Bring on the beautiful outdoors! We love adding inspirational touches to our Springtime fun… and DIY Wind Chimes are all over our favorite sites right now. Check out some of our favorites (hover over the pic for basic instructions):

Painted sticks, strings, and colorful keys

Upcycle tin cans for a buoyant and bold clanking chime

Collect nuts and other found materials for a natural, soft chime

Strung beads and silverware… find motor and upcycling all in one

Painted strings: experiment with the tone and timbre different widths and materials make

Stack painted bottle tops

Live near the beach? Collect and string shells together

Painted stars beautify your space… add bells for a tinkly chime

Stack thick, colorful sticks and experiment with a rhythmic chime sound

The latest use for mason jar lids… string bells inside for an extra sound

Reuse bottle caps: paint them and string them loosely on a stick

Paint old CD’s and string them together for a splash of color and a metallic clink

Acryllic paint and vertically strung sticks makes an unobtrusive and simple wind chime

Paint plastic discs and string them together… add bells for more tinkling fun

Stack tin cans in an overlapping fashion and finish off with a bell

Stringing beads and metal discs is a great fine motor exercise for little hands

A different take on your CD chime: add beads and bells

Have old silverware? Keep it simple and string them close together for a chime

Dip your shells in glue and sprinkle glitter on for a colorful, mermaid-inspired chime

Or… keep it simple and natural with shells on a natural wood stick