{"id":25774,"date":"2016-04-05T13:49:25","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T13:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/?p=25774"},"modified":"2016-05-05T16:03:02","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T16:03:02","slug":"diy-seed-bird-feeders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/diy-seed-bird-feeders\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Seed Bird Feeders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"head headline2 Heading3 head-alternate mg-2\">Kids can get restless during the school holidays, especially if the weather is not playing ball. Make these DIY Seed Bird Feeder ornaments to pass some time, and do some good for our feathered friends. They are\u00a0so easy to make and the birds in your garden will love you for it, especially as winter draws near and food becomes more scarce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"head headline2 Heading3 head-alternate mg-2\"><strong>You will need<br \/>\n<\/strong>2 C (500 ml) mixed birdseed<br \/>\n2\/5 C (100 ml) flour<br \/>\n1 sheet\u00a0gelatin<br \/>\n2\u00a0Tbsp (30 ml)\u00a0syrup<br \/>\n1\/4 C (60 ml) warm water<\/p>\n<p class=\"head headline2 Heading3 head-alternate mg-2\">a silicone baking mat\u00a0or baking paper<br \/>\ntray<br \/>\nnon-stick cooking spray<br \/>\ncookie cutters<br \/>\n3-4 straws<br \/>\ntwine<\/p>\n<p class=\"head headline2 Heading3 head-alternate mg-2\">Mix the flour, water and syrup in a bowl.<\/p>\n<p class=\"head headline2 Heading3 head-alternate mg-2\"><strong>Bloom<\/strong> the\u00a0gelatin in a little cold water. Squeeze out and add to the flour mixture, mix to to form a paste.<\/p>\n<p class=\"head headline2 Heading3 head-alternate mg-2\">Add the birdseed to the paste and mix to combine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"head headline2 Heading3 head-alternate mg-2\">Line the tray with\u00a0the silicone baking sheet or a sheet of baking paper. Spray the insides of the chosen cookie cutters well with non-stick cooking spray. Place flat on the baking mat\/paper and spoon the birdseed mixture inside. Use the back of a speed to\u00a0press the mixture down and to pack the \u00a0cookie cutters as tightly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"head headline2 Heading3 head-alternate mg-2\">Cut several lengths of straw and use one per cookie cutter \u2013 insert at the top, not too close to the edge, this will be where you will insert your twine once dried. Set aside to harden overnight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"head headline2 Heading3 head-alternate mg-2\">The next day, gently slide the bird seed ornaments out of the cookie cutters, remove the straw and insert a length of twine and secure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"head headline2 Heading3 head-alternate mg-2\">That&#8217;s it! DIY Seed Bird Feeders, done. Hang in a tree and keep an eye out for hungry feathered visitors.<a href=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DIY_bird_cage_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25999\" src=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DIY_bird_cage_2.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Bird Seed Feeder\" width=\"1000\" height=\"594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DIY_bird_cage_2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DIY_bird_cage_2-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/DIY_bird_cage_2-940x558.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"head headline2 Heading3 head-alternate mg-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/brandpage\/weekend-projects\/\"><strong><em>Check out our\u00a0other DIY projects.<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kids can get restless during the school holidays, especially if the weather is not playing ball. Make these DIY Seed Bird Feeder ornaments to pass some time, and do some good for our feathered friends. They are\u00a0so easy to make and the birds in your garden will love you for it, especially as winter draws near and food becomes more scarce. You will need 2 C (500 ml) mixed birdseed 2\/5 C (100 ml) flour 1 sheet\u00a0gelatin 2\u00a0Tbsp (30 ml)\u00a0syrup [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4582,4098],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-brand-page","category-general"],"acf":[],"brand_slug":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25774","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25774"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25774\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25774"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25774"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25774"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}