THEY WILL COME!
Squirrels…
That is!
After I think they broke two of my cheap plastic bird feeders,
I decided to make a feeder just for them…
And to make it indestructible!
So…I went to my favorite place…
I looked and looked and looked…
And I walked out with…
A Vintage Tin Food Strainer, A Mid-Century Style Tapered Table Leg, and a Square Bit of Screen!
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First, make center hole bigger!
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Screw leg into said hole!
I used super strong glue to make sure it was really secure.
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See!
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Now, I needed to make a lid!
My squirrels have to work for their food!
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I decided on the Screen…
And marked it where to cut.
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And I cut it!
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I attached it in just these two spots with thin wire.
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No fancy hinges for me or my squirrels!
All Done!
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Then place it where the little creatures can get at it!
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Fill it up with nuts!
And like I said…
IF YOU BUILD IT…
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THEY WILL COME!
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Hmmm, I smell something good!
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Uh…Wait…How do I open this darned thing?
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Aha! Got it!
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Relax for a second!
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Must Hide…Must Hide…Must Hide My Nut!
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Okay…This may not be the best hiding place I have ever picked!
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Oh this one is much much better!
And I know I will remember exactly where I put this nut when I freezing my cute little furry butt off in winter!
Yippy!
And he came back…again and again!
He is stocked up for the next 3 winters!
AND NOW…
NOTHING TO DO WITH SQUIRRELS…
Hoop Spheres!
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I took a bunch of old wood and vintage metal needlepoint hoops…
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And turned them into decorator spheres!
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Perfect on the mantel or in a basket!
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You gotta love this atomic looking one done with the vintage metal oval hoops!
Now…whether it is for feeding little beasts or decorating you beautiful home…
Gather, Imagine, and Go!
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My Gnome Little World 
Thing I”ll have to try the squirrel feeder – have spent quite a bit every other year in replacing the ones I pay $$$$ for and they barely make it through the first season and have to tinker with it to get another season out of it.
Thanks for the idea !