As the final touch, I added a red teardrop prism on top. Next, using floral wire, I created hanging loops on the copper arch. Then, using a floral wire, I attached it along the copper arch. For that, I put together a small arrangement of floral picks I had on hand. Now that both perch versions were complete, it was time to pretty them up a little bit. This was so the cut copper would be covered and wouldn’t hurt anyone when touched. …hot glued some faux berries on the cut part. …started to wrap the flattened ends around the dowel. With the notchless version, I placed the dowel on the flattened part and… With the notch version, I inserted the flattened copper ends into those notches. …but for the dowel with no notches, I flattened a longer part of the copper arch, as shown in picture below. For the dowel with the notches, I flattened only a little part of the ends… Then, I took my hammer and the copper arch outside to a stone (or concrete) surface, and hammered the ends of the arch to flatten them. Next, I cut a 24 inch length of copper pipe and bent it to make an arch shape. Therefore, if you don’t want to bother with the notches, then just have your 7 inch dowel and move on to the next step. I am not going to argue with that, but instead I will give you a workaround. Now, you might be thinking cutting a notch like that is not easy. I cut the dowels into 7 inch lengths, then I cut a notch at the both ends of the dowel. I also used a red prism/faux gem, because the red color attracts hummingbirds.įirst, I prepared my dowel pieces. To make a hummingbird perch, all I used was a short dowel (which I found among our son’s old toys), some floral wire, copper pipe (thick and sturdy wire could substitute) and some old faux flowers. Every year as they increase in numbers, we also increase the number of feeders and my DIY hummingbird perches, as they love swinging on them. Luckily, we managed to save them all (don’t forget to check the video above!), but what chaos!…2 adults and a kid, with huge butterfly nets in hands, going from shape to shape to lead the little birds outside without scaring them to death… meanwhile, the dogs are adding more excitement to that scene. Either they run around as if trying to trip us or they find the most convenient place to lay down: right under our feet! Can you imagine the comedy? LOL. But even that won’t stop us from trying to accommodate our gorgeous visitors. Yes, 4 birds came partying in our house and 3 of them were hummingbirds. Stone's menu is a celebration of the massive state's diverse and enduring traditions, rooted in cultures spanning the globe.This year’s total is 4. She often tinkers with experimental kolaches, such as one made with croissant dough, which she observed in her native northern Texas. Stone pays homage to memories of her childhood in north Texas through a barbacoa kolache, which comes stuffed with the chile-tinged cuts of beef, and she nods to San Antonio’s love of the Waco-born Big Red soft drink with her Big Red kolache. On the other end of the spectrum, a carne guisada kolache and the chorizo and egg kolache reflect the state’s love affair with meat, thanks in large part to the Mexican and Spanish roots of Texas cuisine. Some are even filled with pecans to highlight the official state nut of Texas.īexar Kolaches offers vegetarian-friendly savory options, including spinach and artichoke and potato and egg. A rich Mexican chocolate pastry is a local favorite, as are kolaches flavored with the indomitable combination of guava and cream cheese. This sensibility shows up in flavors that aren’t readily available in other parts of Texas, such as a sweet and delightfully sticky kolache stuffed with fig preserves. “It's really important to me that we have those in our bakery, because I want my own friends who have Czech heritage, and people in San Antonio, as well as visitors and tourists, to experience the origins and that new fusion reflecting modern San Antonio culture.”
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