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DiY: Tit fruit in crab apple

DIY tit fruit In winter, we humans always enjoy our food especially. It's cold outside, but warm and cozy inside. But while we fill our stomachs, many a bird is hopping hungry across the barren ground, with nothing to peck at. So how about hanging some fruit in the tree for the dear little birds? True to the motto: "An apple a day keeps the doctor away," here are the DIY instructions for making the most fruit in a crab apple.

This is what you need

Material:

  • A board or tree slice, at least 3 cm wide
  • scattered bird food
  • Coconut oil
  • A thin branch
  • cord

Tool:

  • jigsaw
  • drill
  • wood glue
You need these materials to build the tit fruit

And this is how it works

Step 1: Drawing

In the first step, you draw the desired shape on the wooden disc, for example, an apple. It's important that there is a hole in the center of the shape.
In the first step, draw a shape on the wooden disc with a pencil, for example an apple

Step 2: Trace with the saw

Next, take the jigsaw and cut the marked shape out of the wood. The hole inside also needs to be cut out. Then drill a hole at the top and bottom of the shape.
Now use the jigsaw to cut out your drawn shape from the woodThen drill a hole at the top and bottom of your cut-out shape

Step 3: Fat melting

Melt the coconut oil in a saucepan until it's nice and liquid. Then stir the birdseed into the oil and let the mixture cool slightly before pouring it into the inner hole of your wooden disc and letting it harden.
A quick tip: Coconut oil starts to melt at around 23°C. To ensure the mixture really hardens, it's best to place the wooden disc in a shed or basement to harden.
Melt coconut oil in a saucepan and stir in the birdseed. Pour into the mold before it hardens.

Step 4: Fill holes

In the final step, glue the thin branch and the bottom hole of your shape. This will serve as a perch for the birds. Then thread the string through the top hole in your wooden disc and hang the artwork from a branch.
Finally, glue the thin branch into the lower hole of your form

Is DIY your world?

There are many good reasons to make things yourself. It saves resources, sometimes even money, it's fun, and you learn a lot. What's more, there's a special magic in the things you've created with your own hands and passion. It's a wonderful feeling you can't buy in any store and for any amount of money.
You can find more ideas for great DIY projects in our book " Your Creative Garden ." Thanks to step-by-step instructions and helpful pictures, many of our DIY ideas can be recreated with children. The internet also has a lot to offer. So if you want to get active, the following websites are a good place to start:
We hope, of course, that you stay true to the DIY theme and wish you lots of fun and success with your next construction projects!

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