HowToWeekly contest - My entry: How to make wind chime from snailshells?

in #howtoweekly6 years ago (edited)

As I promised, with a bit of delay, but I'll show you how the snailshell wind chime is made.

#1 Collect some empty snail shells (you'll need 22 pieces of similar size but you'd better collect more) and wash them carefully. After drying, drill a 2 mm hole on them, at the mouth. Be careful, snailshells are very fragile.

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#2 Cut a 9 cm diameter disc from plywood and drill 10 holes on it, like this. 3 holes for the hanger and 7 for the snailshell flaggings:

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#3 Paint the shells and the disc as you like with acrylics and media ink:

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#4 Lace the shells with a packing-needle on a strong twine, fix them with knots. The knots must be bigger than the holes on the shells! You'll have 6 flaggings with 3 shells per one, and one with 4 (in the middle)

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#5 Fix the flaggings (6+1 pieces) on the disc with knots. You can use a needle.

#6 Cut 3 pieces of 20-25 cm twines, then make the hanger by knotting them on the disc. You cannot see the knots in this picture, because they are on the bottom of the disc.

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#7 Hang your chime on a tree, relax and listen to its beautiful sound!

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Ну........ очень красиво, акриловые чернила не знал, буду гуглить, спасибо большое

Cпасибо!

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Wooww amazing....
I like this... So beautiful...

whouuuu that is so cool thanks for sharing this great diy:) i love it

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What a cool project!! Ill have to show this to my daughter, she LOVES making stuff like this. ♥

It would be a great fun for your daughter as well.

your appointment is very precise, a good snail friend.

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Oh I absolutely LOVE this!!!

I have many wind chimes around our home and garden and if I had seashells, I'd be adding this to my crafts and DIY list.

Great! Do you have photos of your chimes? I would love to see them!

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