Easy Modern DIY Wind Chime
A super quick and easy DIY project to create your very own customized wind chime!
Servings: 1
Cost: $30
Equipment
- Cordless Drill
- 1/8” diamond drill bit
Ingredients
- 1 round textured vase or a plastic vase of your choice for a shatterproof wind chime
- 70 inch cording
- 4 wooden and clay round beads in various sizes
- 1 2” wooden Ring
Instructions
- Drill a hole through the bottom center of the vase using an electric drill fitted with a diamond drill bit. Give light pressure as you drill. But let the drill do most of the work to avoid cracking the vase.
- Fold the cording in half and thread it through the bottom drilled hole of the vase.
- At the mouth of the vase, thread a round bead onto the cording about 6” from the end. Then, tie a double knot just below it to keep it in place on the cording.
- The vase will rest on this bead. Next, tie the end of the cording onto the 2” wood ring with a double knot. Make sure the bead sits right at the mouth of the vase (so it’ll chime).
- Thread 3 beads onto the opposite end of the cording, and you’re all set to hang. Double knot the cording ends around a tree branch or on a hook under the eave and let the chiming begin!
Notes
- We used a faux suede cording. But you could use something weatherproof here as well.
- Remember that if you're going to be displaying your wind chime somewhere in an uncovered outdoor area, then be sure to choose decorative elements that will be shatterproof and withstand the weather!