Making Wind Chimes

The light breeze moving the chime slowly; the tranquil sound taking over the entire home. Have you ever heard a sound quite like it? Wind chimes have various tones, right from sweet tingles to the clang of huge bells. The different shapes, sizes, and materials they are made of, all play an important role in giving out the various tones. But to get these beautiful, soothing chimes in your home, you don't necessarily have to purchase them from a store. With few simple materials, you can easily decorate your porch and home. Making wind chimes is really easy when you have the right craft supplies and the necessary instructions. We've got the instructions, you get the material.

Make Different Types of Wind Chimes

There are different items you can use for the chimes such as seashells, clay pot, pieces of wood, old silverware, aluminum tubes, bells, etc. Which is why, for your porch and living room decoration, we have few ideas of our own. In the following article, you will learn how to make wind chimes with seashells and pieces of wood. So let's get right to it, shall we?

Wind Chimes with Shells

• First of all, you will need 18 scalloped seashells, 1'' curtain ring, 1 inner hoop (embroidery hoop), 1 small nail, drill, glue, and waxed hemp twine.
• You will take the drill and punch holes in the seashells. Make sure they don't break apart; be very gentle.
• Now we will cut 9 different pieces of 24'' hemp twine. Make 3 groups of 3 twine and secure them on the inner hoop.
• Keep even space between the 3 twines and braid them. You will have 3 braided twines. Just make sure they are 12'' long.
• Go 7'' over the inner hoop and secure all 3 braids into a knot and after the knot, braid all twines together.
• Once you reach the end of the twines, secure a knot again and tie the curtain ring on it.
• Take 6 more pieces of 12'' hemp twine and secure them on the inner hoop. Make sure they are spaced at an even distance.
• Take 3 seashells and insert them in all 6 strings. Depending on the different shapes and sizes of the seashell, place them according to your choice.
• The shape and the placement of the seashells depends on you but just keep the first seashell at least 5'' away from the inner hoop.
• After every seashell is inserted, tie a small knot so that it won't move from it's place.
• Once all the seashells are inserted, take some glue to stick the seashells to the knots underneath them.
• All you need to do now is hang the wind chime in your porch or living room from the curtain ring.

Wind Chimes with Wood

• To make this wind chime, gather 1 plastic can lid, 2 yards craft lace, 7 slotted round wooden clothespins, seven ½'' eye screws, pony beads, drill, curtain ring, hammer, nail, scissors, and craft foam.
• First of all, you will drill a hole in the plastic lid. Keep the lid over the craft foam and trace it with a pencil.
• Cut the foam out with scissors and with the hammer and nail, you will punch 7 different holes through the lid and foam. Make sure they are evenly spaced holes.
• Next you will drill holes in the clothespins as well. Make sure they are small holes or else the eye screws won't go in.
• Take the eye screws and insert hem in the clothespins. With the craft lace, you will make a 4'' loop in the bottom and tie a knot.
• You will insert the loop in the middle hole of the lid and the non-loop part will stay at the bottom of the lid.
• Tie a knot in the bottom of the lid as well. For all 7 chimes, you will insert the lace in the same manner and on the bottom of the lace, you will place the pony beads.
• Use different colored beads to make the chime look more attractive. At the end of the lace, secure it over the eye screw that is attached with the clothespins.
• Take a curtain ring, secure the middle lace on it and hang the chime in your porch or living room.

Apart from these, you can also make copper wind chimes; click on the link to get the instructions. Home decoration doesn't take much. Just a little bit of imagination and creativity. Even though it is one way to decorate your home, you can create different wind chimes. I hope you had fun making these chimes and will enjoy its sweet tones.