Our First Silverware Windchime
kirkus
14 years ago
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Comments (15)Wow! Kirk you can tell Carol that as a fellow glass artist and junker, I absolutely love it. I have done a couple of chimes but haven't been so lucky to find a chandelier bobeche. The cobalt blue is gorgeous against the snow. You did a wonderful job and I agree that once the light fixture is painted silver it will be absolutely perfect....See Moreawesome silverware windchime
Comments (14)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...See MoreOld Door, Spoon wind-chime, Bottle tree . . .
Comments (15)Ohhh..I love old doors...love how you framed your view!! Looks great & a bottle tree, to boot! Spoon windchimes, w/history! Looks like you fit right in here on the GJ Forum! TFS! & Welcome! Jeanne S....See MoreSilverware windchime question
Comments (6)When I made one a couple years ago, I used a tiny drill bit to make a hole in the handles and attached a ring in it. I wore out a couple of bits doing it though. I also flattened my silver which was a lot of hard work. It's been hanging out on the front porch for about 5 years and has really weathered well, considering that I had no idea what I was doing when I made it. Cheryl...See Moresunnyca_gw
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