Categories: Not for Humans- birds

Ingredients

• 4 ft. of 1/4 inch wide ribbon, cut into 12-inch long sections
• 1/2 oz. unflavored gelatin powder, or 2 envelopes of Knox
• 1 1/2 cups birdseed
• Baking sheet lined with wax paper
• four cookie cutters of any shape (roughly 4 inch size)
• cooking spray

Directions

1. Mix gelatin with 1/2 cup boiling water. Stir well to dissolve, then add to birdseed, continuing to stir well. If mixture is watery, add more seed until it’s stiff, but sticky.
2. Place cookie cutters an inch apart on the prepared baking sheet. Lightly coat each cutter with cooking spray. Fill each halfway with birdseed mix.
3. Tie ends of each ribbon section together to form four loops for hanging. Place knotted end of each ribbon loop on top center of each cutter. Then fill with more mix until loop is secured. Firmly press the mix with back of a spoon to compact.
4. After a few hours, coax each birdseed ornament onto fresh waxed paper. Let dry, flipping every so often, for 72 hours or until hard. Hang ornaments outside in trees.

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