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upcycled brass bowl windchimes

MeretriciousCreation, member

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grouping of chimes that I made

this is one that I call "Stairway to Heaven" due to is graduated chain lengths

This is one that I lovingly named "Jellyfish" although my friend calls it "The Squid"

this one was made with a (frankly) tacky little brass tree. turned upside down it's pretty cool!

Photo: grouping of chimes that I made

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I have always loved brass bowls & brass bells, but was at a loss for how to display/use them. Brass decorative items have been out of style for a while so they are fairly easy to find inexpensively at thrift stores, yard sales & the flea market.  The bells I found for a steal at a yard sale (but you can buy them online) and the "chains" are actually fishing lure connectors that are stupid cheap!  The beads are, well, just beads from Michael's and etsy.com...  Again I used that good ol' metal drill bit to punch holes to assemble these.  I have yet to come across a good clapper that matches and is large/lightweight enough to get the job done, so this project is always evolving.

I apologize for the quality of the pictures, from now on I will photograph things with posting them for the public in mind.

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Comments (6)

byabpryor writes: This is fabulous! Thanks for such great ideas... my mind is spiraling as to what else I can do with my 'collections' Posted: 9:48 am on July 2nd

Shelley_ writes: Love these...! Posted: 1:43 pm on June 29th

suewhitney writes: Very cool and very well done. I like the term "stupid cheap" too!

Take care,
Sue Posted: 9:54 am on June 26th

fellowjunker writes: Your chimes are gorgeous.........so glad you shared!!
xojanis Posted: 8:04 pm on June 25th

RustyDiva writes: Great work. Your "stairway to heaven" is my favorite and my new favorite term is "stupid cheap" ~ made me giggle. Posted: 6:38 pm on June 25th

grannijo writes: What a neat idea!..never seen anything like this...very clever...will have to look for brass bells and bowls...thanks for the pictures and idea...sharon Posted: 4:44 pm on June 25th

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