How to slab build a bird feeder

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I wanted to gift my local birds a new DIY bird feeder for summer, so I decided to slab build it myself! This is an pretty straightforward beginner pottery project, and I even make a slab building template for it, so just print it out, trace the templates, and you can gift your birds a new bird feeder too!
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Пікірлер: 101

@malcolm7436 9 күн бұрын

It was so cute at the end seeing the birds using it. Awesome :)

@PotterytothePeople 9 күн бұрын

I was soo excited when they first came :) They love it!

@GB_Gummy 9 күн бұрын

From the thumbnail, I knew it was inspired by the Moomin house. I'm glad you redid the roof. Wonderful project !💖

@PotterytothePeople 9 күн бұрын

Yes! Good eye :)

@WearyVesper 3 күн бұрын

As a swedish speaking Finn I squealed a little bit when I saw the thumbnail for this one :D I love it, such a cute idea to do a moominhouse birb feeder

@rivetingglance 5 күн бұрын

The birds give it a thumbs up!❤

@justlola417 3 күн бұрын

This is so lovely!!! Good call on redoing the roof, I didn't even think it was that bad before but the red really made it pop even more

@Zeldur 8 күн бұрын

6:20 Oooohhhhh Thaaaat’s why my 3D printed stamps didn’t work back in college and why wood stamps work. Glad to know if I ever do ceramics again

@denisenoble4010 Күн бұрын

Love it ❤, the 2nd roof looks so much better, this feeding station is Open horray😊

@ArtemensiaK 9 күн бұрын

That is so adorable! And I think you captured the moomin essence perfectly

@PotterytothePeople 9 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

@anibruckner 9 күн бұрын

That's adorable, it turned out beautiful! And I'm so happy the birds love it! And thank you so much for the template ♥♥

@PotterytothePeople 8 күн бұрын

You are so welcome!

@aprillemaster8142 9 күн бұрын

Adding the clear over the red iron oxide is what burned it out. I’m glad you refried. It’s adorable.

@PotterytothePeople 9 күн бұрын

Thank you! 😊

@user-kq8xb7wi2w 9 күн бұрын

We need a matching birdhouse now. We have tons of birds in the Lake Tahoe area.

@PotterytothePeople 8 күн бұрын

it was fun to make :) highly recommend!

@mariekebehrends5550 6 күн бұрын

Dear Mia, could you please make a Slab building template for some eggholders? That would be so great! Love your ceramics and your style! ❤️🙂

@danthewalsh 9 күн бұрын

For supporting the cone, I was thinking you could cut out an identical pac-man shape out of cardboard and tape it together to make a conical support.

@PotterytothePeople 9 күн бұрын

well that is GENIUS!

@ajcpianoforte 5 күн бұрын

This seems so simple yet I couldn't think of it 😅

@AB-zi9vt 9 күн бұрын

Thank you for your generosity in sharing the template for free....looking forward to trying it! I would love a template and video on making a handbuilt coffee pourover! Love your videos! 😊❤😊

@PotterytothePeople 8 күн бұрын

I am working on that right now! It will be available in July over on my other channel @potterytemplates :)

@AB-zi9vt 8 күн бұрын

Awesome....you are the best!!

@Kirill3519 8 күн бұрын

This bird feeder looks so adorable! Especially I like how birds are using it)

@PotterytothePeople 8 күн бұрын

thank you! ❤️

@xingcat 9 күн бұрын

"A roof may help if you have a squirrel problem." LOL, maybe German squirrels give up faster. I remember when Mark Rober made all those obstacle courses for squirrels and they could figure out tightropes, booby traps and locked boxes. Still, this bird feeder is lovely! I hope the birds get nicely fed from it!

@PotterytothePeople 9 күн бұрын

haha I've seen those Mark Rober videos! Sadly we don't have any squirrels in our village. Too many cats 🥲

@MichaelKieweg 9 күн бұрын

Never have touched clay in my life, I heard Heidi Jacobs from Whitehall Pottery talk about you on a podcast and now I'm here watching you build. and learn something about managing a projekt. Best wishes from rural Germany near Belgium.

@PotterytothePeople 9 күн бұрын

whattt? Someone is talking about me on a podcast? 🤯

@AngelavengerL 8 күн бұрын

Aww it's so cute! I love getting to see the birds using it at the end!

