Thanks 'nonacook' and 'jeannespines' for your comments and encouragement! :) I liked the 'turned over' cup idea as it gave a more casual look to it....as if someone had been careless and knocked over the cup. :) I'm making another 'tea-cup' feeder where the teacups are upright. I have a metal candle-holder that I am going to glue 3 tea-cups to that can be suspended from a tree. pixie_lou, The smaller teacup bird feeders would hand from an "S" hook in a tree. I haven't actually put one up yet so they may need a loop of rope to keep them from swinging off the "S" hook and falling, but when I hang them from my finger they are level and balanced. I'll test one out today!

I saved that pictured from a Country Living magazine. I would use 1/2 in plywood, but you would have to lay out your cups & saucers to know what size you would need. Hopefully it wouldn't be over 4 ft. wide. To hang it I would do like they do large picture frames with eye screws an wire. I would paint it using one of those crackle designs. Light gray on bottom an cream on top. Got some samples from Lowe's an they look great. I would like to make one but it would not go with the rest of my house. (Old Farm House Style)

Thanks for the nice compliments, everyone! We love blue too! Garianntx, So easy to do. I used GEII to glue it all together. Attached a copper cap fitting to the bottom. Once dry, the fitting fits onto a copper pipe. Below is the link to the Gardenweb Junk FAQ that tells how to do the teacup and saucer feeder. I did my bowl and saucer the same way. Have fun! The sun is shining today! Bear Hugs! Kirk Here is a link that might be useful: Teacup feeder

I use a ceramic bit...it's not made of ceramic, it's made to drill through ceramic. It looks like a little arrowhead on the end. I am fortunate to have a drill press, so I can just put the project on the bed of the drill press and concentrate on the amount of pressure I put on the cup while drilling. Slow and steady is the secret, I've found. I have a cup of water beside me while I'm working and stop frequently and dip my hand into the water and dribble water into the hole then drill a little more and then dribble a little more. The bit gets really hot without the water. I do break some things, but I'm kind of getting the knack now with practice. Good luck!