How to Make Wind Chimes with Natural Materials

Take a walk on the beach or in the forest to gather natural materials to make wind chimes for your garden or porch. These rustic wind chimes will add some charm to any home and they make a wonderful gift for the nature lover in your life.

How to Make Wind Chimes with Natural Materials - Materials Needed

The first thing you'll need to make wind chimes with natural materials is twigs. You'll need four twigs in different sizes. The largest twig should be about twelve inches long.

The other materials you need to make wind chimes with natural materials are galvanized wire (44 in), wire cutters, a drill, three corks, two metal rings (vine-eyes), 2 inch terra cotta pots and small bells.

How to Make Wind Chimes with Natural Materials - Step #1

The first step to make wind chimes with natural materials is to cut the galvanized wire. You'll need to cut one 20 inch length and two 12 inch lengths of the wire.
After you've cut the lengths of wire, get out the corks. Drill a hole through the center of each piece of cork.

How to Make Wind Chimes with Natural Materials - Step #2

The second step to make wind chimes with natural materials is to make a hanging loop at one end of the long piece of wire. Right beneath the loop, twist the wire around the center of the longest twig. Then, thread on a cork.

How to Make Wind Chimes with Natural Materials - Step #3

The next step to make wind chimes with natural materials is to add the next twig. You can do this by twisting the wire around it as you did in the previous step or you can drill a hole and thread it on. Add a cork, the third twig and then the third cork.

At this point your wind chimes should be set up like this: wire loop at the top, twig, cork, twig, cork, twig, cork. These should all be threaded through the long piece of wire.

How to Make Wind Chimes with Natural Materials - Step #4

The next step to make wind chimes with natural materials is to make a hook at the end of the wire, beneath the last piece of cork. Trim it if necessary. Then, drill a hole through one end of the fourth twig and thread it onto the hook.

How to Make Wind Chimes with Natural Materials - Step #5

The next step to make wind chimes with natural materials is to thread a metal ring onto each of the shorter lengths of wire. Bend over one inch of wire so that it lies flat against the metal ring. Wrap the long end of the wire around the metal ring in a spiral.

How to Make Wind Chimes with Natural Materials - Step #6

The final step to make wind chimes with natural materials is to thread each metal ring through the drainage holes in the terracotta pots. Now hang the wind chimes and attach the bells by twisting their wires around the longest twigs.

You may have to adjust their positions to balance the chimes. Hang the wind chimes in place once you've reached a balance. Now you've made your own wind chimes with natural materials. Hang them up and enjoy!