Glass Bead and Bell Wind Chime

• glass beads from the Dollar Tree in 2 colors

• fishing line

• E6000 glue (I like the minis best!)

• A piece of drift wood

• rusty bells

I began by tying a bell at the end of a length of fishing line. The length of the fishing line is up to you, mine are about 18 " long.

Once the bell was tied on the end I began attaching the glass beads. I used a drop of E6000 glue and sandwiched the fishing line between 2 glass beads. 

I did this all the way up the length of the fishing line leaving about 4" at the end. 

I did this to about 8 lengths of fishing line. I made some beaded strings shorter and some longer. 

The longer lengths had a bell at the end and about 8 beads, the shorter had a bell and 5 beads. 

I let the glue dry for about 5 hours. 

Next, I found a piece of drift wood. A branch or a piece of scrap wood would work too. 

I drilled 2 holes for a hanger and 8 holes for my beaded strings. 

I tied each of the beaded strings in random order through the drilled holes and added a tiny drop of E6000 to secure the knot. 

At the end I added some larger glass beads I had in my workshop but this part was not necessary. 

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That's it! 

I hung the wind chime on the fence with these cool fence and siding hangers I ran across recently on Amazon!

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I love the sparkle and the jingle this easy project gives to my backyard. 

See what else I've made using these glass beads. 

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