DIY Winter Wind Chime

Keeping the “spirit” of winter alive here in Phoenix, Arizona! We still haven’t hit chilly weather except for at night. I have decided to keep my front porch winter-themed to bring the season to life, or just to existence. HA! If you have read my last DIY post you will notice this wind chime matches the door hanger I made a couple of weeks ago. So if you’re looking for some matching front porch décor, look no further! Let’s keep the season going with this simple and customizable DIY Winter Wind Chime craft!

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What You’ll Need:

• Unfinished Wood Snowflakes
• Unfinished Wood Christmas Ornaments – Mini
• Handicraft Decoration Craft Bells
• Jute (comes with snowflakes or buy separately)
• empty can
• Dollar Tree wired garland ties
• silver ribbon
• white and gray paint, paint brush(es)
• hot glue gun, electric drill, and scissors

The Wind Chime Base

1. First strip and wipe down your empty can if you haven’t done so already.
2. Use the electric drill to make 6 evenly spaced holes around the bottom of the can.
   • If you have a smaller can, make less holes; at least 3 holes to get the chime effect.
3. Then Make 2 additional holes in the center of those to pull the jute through and hang the DIY wind chime.
   • DO NOT pull just through yet to avoid getting paint on it. Picture was taken to show hole placement after the crat was finished.

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4. Next Paint over:
   • the empty can
   • 1-2 pieces of garland ties (depending on the size of your can)
   • desired bells (2 bells for each hanging jute hole/ I left half of mine gold)
5. Then paint unfinished wood snowflakes and mini wood ornaments gray.
   • It depends on the can how many you will need to paint.

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6. Hot glue:
   • painted garland ties around the top edge of your can (with the holes)
   • silver ribbon around the bottom of the DIY wind chime (open side)
   • painted wooden snowflakes and trees how is shown in these pictures or to your liking.
     • Picture A shows a more filled in look, while Picture B is more simple and bare.
7. I added a super light, rough layer of white paint over the larger snowflakes to give it that rustic feel.

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The Wind Chime Bells and Whispies

8. Cut the jute (that comes with the snowflakes or from your own stash) into 6 strands of about 2 feet each. Use the left over to for hanging the DIY wind chime.
9. Depending on the size of the holes you drilled, you may be able to just triple knot on the outside of the can without going through the little snowflake “washers” to keep the jute from falling through.
10. Then tie your bells and snowflakes to the jute hanging from the bottom of the can.
    • Keep them aligned from jute to jute BUT also alternate from bell first to snowflake first so they will hit each other while moving and create more chime sounds.
11. I used two unfinished wood snowflakes on each strand of jute, plus one painted and one unpainted, gold bell.

11. Once all of your pieces are tied on, you can adjust each strand from the top if needed.
12. Then cut off the excess jute.
13. Pull the extra jute to hang your craft through the center holes and tie a knot to loop.

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Finally, your DIY wind chime is now ready to keep your porch looking AND sounding extra wintery. 🙂 I hope you enjoyed this simple little craft. Feel free to Pin it! and share with your friends and family! 

Can’t get enough of DIY décor? Check out my friends’ blogs below for more great ideas!

Allison – Instagram – Blog

Jessica – Instagram – Blog

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