How to create Birdseed Shapes

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I made these to use as wedding favours for my upcoming wedding. They're super easy to make and super cheap!

What you'll need:
Silicon moulds (I used heart shaped cupcake moulds)
Edible gelatine powder
Wild birdseed (Find a mix for your local birds - I used a mix for Aussie parrots)
Metal bowl
Twine and Scissors

What to do:
Boil up some water - put about 100mL in a metal bowl and sprinkle in 25g of gelatin and stir until it's completely dissolved. Let it cool for a few minutes (don't let it set - if it does just heat it over the stove again) then mix through 400g of birdseed.

Press a heaped teaspoon of the mix in the mould and flatten. Place a knotted loop of twine on so the loop sticks out the top and cover with more birdseed mix and press in to push out all the air bubbles.

Place in the fridge overnight to set, then carefully push out of the moulds and hang in a dry place so the gelatin completely dries out and hardens. Whalla!

To display, hang some on a branch in a pot and bag the rest in little stamped muslin bags. Perfect!

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