A bit of glue, one of my mums tea cups and saucers, a bamboo cane, and hey presto we have a bird feeder. And dont they just love it! I get some satisfaction too. Hope you enjoy it. (The Lord of the Manor thinks Im ‘NUTS’)
Anyone for Tea?
Tea for two……tastes much nicer!
Woah……This is making me dizzy, got to hold on tight!
I think there’s a storm brewing. Lets hope its not a ‘storm in a tea-cup’ !
Hmmmm. All that time in front of the mirror, straightening my feathers! Waste of time!
Hey didn’t you see the sign…’Blue Tits only’ !
I think that should do for my tea.
Now which way is home?
Love Alison x
Through rose tinted glasses. 
❤️ That’s amazing. I might do this as I have some old teacups hanging around. I used to make teacup candles. I love how the birds clearly love that teacup. Fab pics. X
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Ps what food did you put in there? X
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Mainly sunflower seeds, they seem to love them but also mixed with a bit of Robin food. Im noticing that the blue tits really do think it is their tea party and the robins don’t seem to get a look in unless they have all gone.
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So sweet. 🙂
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I literally loved everything about this. Beautiful pics❤
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Ah thank you for the lovely comment. It was a fun post.
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A lovely post and photos.
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Thanks Liz. I enjoyed doing this one.
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That’s a big think in Texas. Teacup feeders. You did good!
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Thankyou. I love finding a new use for things rather than just leaving them in the cupboard.
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Which way is home? Right here in the garden where the tea cups perch!
I used to see these in local garden tours but never set up one in my own garden. Perhaps I’ll do that this year.
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Its a good and easy idea. Ive also made one with the tea cup stuck to the saucer on its side and hung it up from the handle. They love it just as much.
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Wonderful idea Alison – so pretty and practical and nostalgic too!
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Thankyou. They do look pretty but are really funtional too. Its also quite a nice thought that something my mum loved is out in the garden where she loved to be.
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You have achieved it all but I think the nicest piece is that it reminds you of your mum and her love of being out in the garden.
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Yes me too. Thankyou for your kind thoughts.
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Sweet! Nice idea! I wish we had blue tits, I just adore them!
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They are lovely and sweet, but they do seem to think the tea cup is just for them, the wont let the robins near it.
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What a fabulous idea Alison, and it gives you a clear shot for your camera. Blue Tits are so beautiful and that tea cup is too, I look forward to seeing more photos!
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Thanks Laura. Its such a simple idea and yes great for getting some good photos. I put the camera on a tripod and linked the camera to my mobile. I sat in the lounge watching on my phone and clicked away in the warm.
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Good idea, I haven’t used my tripod yet, I will have to do that, great idea to set it up inside where it’s nice and warm, I do that sometimes myself.
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Oh these look so cute – what a fab idea!
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Thanks Darren. It makes for fun watching.
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We have them nesting in our bat box. (They ignored the bird box.) It is fun to watch them fly vertically up the face of the wall to get in through the slot at the base!
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We have a big picture window and sadly they keep dive bombing it even though we have hung things to prevent it. We have a lot od stunned little blue tits😔 im hoping tha more bird feeders in different areas will help to stop them.
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Oh dear – poor daft birdies!
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Creative recycling of the tea cup. I love your photos.
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Thankyou. It was a fun project.
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Alison, this is the most adorable bird feeder I’ve ever seen! Not mad at all but totally adorable. The blue tits love it and your photographs are superb. How do you take these perfect photos of them? I love the comments below them all and smiling at the blue tit only sign! As for the final photo … is that snow on the Downs? Hope your novel contraption for the birds survives the next storm. Keep safe and warm this weekend. xx
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Thankyou Annika, It was a fun post to do and I really love watching them. I have an app on my phone that connects to my camera so I can set the tridpod up outside near the birdtable then go back in and watch on my phone and click away. It keeps the camera really still and me really warm. We had snow last week and for a day it looked absolutely beautiful but it soon disappeared. x
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Alison, what a terrific camera and app set up! Too bad about the snow but at least you enjoyed a little bit! Have a great weekend! Xx
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Such beautiful birds. Great pics
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Thankyou. They are very sweet arent they. Thankyou for visiting.
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That’s such a wonderful photo. My poor birds mainly get fed on the ground. Must make more of an effort for them.
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Thankyou. They really like it and it was very easy to put together 😊
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Such lovely pictures and I love the idea of making teacup feeders. I might have a go myself. 🙂
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Yes do its so easy. Just use some really strong glue.
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