DIY HUMMINGBIRD PERCH MADE FROM A HORSESHOE

Hummingbird perches are so fun, and I’ve made many different ones over the years but this time I've decided to make one with a horseshoe.

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DIY HUMMINGBIRD PERCH: MADE FROM A HORSESHOE

SUPPLIES NEEDED

Horseshoe
Small Piece of sandpaper.
Metal Paint – I used FolkArt Multi-Surface Craft Paint in Baby Pink.
Paintbrush
Two pieces of thin wire cut at 20 inches.
E600 Glue
Faux suede cording cut at about 20 inches.
Beads- Make sure the hole in the bead is large enough to sting your wire through.
Small Dowel
Wood Stain

First, I prepared the horseshoe for paint by lightly sanding it with sandpaper, then I painted it pink.

Next, I stained the dowel with butcher block oil, but any wood stain will do.

Butcher block oil is a food-safe stain, so I figured it would be pretty safe for hummingbird feet, and I had it on hand.

Once everything was dry, I took a 20-inch piece of thin wire and placed it through the lowest slot in the horseshoe and centered it equally.

After the wire was inserted, I started to wrap the wire around the horseshoe adding one bead at a time, and I repeated this step on both sides of the horseshoe until I had eight beads on each side.