Thanks for the question and YES I have made them. I haven’t done a tutorial yet, but the way I do it is to mount the teacup on the bottom of bottle turned up-side down. There’s much more surface contact for glue with this method. Then I slip the open end of the bottle over a piece of rebar. You can also use a vase with a narrow neck. You don’t want the neck too wide or there will be too much ‘play’ and it will move around too much. Here’s a link to an article that shows a pic of this in my garden. https://makeitagarden.com/weird-glue-failures-and-solutions-for-garden-art/. I have tried the method many other crafters use…which is to glue a copper pipe cap to the bottom of the teacup / and or saucer and stick the cap over the pipe. It works, but with not too much effort, I can loosen the cup/saucer. If left alone, it would probably do just fine…but there’s very little surface contact and the cap is not completely flat and there’s enough tapering that the glue can run off to the side while curing, so there’s less adhesive to grip. Also, some glues resist the metal in copper and don’t set up well. That’s why I’ve changed and gone to bottles or vases. You can find some very attractive ones for garden art. With clear glass, the bottle doesn’t show up and you see the teacup.

We appreciate the comment! The tea cup feeders are adorable (and easy to make).