"Not Everything Goes as Planned..."

So in my last post on birds, I made one bird feeder out of plates and am still figuring out how to hang it.  THEN I found a fabulous plate, very similar in style for 3 BUCKS at TJ Maxx- and put it together with a large unusual pot I already had to fit at the top of the plant stand I got for my birthday~  I thought it would be a great place for popcorn, and that type of thing that we regularly have, and try to catch some pictures of some birdies! So this is how it looked...be prepared-

For THIS is how it looked about 15 seconds later when I bumped it and all the popcorn went on the deck where the DOG gobbled it up!!  SIGH...oh, well... I'll try try again!  Pretty plate combo, though, huh??

 And this!! Such a cute birdhouse! Not one I made, but one I had to get for $9.99 at TJ Maxx!  Check it out... I love it!

How cute is that? 

"For the Birds"

I love to find new purpose for old things, like many of you- AND, I love to search stores like Goodwill for great buys!

Here is a Bird Feeder I made out of 2 existing plates- one was already painted like a beautiful sunflower, so I painted the other one to match...

Then I just glued the two together using Gorilla Glue (which is amazing stuff)! It's also water proof... Now I can't decide whether to stake it in the yard, or hang it on chain...either way, it will be a unique bird feeder for about $7 total

 

Here's another idea for the birds!

I was able to use a couple of things I already had and wasn't using- a metal plant stand, and a handful of colorful rocks- and combined it with...this beautiful bowl from, once again, the Goodwill!! 

There was a hole in the bottom, so I super-glued one of the rocks over it and let it dry, thereby allowing it to hold water! I know, genius, right? ;)

The plate was so beautiful on it's own, I just couldn't resist!!  Hope you enjoy!

Here's a closeup!

BTW- The birds loved it!! =)