DIY Cookie Cutter Birdseed Ornaments

Step 1

Bring ½ cup of water to a slow boil on the stove. Add in 2 packs of gelatine and stir well to combine. Stir until gelatine is dissolved and then remove from heat. Let cool for a minute or two.

Step 2

Add in 2 cups of birdseed and stir to mix well and coat all of the birdseed.

Step 3

Place cookie cutters of choice on parchment paper and scoop birdseed into the shapes, pressing down firmly with the back of the spoon. Fill the cookie cutter shape all the way to the top and then some, pressing firmly to pack tightly.

Step 4

Insert a straw wherever you'd like the hole for the ribbon to be. Then pack birdseed mixture around the straw as well as you can. Use a square of parchment paper to press birdseed into cookie cutter with your hands.

Step 5

Let moulds set for a couple of hours while they harden. You can put trays of them in the freezer to speed up this process. Then when they're ready, gently push them out of the cookie cutters and take the straws out. Make sure that the straws have punched a hole all the way through.

Step 6

Tie the ribbon or twine through the hole and then allow ornaments to cure in the open air for at least 24 hours before packaging them up in breathable packaging. This can be done sooner if it is a last-minute gift and you're in a hurry. But the longer you can leave them to cure for, the better:)

Step 7

Gift to someone special or hang them in your own backyard and enjoy the songbirds all winter long!