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Vintage chicken feeder7/2/2023 ![]() ![]() I was amazed at how beautifully the feeder changed and aged into the perfect antique looking metal. I left the tote outside with the chicken feeder laying so that a large surface was in the vinegar for a good amount of the day, then I would just flip, and rotate it once in a while, until all of the feeder had been soaking in the vinegar. Because I didn’t have enough to emerge the entire chicken feeder in the vinegar this process took me a couple of days. This time I used my large plastic tote and dumped a 2 gallon container of distilled white vinegar into it. My second attempt was much more successful and even easier than the first. The picture above shows the materials I used for my first attempt that didn’t work quite as well, but I wanted to show you the chicken feeder before it was “aged” so I included the picture anyway. I also found out that regular old vinegar can age galvanized metal nicely. ![]() The rusting recipe is, however, awesome for making clothes pins or safety pins looked aged, which I have done with it, but wasn’t giving me the results I was hoping for on my chicken feeder. I’m certain because my chicken feeder was galvanized metal that I needed a new technique. I first found this rusting recipe to make something look worn. I did a little research and found a few different “recipes” or techniques for aging metals. I believe it was around $11.00, and had the right shape and style that I was looking for. ![]() I purchased a new chicken feeder while getting horse feed at Fleet Farm. I decided I would try my hand at creating an antique looking chicken feeder from a shiny new store bought feeder. I also came to the conclusion that if I actually did find what I wanted, that there is no way I would be willing to pay what they were asking for it at an antique shop. I spent a few months trying to find one on eBay, or at antique shops, but nothing that was even close to the one I first saw online. I loved the rusty industrial feel it had with the beautiful antique plates stored in it. I knew instantly that I wanted one for my kitchen. While perusing Pinterest one night I spotted a shabby chic antique chicken feeder used to hold dishes. I’m not the type to have them from wall to wall, but I do love the character and warmth that a few simple pieces give to our home. I love the idea of filling a home with antique pieces and unique vintage items. Vinegar has so many amazing uses, but this one is for the crafty at heart. I was able to make this uniquely beautiful plate holder for my kitchen with just that. This color looks almost identical to the old galvanized metal that is so popular right now.Make a new chicken feeder look like an antique using white vinegar. Adding potting soil and some little alyssum in a purple color and boom! Adorable hanging planters! The only extra steps I took was to drill 2-3 holes in the bottom of each and to spray paint the chains using Rust-oleum Spray Paint in Satin Nickel. (These will most definitely be reinvented into something fabulous in the future □ So I took off the existing hooks and attached them to these beauties. I had hanging baskets on our front porch but they were the ordinary, coconut husk lined type and I was kinda tired of them. Doing that you could very well turn these into hanging lights! But I turned them right side up and saw that they could hold potting soil and plants. For instance, holding something upside down and seeing it in a different way than what it was intended for. When I see this kind of thing at auctions and farm sales, I try to see it in a different light. ![]() Here is what I started with – a pile of chicken feeders found at an auction □ Nothing says ‘farmhouse style’ like a real chicken feeder! Hello! So glad you joined me on this simple little tutorial! Today we are taking vintage chicken feeders and turning them into hanging plant holders. ![]()
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