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Birdseed Ornaments and Wreaths
Mix together 3/4 cup flour, 1/2 cup water, and 3 tablespoons
corn syrup. Add 4 cups birdseed and mix well.
Cover a try with waxed paper and make stars,(and other
ornaments), place cookie cutters on tray and spoon bird
seed mixture into cookie cutters. To make wreaths, shape
birdseed mixture into wreaths and place on tray: (I make
a circle pat to size I want and make sure there is a small
hole in middle, should look like a small wreath) if desired,
decorate wreaths with holly berries, cranberries, or raisins.
Let dry for 4 to 6 hours, Remove ornaments from cookie
cutters. Turn ornaments and wreaths over to dry for another
4 to 6 hours. wrap string of raffia around each wreath, and
also around ornaments...I just put a hole in before drying
the ornaments. I use red and green raffia for the holidays.
Then just put on trees outside.
Birdseed Bell
For edible glue, mix together 3/4 cup flour, 1/4 cup water,
and 3 tablespoons corn syrup. Using an old paintbrush,
coat 2 1/4" diameter peat pots with edible glue; then roll
pots in birdseed to cover. Place bells on waxed paper
and let dry for 4 to 6 hours. ( I put them over something
so the seed also stays on bottom of bell) To make clappers
for each bell, use a needle and thread a string with 4 to 5
cranberries, go from inside bell and tie off on top (bow of
raffia will hide it). Fold a piece of raffia in half (the length
you want) Tie knot on end that is not cut then put the two
pieces through drainage hole and tie in knot so it stays in
place, add bow of raffia on top between the two strands
and tie with string of some kind to keep bow in place, tie
top of two strands in knot, hang on tree.
" I welcome all creatures of the world with grace." Hildegard of Bingen
In 1845, President Andrew Jackson's pet parrot was removed from his funeral for swearing.
