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| very nice!! My family and I just got back today from "wine country", and you wouldn't believe what they charge in some of the chichi gift shops for the simplest wine bottle crafts!! You could make a mint!! |
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| Very clever! How did you attach the marbles? TFS. |
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- Posted by luna_llena_feliz 5B (My Page) on Sat, Jul 31, 10 at 0:32
| Great leaves! And your "grapes" sure are a pretty color. I like your hummingbird feeder better than the homemade one I saw in Birds & Blooms magazine. Keep those pictures coming! |
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| Where did you get the feeder stoppers? |
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| The stoppers are from a company called Aftosa. Do a search for hummingbird feeders Aftosa. |
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| sorie- I used E-6000 glue. |
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| I love this!!!! As usual, I have the bottles, the flat glass marbles and the copper tubing. Just need to MAKE myself start working.....gettin old is not fun, just makes for shorter days-LOL. Work in the morning, and rest in the afternoon. |
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- Posted by toomuchglass 53172 (My Page) on Sat, Jul 31, 10 at 11:15
| Simply beautiful ! Is that copper tubing or heavy gauge wire ? If that's tubing - I bow to you oh guru of bending ! LOL |
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- Posted by rock_oak_deer 8a TX (My Page) on Sat, Jul 31, 10 at 12:48
| That's so cool, beautiful job. |
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| LOL at TMG, It IS copper tubing. I got it at Menard's in a 3 foot packaged roll. I went for the lightest gauge. It really wasn't hard at all. I more less kneaded it into shape to keep it from crimping. It probably takes about 5 minutes to shape it around the bottle. Then I trim each end for length. -Sprout |
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- Posted by laurastheme (My Page) on Sat, Jul 31, 10 at 14:33
| Absolutely beautiful! Where did you get the leaves? |
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- Posted by marlene_2008 7 (My Page) on Sat, Jul 31, 10 at 17:04
| Just beautiful!! |
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- Posted by jeannespines 4 Iowa (My Page) on Sun, Aug 1, 10 at 1:12
| Very pretty, sprout! Am sure you make the hummers very happy with this feeder! Copper looks wonderful & you did a great job bending for your bottle...attaching the leaves with glass blobs was a great idea. TFS! Jeanne S. |
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| Those half-round marbles cover a multitude of sins. a glob of glue, a crimp in the tubing, a leaf stem end, sticking out - I slap a marble on it and voila - instant fix that ties the whole thing together. |
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| Most gorgeous. the hummers will be dining in style!! |
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- Posted by excessfroufrou 7 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 2, 10 at 16:47
| That looks like it came from an expensive gift shop, very elegant. Your my kind of woman, I think glass globs can hide or fix anything. Frou |
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| laurastheme- I thought I answered your question about the metal leaves, but maybe not. I usually find wall-mount candle holders or plaques at GS, GW - just about anywhere. The leaves snap right off. These leaves I found at a garage sale a few weeks ago, the candle holder was 25 cents and had nine metal leaves. I collect Kosta Boda candle holders that look like ice balls. A tea light candle fits inside and lights up the 'ball of ice'. I have a half dozen and set them on my dining table at Christmas time. They are $25 at Macy's. I got one at the sale for 50 cents. I also bought an oil painting on a canvas board for a quarter, from these same people, as well. I had a mat and frame at home and now it hangs in my kitchen - aqua and yellow to match my kitchen. I LOVE IT!! The people made a face when I raved about the painting. It looks like a combo between a Monet and Van Gogh. My sons and I all paint, but for some reason this one grabbed me. One man's trash, yada, yada... Sorry to rant, the thrill of the hunt, and all that. YOU know. |
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| That is really cool looking. Good job! :) |
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| Just found this site. Love your feeder. 8ga is the lightest tubing I found, but am having a hard time making the small coils around the neck of the bottle. What size did you use? Thank, Olga |
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- Posted by concretenprimroses 4B NH (My Page) on Fri, Oct 21, 11 at 8:36
| The feeder is beautiful. I love the copper tubing and would like more instructions too! As it is now leaves are on my list of things to collect. A few months ago Chere made a simpler version using a plug for salad oil bottles. I am bringing it up again because it is a very inexpensive and easy to find alternative feeding tube instead of one made specifically for hummingbirds. You can see they like it by her pictures! "Posted by chere 7 (My Page) on Thu, Aug 4, 11 at 20:47 Here is the link for visual people. Kathy |
Here is a link that might be useful: Chere's wine bottle feeder
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