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Glass plate & silverware windchime

14 years ago

My first project in a CLEAN CRAFT ROOM ! YIPPEE !!!

I just love things I've seen with hanging silverware , so I thought I'd jump in & get mt feet wet . (I never did it before .) I found an old glass plate & odd silverware to use in my stash. I LOVED beating the heck out of the silverware to flatten them !! LOL It's sort of comforting in a strange way ~~ hehehe I wrapped the plate in lead came ... soldered on beads & rings ... here's the result

( hanging on my tan wall ) I think I'm addicted ...!

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Comments (14)

sunnyca_gw
14 years ago
Beautiful!!, like the addition of the little beads & the metal around plate!! Blue in center of plate really completes the great look!! Happy crafting in your clean house!!! 1st project is a winner!! Jan
leveta
14 years ago
That is wonderful...Looks indian...
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Thanks for the compliments, Ya'll :D I make the wind chimes by pounding silver-plated spoons and forks flat. You don't have to flatten them if you don't want to, they still make a beautiful sound. I drill the holes in the handles, and either use a small silver plated coaster or tray and drill holes in that to hang the utensils from, or I use 2 silver plated forks and curl the tines of them, and wire them together, to hang the utensils from the curled tines. I use beading wire and crimping beads to hang them up, and a glass pendant to hang from the center. Boy, I hope that makes sense, I'm on my first cup of coffee :D For the spoon bracelets and spoon pendants, I cut them with a small bolt cutter, this is one of my favorite tools...it cuts nice and smooth, that's how they got the spoon bowls cut like that. I use 2 pair of pliers to bend the spoon handle for bracelets. For spoon bowl pendants, I leave a small piece of the handle to curl under to hang it with, if that isn't possible, I'll drill a hole to attach a jump ring to hang it with. I add little things, pictures, words, beads, dried flowers,glitter....and I use Clear-Cast resin. I buy it at Michaels, and you can use a coupon to buy it. It costs about $20 regular price, and you only need a small amount to fill a lot of spoons or bottle caps. I hope this helps! Kudzu/Cherry Here is a link that might be useful: Kudzu's Blog
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jeannespines
14 years ago
Good for you, toomuch! Looks like a fun project...I especially like the "lead came" around the plate & the soldered rings...silverware looks great! TFS! Jeanne S.
katishooked
14 years ago
This glass/silverware chime is lovely. I like everything about it. Question: I don't solder, so is the came soldered to the plate or is it just wrapped around it??

Kat
Marlene Kindred
14 years ago
Love it! I have the same question as Kat....do you have to solder the lead edging or is it just wrapped? Inquiring minds want to know!
excessfroufrou
14 years ago
That is beeeutiful! I love the blue and silver together. Congrats on the clean room. I really need to learn to solder and I think I have some plates like that. I'm happy to see some activity on the forum, I need some motivation.
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toomuchglass
Original Author
14 years ago
** The came is just wrapped around the plate & soldered together at the joint. I'll try & find any way possible to get out of drilling .
luna_llena_feliz
14 years ago
Very pretty, toomuch! I bet it will be gorgeous when the sun hits it ... if we ever see it again here in Wisconsin! he-he
doodys
14 years ago
Is your plate metal or glass and did you have to solder the little metal 'ring's on there?If you did,where did you get them?
smickerdoodle
14 years ago
I love it Too Much! I have been trying to figure out ways to avoid drilling too. As much stained glass work as I do, I can't believe I didn't think of this idea before! I am so glad that you shared this!

Soldering like this is easy guys! You have to get a soldering iron and the lead. You just have to hold the soldering iron to the lead and hold the lead solder to the iron until it heats up enough to melt it...Oh don't forget to put a little flux on before you do it...and it will do the rest for you...the rings you can make yourself by wrapping the tinned wire...get it the same place you get your lead came, solder and soldering iron...at a stained glass supplier. Wrap the wire around something that is round and the size you want your rings as many times as the number of rings you want. Then cut with wire cutters and you will have rings. Put the open place on the ring where you are soldering it to the plate and it will close the ring up so nothing can slip through the little slot.

Sorry for jumping in to answer the questions for you Too Much. I just wanted everyone to have as much fun as we have doing things like this....and save them the drilling too!
toomuchglass
Original Author
14 years ago
You explained it great ! You can solder all sorts of metals .. copper,uncoated brass,lead,nickel plated things - probably even more ! I even mastered my own technique of adding plastic beads onto wire and soldering them without melting the beads ! You can get soldering irons as low as $20 from places like harbor freight . ( Flux & solder,too ) It's easy to do , I learned off the internet when I first started ! It opens up a whole new world of things to make. Now I feel like making something ~~~ LOL
october17
14 years ago
That is really pretty. Can't wait to see more of your creations.
briergardener_gw
13 years ago
Toomuchglass,
Could you post your picture somewhere again?
azcactusflower
13 years ago
toomuchglass, would it be possible to repost your pic, since it has been deleted. We are curious to have a looksie. From all the comments it sounds like it is really a very outstanding and lovely piece of yard art. Would love to see it too!!!

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