Wind Chime

jalex · 07-17-2002, 11:56 AM

Wind Chime

This homemade wind chime will alert you to a breeze with a gentle tinkle.

Materials
• Scissors
• Clear plastic lids
• X-Acto knife
• Hole punch
• Fishing line
• Stick or dowel
• Jingle bells

Step 1:
Cut the rims off the plastic lids, then help your children cut out seven (or as many as you like) leaf shapes from the clear plastic. If you want, you can create "veins" on the leaves by lightly scoring each one with an X-Acto blade.

Step 2:
Punch a hole in the top and bottom of each leaf. Tie a 7- to 10-inch length of fishing line to the top of each leaf, then hang the leaves, evenly spaced, from the stick or dowel.

Step 3:
Using short lengths of fishing line, hang a jingle bell from the bottom of each leaf.

Step 4:
To make a hanger, tie the ends of a 6- to 8-inch piece of fishing line to each end of the stick.

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augustabelle · 07-20-2002, 03:17 PM

Dear Jalex, From one Ga girl to another I love your craft ideas especially the umbrella basket and the wind chimes. Keep them coming I will be trying a few of them. Thanks for sharing.

DOOFIS · 07-25-2002, 12:32 PM

This is cute. I love windchimes.

jalex · 06-18-2003, 04:04 AM

wanted to give that one a bump too

07-17-2002, 11:56 AM	#1 (permalink)
jalex Mentally disturbed Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Home is wherever the army sends us Posts: 4,524 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 18 Thanked 136 Times in 10 Posts	Wind Chime Wind Chime This homemade wind chime will alert you to a breeze with a gentle tinkle. Materials • Scissors • Clear plastic lids • X-Acto knife • Hole punch • Fishing line • Stick or dowel • Jingle bells Step 1: Cut the rims off the plastic lids, then help your children cut out seven (or as many as you like) leaf shapes from the clear plastic. If you want, you can create "veins" on the leaves by lightly scoring each one with an X-Acto blade. Step 2: Punch a hole in the top and bottom of each leaf. Tie a 7- to 10-inch length of fishing line to the top of each leaf, then hang the leaves, evenly spaced, from the stick or dowel. Step 3: Using short lengths of fishing line, hang a jingle bell from the bottom of each leaf. Step 4: To make a hanger, tie the ends of a 6- to 8-inch piece of fishing line to each end of the stick. © FamilyFun. All rights reserved. __________________ Get our guys out of Iraq!!

07-20-2002, 03:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
augustabelle Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Georgia Posts: 38 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Love Your Ideas Dear Jalex, From one Ga girl to another I love your craft ideas especially the umbrella basket and the wind chimes. Keep them coming I will be trying a few of them. Thanks for sharing. __________________ augustabelle

06-18-2003, 04:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
jalex Mentally disturbed Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Home is wherever the army sends us Posts: 4,524 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 18 Thanked 136 Times in 10 Posts	wanted to give that one a bump too __________________ Get our guys out of Iraq!!

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07-25-2002, 12:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
DOOFIS blah Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 3,046 iTrader: (0) Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	This is cute. I love windchimes.