I am happy that spring has finally arrived here in New Jersey! I am loving all the daffodils that are blooming in my front yard. I adore the warmer temperatures. I was feeling crafty recently, so I did a quick and easy craft for my backyard – wind chimes!
I used an old terra cotta pot that I spray painted, cut out some vinyl designs with my Silhouette Machine, and strung some beads and mini bells together. I got the beads and cute mini bells from Amazon.
Terra Cotta Pot Wind Chimes
For my new terra cotta pot wind chimes, I used the acrylic beads and mini bells that I had previously used for a DIY twig wind chimes. I accidentally broke those while taking them down on a windy day. Oops!
I saw some really cute DIY terra cot pot wind chimes on Pinterest, so I decided to make some for myself. I was sad that I broke my original wind chimes, but I am happy with how this project turned out!
DIY Terra Cotta Pot Wind Chimes Supplies
Terra Cotta Pot
Twine
Acrylic Beads
Mini Bells (mine were originally copper colored, but they aged from being outside, so I spray painted them gray to match my spray painted pot.)
Gray Spray Paint
Rope (for hanging the pot)
Scissors
Adhesive Vinyl
Transfer Tape
Mod Podge
Silhouette Cameo
How to Make Terra Cotta Pot Wind Chimes
I started my project by giving my terra cotta pot a coating of spray paint. I just stuck the pot on some newspaper in my backyard, spray painted it, and let it dry.
I also used the same spray paint to give a new finish to the bells (which I re-used from previous wind chimes I made). The bells aged a bit while outside, and I wanted to give them a new look.
I strung my acrylic beads on lengths of twine. (When I took apart my old wind chimes, some of the strings of beads came undone.)
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