Old Tools, New Tricks
Learn how to take old tools and turn them into beautiful new tricks!
Episode:
Down Home Cooking

David Katz, David Katz
Vintage Fork Recipe Card Holder
What you'll need:
- Round edge pliers
- Vintage fork (with large, decorative handle)
- Needle nose pliers
- Recipe card (or picture)
How to:
- Using round edge pliers, fold the 2 outside prongs of the fork towards the back of the fork.
- Fold the 2 middle prongs towards the front of the fork.
- Use needle nose pliers to wing out the ends of the back prongs for stability (maneuver until stable).
- Curl the tips of the forward-facing prongs.
- Use to display a recipe card or picture.
Paper Towel Napkin Rings
What you'll need:
- Paper towel tubes
- Serrated knife (or scissors)
- Large twine
- Cloth napkins
- Variety of flowers
How to:
- Cut the paper towel tubes into 2- to 3-inch-wide rings with a serrated knife (or scissors)
- Cut pieces of twine long enough to wrap around each ring (cut more than you think you need!).
- Wind the twine around each ring until covered (the twine will wrap around itself and secure on its own).
- Loop the twine through the inside of each ring to secure, then cut off the excess.
- Roll the napkins and secure each with a ring.
- Place a flower through the outside of the twine to decorate.
Water Bottle Bird Feeder
What you'll need:
- Marker
- Clear plastic water bottle (empty and label removed)
- 2 old wooden spoons
- Sharp-edged knife
- Glue gun
- Birdseed
- Funnel
- Twine (or string to hang with)
How To:
- Trace 4 holes on the bottle with the marker, using the bottom of one of the wooden spoons as a guide. Make sure holes are directly across from each other (2 on top and 2 on bottom).
- Cut out the holes with a sharp-edged knife.
- Slide the wooden spoons all the way through the holes.
- Use a glue gun to glue the spoons to the bottle to secure.
- Fill the bottle with birdseed using the funnel.
- Use twine to hang the bottle around a tree branch.
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