Last winter when I redid an old rocking chair I had, I kept the springs from the cushion. The girls thought I was nuts, what would I ever use them for? Well for starters I have some ideas for Christmas, but I also have some other ideas too.
Let me start by telling you about our yard. We have two lots and a bunch of trees and most of them attract squirrels – two large and one HUGE oak tree, two black walnut trees, two large pecan trees, a medium sized maple and two pine trees. Needless to say we have several squirrels in residence. They love to raid the dog food and bird feeder as most squirrels do. I decided the need a little variety – ears of corn.
I used a spring from the chair. I just attached a good length of wire to hang it and put some wire back and forth across the top so they don’t take the entire ear of corn. And yes I made sure there were no wires poking out where they could hurt a squirrel.
Not bad for stuff I had on hand.
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What a fab idea. Do not have to make and just hang. I love to feed those little guys. :)
ReplyDeleteCool idea!
ReplyDeleteNeat idea! I can see why those springs have got you thinking of Christmas too!!
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Jill @ Creating my way to Success
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Now if only I can come across some! I ♥ squirrels and have some in my backyard, so I bet they'd love it too. Thanks for sharing!
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very cool")
ReplyDeletebrilliant! now if only we had some squirrels around here! (they don't exist in Israel) thanks so much for sharing on Craft Schooling Sunday!
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazingly creative way to reuse old stuff! I'll bet you have some very happy squirrels in your backyard.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I may need to try this being that we have a zillion squirrels living in our yard. Maybe it would keep them from planting all the acorns.
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Jenni
What a cute idea!! Thanks for linking to Thrifty Thursday! :)
ReplyDeleteThat looks cool. The squirrels are gonna have a blast now.
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thats a very neat idea,, are the squirrels actually using it ? Just curious.
ReplyDeleteDebilou - Yes they are using it! They go thru an ear of corn every two days or so. I had to do a modification after the first day, as they stole the entire ear! They are quite entertaining to watch as they hang from their hind legs ans stretch to get the kernels.
ReplyDeleteThat is so cute! Bet the squirrels are so happy with their feeder.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant -- positively brilliant!
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Jenn
so amazing that you created this! so resourceful!! just wanted to let you know that i'm featuring it at this week's tip-toe thru tuesday party! stop by and grab your featured button!
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You are awesome for saving the springs! A sure sign of a real crafter! It looks great! Thank you for linking to It's a Party!
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the coolest resuses of a spring I've ever seen! I love it! Do the squirrels find it easy to eat from?
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Liz @ the Brambleberry Cottage
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This is very cool. Now I know what to look for at tag sales. Thanks. Can't wait to see what else you would do with these springs. Thanks. Linda
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