Making DIY custom wind chimes with driftwood, glass, jewelry, stones & crystals!
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- People ask me how I make my unique wind chimes and I am sharing my process. In this video I show you how to make a driftwood base and use stones, crystals, agate and beads to make a beautiful piece!
I find cool driftwood, drill holes to make hangers for the chimes. I use beautiful objects and I show you how I string them together.
What I use: jewelry tools. - round nose, flat nose pliers, and wire nippers
20 gauge copper wire
driftwood, glass, jewelry, stones & crystals
On this channel I make lots of interesting things and show the process. I hope you'll like the videos and subscribe for more! I try to make several videos a month as I work in my studio here in Modesto CA. thanks for watching!
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This video is one of the most popular ones on my channel. I guess lots of us want to make wind chimes! I love to make unique ones. I would love for you to comment if you have questions or comments, and I will respond! Hit the like button please, if you are inclined! Thanks
What a beautiful wind chime ! Thank you so much sharing this with us.😊
Thanks so much for watching!
Very pretty. I have been wanting to make one with my lake rocks for a little over a year now. Thank you for this tutorial.
That sounds very cool! Good luck with that! I am glad you enjoyed the video!
Awesome, thank you.
You're welcome! so glad you like!
Automatic subscriber! I love your voice.
Why thank you Dina. So glad you enjoy my videos!
Lovely short and sweet video!!! Thank you😊
Glad you liked it! I like short and sweet.
Love this! Will try something like yours in a month or so will watch again than for sure! Thanks so much!
Cool! Good luck!
great video thank you for the ideas
Very happy you liked it. Best wishes with your windchimes!
love it !! - and the sound check too. 🌸
Thank you so much!
Nice thank you so much!
Thank you !
Beautiful your segment was very helpful one of the best I've seen so far
Thanks Debbie! That means a lot to me. I have another wind chime video coming soon!
Beautiful
Thank you!
Love it and they would make a great gift!
Yes they make great gifts. Thanks for watching!
Very cute
Thanks so much!
Beautiful!
Thank you, Sam!
Beautiful. I am new to this and very appreciative of your video! 😄😁
You're welcome Natacha! It's a fun thing to make. I just sold this wind chime, and now I will make another and film it, so it's coming soon!
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Thank you very much....great instructions and nice sounding results! Cheers
Thank you so much! Appreciate the feedback.
Great video, Karen! Your voice is so calm and soothing, really enjoyable. Would you mind doing a video on how you put the hooks into the driftwood? That seems to be the part I'm having the most trouble with although I will admit my driftwood is a bit more thin than I thought so I'm worried about drilling into it too much and cracking it all
Hi Alexis... glad you liked. I have been thinking about doing a new wind chime video, so I promise that it will include hanging system. No flimsy fishing line for me! Thanks for watching!
@@KarensGardenCreations Thank you so much, Karen! As a new subscriber, I look forward to that video! :)
@karensgardencreations this video is one of the best videos explaining the process of how to create one of these. Can I ask where you recommend getting beads, crystals and chains from?
Hi Chelsea, thank you. So glad that it gave you some inspiration. I usually buy beads from specialty bead stores, because then you can get some really interesting ones. Next I buy a lot of junk jewelry on eBay. Most of the stuff is broken but for my purposes it’s fine. That’s where I get most of my chains for example. I like to find crystals on websites that sell gems cheaply. Off the top of my head I can’t remember the name! Mostly I like to buy agates, Brazilian agates. If you do a search for them I’m sure you can find inexpensive sources. Hope that helps. Also, once people know that you make these, you’ll start getting people giving you old jewelry. For that reason I rarely have to buy junk jewelry these days.
@@KarensGardenCreations this is so very helpful! I really appreciate your feedback and so quickly! These are such great ideas that I never thought of. Thank you for inspiring me. This helps me more than you know :)
I'm trying to figure out what I need to put the little holes in the glass?
I use a hand held dremmel and a diamond core bit. Amazon sells them
Keep glass wet when drilling
I hold it underwater
Great video! Thank you Karen. I found some beautiful pieces of dry Juniper on a visit to friends in Arizona and I want to make some chimes with them, so coming across this video now was perfect timing. I have a question for you. Do you clean or bleach the wood before using it?
Hi Susan, so glad you can use this info! I keep my pieces outside and just let nature clean and patina the wood. If you feel your juniper needs it, go ahead and clean it. Best wishes!
Does the jewelry links tarnish in the rain?
hi Tamara, they probably do. I’ve never had a customer complain about the weathering of the metal pieces. It’s part of the charm I think. more rustic. 😊
Where do you u get that size chain ?
I buy large lots of broken jewelry from EBay. Then I will take the jewelry apart and use beads or chains in the wind chimes. I never know what I'll get. So what you saw in the video is harvested chain from jewelry that's be discarded by others.
Thank you for showing us your beautiful art! What size eye hooks do you normally use? Thank you!
Hi! I go to the hardware store and just buy medium small ones. Sometimes I spray paint the eye screws so they match the piece. Thanks for the feedback!
Would 24g wire be fine?
Hi. I don't use 22 or 24 gauge, it is just too thin and thus not suitable for what I want to do. I make these for other people so I know 20 gauge, 18 are the best for making the links. I have seen 20 gauge frequently sold in harware stores in the picture hanging section. Best wishes!
I thought of hanging diferent spoons sizes ..i dont think i can make your great chimes😔
Hi Marisa, believe me it took time to come up with improved chimes! I’m working on a new video of kitchen items Windchime. Keep going, keep trying every day, that’s all we can do. And in the process, we have some joy of making things with our own hands. My very best wishes