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How to Make A Hanging Gourd Bird Feeder

By Jen

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For a couple of years now I have been wanting to make a bird feeder out of a gourd. My best friend gave me a large gourd bird feeder for my birthday a few years ago. We have made many different homemade bird feeders over the years. But, ever since I received that gourd bird feeder I have been wondering if we could do the same thing, on a smaller scale. We have made a number of crafts with gourds in the past.how to make a gourd birdfeeder

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So, last fall when we were putting away the fall decorations I kept aside all of our little gourds. I kept 4 gourds and in the end 3 of the gourds could not be used because they became soft and mouldy. However, 2 of the gourds dried nicely and were perfect candidates for turning into bird feeders. Our next step was to figure out how to make a gourd bird feeder.

How to Make a Dried Gourd Bird Feeder

You will need

gourds
serrated knife (bread knife)
craft wire
drill and 1/16″ small drill bit

The first step is allowing the gourd to dry. Place the gourd in a dry spot and after a month give it a shake. When the gourd feels light and you can hear the seeds rattling around inside, the gourd is full dried. It might take a few months. Dried gourd crafts need a whole lot of patience.gourd bird feeder 1

How to hollow out a gourd? 

Next, I used a serrated knife to cut the gourd in half. Once the gourd was cut in half, we could see that the inside was hollow…the seeds were perfectly dried. Seriously, it was pretty cool to see.

gourd bird feeder 2

We cleaned out the seeds and used a fine drill bit to make the holes we would use for hanging the bird feeder. I positioned 3 holes evenly spaced around the gourd.

Then I fed 3 pieces of thin wire through each hole. I simply twisted the wire to fasten it to the gourd. Once the wires were attached to the gourd, I brought all the wires together and created the hanger.

kid with gourd bird feeder

Finally, we filled the hollowed out gourd with bird seed and hung the bird feeders up in our little pine tree. The birds can sit on the edge of the gourd to eat the seeds.

Now we wait to see who will enjoy our little bird feeders. Yes, this project took some patience and some work with some tools…but in the end we created something really useful.gourd bird feeder 4

gourd bird feeder 3Be sure that you select bird seed that is best for the birds where you live. You can find outdoor bird seed at bulk food stores, hardware stores and at some pet food stores. Keep an eye on your bird feeder – you’re going to want to keep it filled all winter long.


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  1. Linda says

    January 17, 2014 at 11:13 am

    Love this bird feeder, Jen! Really makes me wish I would have kept some old gourds after the fall. Oh well, next year:o)

    • Jen says

      January 17, 2014 at 11:20 am

      This one you do have to plan ahead for…next year. Thanks for stopping by Linda.

  2. Coombemill says

    January 18, 2014 at 8:31 am

    I love this idea, one to plan ahead though but how effective it looks!

  3. Ana says

    January 18, 2014 at 10:23 am

    This is great! I was trying to work with gourds last fall but got a little stumped when mine well….molded. This project renews my interest in working with them!

    • Jen says

      January 19, 2014 at 9:01 pm

      Try and dry a few of them. If they have a blemish, they tend to mold…but, you might just end up with a couple that dry completely.

  4. Kierna says

    January 18, 2014 at 11:26 am

    These are gorgeous Jen. I honestly don’t think I’ve ever seen gourds in the shops here!!

  5. Charlotte says

    January 18, 2014 at 11:42 am

    What a fabulous idea! Definitely on my one-day-to-do-list 🙂 x

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