@PotterytothePeople 8 күн бұрын

Me too! ❤️

@kleinesren7064 9 күн бұрын

I wanted to comment right from the start that it reminds me of the Mumin's house! So nice that you indeed were inspired by them

@PotterytothePeople 9 күн бұрын

such great news I got the Moomin vibe across :)

@kleinesren7064 9 күн бұрын

@@PotterytothePeople as a half finn, I grew up with them, so getting it from just the thumbnail proves you deffo got it spot on

@gwencrable7286 9 күн бұрын

This is so beautiful. I was hoping you were going to carve some hearts on the body of the feeder, but still so cute. This also reminded me that I need to refill my bird feeders.😊👍🏾❤️

@PotterytothePeople 8 күн бұрын

haha perfect ❤️

@CookbooksonRepeat 9 күн бұрын

So cute but I think my squirrels would totally break that from trying to steal all the seeds!

@PotterytothePeople 9 күн бұрын

We don't have squirrels here which is lucky maybe but I miss the little buggers! 🥺

@davidjordan8736 5 күн бұрын

Patience and persistence= Great job 👍

@Kraaketaer 8 күн бұрын

This turned out wonderful! The moomin-esque look is an obvious win, but the whole thing is really nice. Really love to see you explore the construction of this thing as you went along, with the different firings, underglazing, oxides and so on. The porous main body has me a bit worried though - wouldn't that mean that any time there's a rainstorm with some amount of wind, there'll be moisture wicking through it and into the seeds inside? This would obviously require a different construction, with the cylinder and base separate, but it seems like only underfiring the base would be better so that the cylinder would be waterproof. Also, it might be an idea to add some sort of padding between the top of the cylinder and the roof, so they don't keep getting bumped together by the wind? Not that the weight of the roof won't hold it in place, but with that shape it seems rather likely to be caught and lifted slightly by strong winds, which would probably cause some wear over time.

@PotterytothePeople 8 күн бұрын

great suggestions! We will see how it holds up 🤞

@Kraaketaer 8 күн бұрын

@@PotterytothePeople Yes, it would be super interesting to have an update after it's been in use for a while! And, just to be clear, I think you did an absolutely stunning job with this 😊

@Fernandvinepottery 9 күн бұрын

I have been wanting to make a birdfeeder! I like your design. Putting the dowel all the way through is smart I don’t know if I would have thought of that!

@PotterytothePeople 9 күн бұрын

Awesome timing! :)

@dandeliondreams3 8 сағат бұрын

Thank you SO much for sharing!! I love it!!!🙏❤️🕊

@ingegerdandersson6963 8 күн бұрын

To support the roof you could do a cone in thick paper

@PotterytothePeople 8 күн бұрын

genius!

@susanneklockner594 9 күн бұрын

Such a wonderful Moomin-Birdhouse!!! I love it - like the birds, too ;-) Great project

@PotterytothePeople 9 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

@lauraserwe864 9 күн бұрын

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I’ve been wanting to build a few bird feeders for me and friends!

@PotterytothePeople 9 күн бұрын

awesome timing!

@melrussell7830 9 күн бұрын

How funny that you made this lovely bird feeder as I have just thrown some feeder’s too, which are drying. I just made a closed form and cut a hold when leather hard with a hole at the top for the wire and a small hole for the perch, hopefully it will work as well as yours 😊

@PotterytothePeople 9 күн бұрын

Sounds amazing! It's the time of year I suppose :)

@JohannaSUNDQVIST-bf7ul 9 күн бұрын

Warm greetings from Finland, the land of Moomins and Santa Claus. Your videous are really great. Thanks for those. It's midsummer here in Finland, which means that the sun doesn't set and we can wheel in the middle of the night without lights. Johanna

@PotterytothePeople 9 күн бұрын

The world owes a debt to you Finns for bringing the Moomins into our lives 🥰 Happy midsummer!

@lamardon9723 6 күн бұрын

For drainage, would a hole cut into the bowl with a screen affixed be an option? That would solve the liquid problem at least.

@annasuova-hakala8112 9 күн бұрын

I love your Moomin house bird feeder

@PotterytothePeople 9 күн бұрын

thank you!!!

@Ellen.s.atelier 9 күн бұрын

Wow ana amazing piece! Love it❤

@AlliKat75 9 күн бұрын

Thank you for video. My mom asked for a bird House. I think she wanted wood work. I'm planning a similar ceramic feeder as i am less inspired by bird house

@PotterytothePeople 8 күн бұрын

Sounds great!

