heuer zwei selbstgemachte aus holz! fehlen nur noch die vögelchen! :-)

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    1. Dankeschoen! Wir hatten leider auch noch keine gefiederten Besuch, aber das kommt sicher noch ;)

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