I have seen so many cool wind chimes on Pinterest and here lately that I had to start making my own. This is the first of many.
Total Time: About 5 hours
Yield: 1
Supplies:
- 1 candle holder or some object that would work upside down ($.79)
- 1 lb finishing line, 10 lb. ($6.99 for 700 yards)
- 8 silverware with or w/o holes ($.59 each)
- 8 oz faux pearls or beads ($2.50)
- 1 wire snipper/pliers ($2.75)
- 1 oz rhinestones ($3.95)
- 6 clothes pins ($.10)
- E-6000 glue
- scissors
- older style shower curtain rings
![Silverware Wind Chime](https://img.thrfun.com/img/129/033/silverware_wind_chime_m6.jpg)
Steps:
- When I find things at thrift stores now that I know can hang either upside down or right side up, I grab them. In this case I believe this was a candle holder.
- First I determined how many utensils I would need. I was short 4, but I didn't let that stop me. Finding real silverware with holes at the end design was a real coup.
![Silverware Wind Chime](https://img.thrfun.com/img/129/034/silverware_wind_chime_1_m5.jpg)
- As you can see I shopped for bear when it came to having what I needed. Then, I just started in with the basics - the fishing wire. I got 10 lb test line from Zebco and it works really well. I might get a larger/stronger gauge next time but for my first time out, it worked great.
![Silverware Wind Chime](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
- I started out stringing the faux pearls I needed to, then looping the wire over and under twice in the silverware hole, then going back up through the pearls. That took about 2 of them before I realized I could loop through the silverware and then string the pearls on with two strands of line at once. That saved me tons of time.
![Silverware Wind Chime](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
- Once I set the silverware where I wanted them, leaving 4 holes to string just the pearls, I make sure all the silverware was secure. Then, I went to work on the pearl strands alone, mixing the little and the big ones to "sort of" match the ones on the silverware.
![Silverware Wind Chime](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
- I had some very cool shower curtains that had rhinestones spot welded on them. I pried them off to cover the fishing line knots. I had to E-6000 glue them overnight, but it was worth it. They look like they were suppose to be there so that is pretty cool. I used clothes pins to keep them in place.
- Once they were done, I hung it on my balcony. I love the sounds that silverware makes so I am going to enjoy them now that I have put in so much work. The next one should be done and on tomorrow!
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July 28, 20160 found this helpful
In case the fishing line was confusing, it means 10 lb. test weight and it was suppose to be 1 oz. Sorry...
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