@SigneofHorses 8 күн бұрын

So stinking cute!!!

@PotterytothePeople 8 күн бұрын

❤️❤️

@judithrussell9162 9 күн бұрын

Gorgeous!

@tammyandkiki 9 күн бұрын

You’re amazingly talented! Love it!!! TYFS ❤

@PotterytothePeople 8 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! ❤️

@jocewaitwhat 9 күн бұрын

i loved the black(ish) top!! goes to show you, to each their own!

@PotterytothePeople 9 күн бұрын

true :) It's hard to pivot when you have a ✨vision✨

@ajcpianoforte 5 күн бұрын

Im so excited to try this

@mariesara 9 күн бұрын

So cute 😊

@sternenregen5489 9 күн бұрын

Sehr nett. Damit sich in der Schale unten keine Feuchtigkeit sammelt und auch nicht im Zylinder unten müßten da noch kleine Löcher rein. Schimmelndes Futter ist schlecht für die Piepmätze😉

@PotterytothePeople 9 күн бұрын

Deshalb habe ich ihn nicht wasserdicht gemacht! Wasser sollte durch den Ton sickern :)

@susanneklockner594 9 күн бұрын

And thank you so much for your template 😍

@PotterytothePeople 9 күн бұрын

You're welcome 😊

@Bringidon 9 күн бұрын

so cool.. thanks for the video and template :)

@PotterytothePeople 8 күн бұрын

You're welcome 😊

@user-ig3bo4yo4t 9 күн бұрын

love it

@potteryhandmade 8 күн бұрын

Wow I like it❤

@elivean 23 сағат бұрын

Fantastic❤

@beejayem42 9 күн бұрын

Fabulous! 🐨👍

@peterdurup993 9 күн бұрын

Hi Mia. Lots of good ideas in your build, but if you don't vitrif it, it will get destroyed by the frost. And the vinter is really the moment you want to feed the birds.

@PotterytothePeople 9 күн бұрын

gooood point... I didn't think of that haha well maybe I will need to make another one for winter :)

@kunstrenate 8 күн бұрын

@potterytothepeople most birdfeeders I've seen that have a bowl at the bottom like yours, have some holes for the water to flow away. Big enough for water, but not big enough for all the seeds to fall through. Think that might be the solution for your design as well :)

@felinetherapy4782 9 күн бұрын

Love this! Esp the red roof. Can't believe you had to redo it! Is there no way you can salvage the original one? I'm guessing if you try and reglaze it it will crack? Not a potter myself so all new to me!

@PotterytothePeople 9 күн бұрын

I think it's destined to be recycled into mosaic shards 🙃 Reglazing is possible but it doesn't always turn out.

@lornapenn-chester6867 9 күн бұрын

That’s awesome!! I think if I do this I’ll actually use the bottom as a bird bath and not do holes in the bottom.. then the whole thing can be glazed. Do you guys think it would work like that?

@PotterytothePeople 8 күн бұрын

the bird bath might get gross as seeds fall into it? 🤷‍♀️ worth a try!

@lornapenn-chester6867 13 сағат бұрын

@@PotterytothePeople I think if you’re changing the water daily it’ll be good, especially if you’re doing it with a hose and flush out the old. Hope someone tries and tells us!

@z99ywiec 9 күн бұрын

Smurfy!

@PotterytothePeople 8 күн бұрын

haha true! 🩵

@mglouise97 9 күн бұрын

'if its big i dont have to refill it very often' my birds must be different because they would eat that in two days easy

@PotterytothePeople 9 күн бұрын

haha oh wow! So far it's been up a week and still stocked, but it's just small birds eating out of it.

@dawnchesbro4189 Күн бұрын

This is so cute! But also not a good bird feeder, unfortunately. Seeds will get damp and will stick in crevices. Ideally you want to be able to thoroughly clean and disinfect your feeders. If you can't get your hand or a brush down inside the feeding tube to clean it properly, the damp seed will start to mould. It also can spread diseases between birds if it can't be fully disinfected. I've had problems with feeders that couldn't easily be cleaned. I think its cute for photos and decoration, but it's just not practical for a clean bird feeder.

@consideredwhisper 9 күн бұрын

Beautiful. Thinking that you could make another ‘body’ and bowl bit so you can use the first roof (which didn’t look like poo) and maybe sell one. I would love a less primary-coloured one...

@PotterytothePeople 9 күн бұрын

Thats a nice idea :)