Upcycle what you have to enjoy in new ways! I am using my broken screen door guard as a bracket in my bedroom to hold a birdcage planter and outside on my back patio to hold a small set of windchimes!
By melody_yesterday from Otterville, MO
Making your own windchimes is a great crafting project. They will add joy to your garden and can be given as gifts. Learn how to make a recycled angel windchime here.
Make an easy, pretty wind chime from a metal clothes hanger and some bells. This project results in a subtle chime sound; perfect for the patio or garden. The instructions and supplies list follow.
Bamboo is a traditional material for wind chimes, making a soothing sound as they move together. Add this motion and sound to your garden or patio.
I need to find the plastic inside that goes in the metal pipes that the cord go into. Do you know were I can get them?
Straws or conduits from the home supply store :)
Go to a craft store like Michael's.
Wind chimes are made in several different ways but usually Michaels' has something you could use.
Here is a link to find a store near you so you can give them a call and see what they have. Most items can also be ordered on-line.
www.michaels.com/
Here is a site that shows some repair ideas:
www.hunker.com/
This windchime is made from a thriftstore brass teapot and plate. To that add beads or whatever else you wish to complete the Moroccan inspired chime. This is a page about recycled Moroccan windchime.
Save your juice lids from concentrated juice cans and make these cool recycled wind chimes. This page shows you how to make juice can lid wind chimes.
Most recycling facilities don't accept plastic caps. This recycled craft finds a way to reuse them by making wind clackers.
You can make a pretty, unique wind chime with leftover craft beads and odd pieces of jewelry. This is a page about make a wind chime with old beads and jewelry.
There are many items around the house that you can use to make wind chimes, from old garden tools to silverware. Get ideas for how to make recycled garden wind chimes in this page.
Vary up the finished wind chime by using different shaped and colored glass bottles to make several of these lovely chimes. This is a page about how to make glass bottle wind chimes.
