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How To Make a Driftwood Wind Chime

Filed Under: diy and craft, drift woodSeptember 6, 2015

If you love the sounds of chimes blowing in the wind. Learn how to make a driftwood wind chime in 5 easy steps.

How To Make a Driftwood Wind Chime

How To Make a Driftwood Wind Chime:

Driftwood is one of those pieces of beauty. Each piece is unique and if you think about how it was created, it’s just amazing. A fallen tree goes from water to sand to drifting around. Since I love walking  around on the beaches and near the rivers I have collected many pieces of driftwood of all different sizes. So I had enough pieces to create a driftwood wind chime.

Supplies for:How To Make a Driftwood Wind Chime

Supplies

  • Driftwood
  • Strong Hemp String
  • Drill( The Dremel is also a great tool to drill a hole)
  • Screw hook
  • 2 small screws
Drill a hole:How To Make a Driftwood Wind Chime

How To Assemble Driftwood Wind Chime:

Step 1: Gather The Driftwood

Gather all the driftwood you have and make sure they are odd shaped pieces of driftwood. They look best when grouping them. Don’t try to organize them. They need to look uneven when you hang it

Step 2: Drill Hole

Take each driftwood piece and drill a hole in the middle. The driftwood is pretty hard so I used a  1/8 inch drill bit and that created a hole big enough to pass the rope through.

Step 3: Stringing the driftwood

 Take a small screw and tie it first before you start threading the rope. It prevents the rope from sliding through the hold. Wet the tip of the rope so it’s easy to pass through the hole. The last piece you need is to tie the second screw at the top and leave at least 5 inches of rope to attach to the screw hook. Use pliers to close the screw hook to avoid the rope from sliding off.

Step 4: Hanging the chime

Screw the hook in the patio ceiling or wherever you are going to hang it.  Now you can hang your driftwood chime and it will make pretty sounds in the wind.

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  1. Tania says

    September 6, 2015 at 12:27 pm

    This is so pretty! My daughter and I are heading to the beach Thursday so you know what I’ll be looking for!! :o]

    Tania

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    • Maria Brittis says

      September 6, 2015 at 6:40 pm

      Thanks, I hope you were able to find some drift wood, sometimes there is nothing on the beaches. You can find them in the sand dunes where the accumulate after the tied goes back in.. Thanks Maria

      Reply
  2. K&B by the Sea says

    September 10, 2015 at 1:31 pm

    Love your driftwood chime 🙂 I usually pick up larger pieces of driftwood when I’m at the beach – now I’m going to look for smaller pieces so I can make a chime 🙂 Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
    • Maria Brittis says

      September 13, 2015 at 11:44 pm

      I am happy you stopped by.. I hope you find some smaller Driftwood pieces out and about!
      Maria

      Reply
  3. Sarah @ Little Red Brick House says

    September 10, 2015 at 1:46 pm

    This is so gorgeous! I love the natural look of the driftwood. Nice job!

    Reply
    • Maria Brittis says

      September 13, 2015 at 11:41 pm

      Thanks for the nice comment! It was really peaceful diy to make!
      Maria

      Reply
  4. Christine says

    September 14, 2015 at 10:04 pm

    I love anything Driftwood!!! THis is gorgeous!!! Christine from Little Brags

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  5. Sydney @ Tastefully Frugal says

    September 15, 2015 at 9:36 pm

    Maria this is so cute! I’m not a big fan of wind chimes because I don’t like the sound of metal hitting metal but I think this would be so relaxing..definitely going to have to give it a try!

    Reply
    • Maria Brittis says

      September 16, 2015 at 11:52 am

      Sydney, thanks for that! you are right this chime has a very light sound.. very soothing.
      Maria

      Reply
  6. Joy @ Joy Love Food says

    September 19, 2015 at 7:20 pm

    This is so pretty, what a great idea! Thanks for sharing at What’d You Do This Weekend?!

    Reply
    • Maria Brittis says

      September 19, 2015 at 9:38 pm

      Hi Joy
      Thanks for finding me and leaving such a nice comment, it made me feel loved! This weekend I so far went to see my son play tennis in a tournament and now I am resting and going to do a post! Trying to do it all, its not easy..Have a wonderful weekend
      Maria

      Reply
  7. Tara @ Lehman Lane says

    September 21, 2015 at 1:51 am

    Maria, what a great way to use driftwood. It looks awesome, great job and perfect for the summer:).

    Reply
    • Maria Brittis says

      September 22, 2015 at 2:02 am

      Thanks for the kind comments…. Partner
      Maria

      Reply
  8. Laura says

    July 23, 2019 at 6:13 am

    Thank you for such a grat tutorial.
    I am driftwood lover and collecter. I would like to share my page. Hope you accept.

    Thank you !

    A lot of crafting driftwood available
    https://driftwoodandmacrame.com/

    Reply
    • Maria Brittis says

      July 24, 2019 at 12:35 am

      Thanks for sharing! Very pretty!

      Reply
  9. Maria Brittis says

    September 22, 2015 at 2:03 am

    Thanks so much for the feature
    Maria

    Reply

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Hi there! Welcome To Simple Nature Decor. I’m Maria and I am a home decor blogger for over 7 years. I live in beautiful Coastal South Carolina. I love to bring what’s beautiful in nature into your home. My goal is to inspired you to decorate with nature inspired ideas… For collaborations contact me [email protected]

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