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17 Wind Chimes You Can Make With Seashells And Sea Glass

July 27, 2021 by Shellie Wilson

We all have some seashells and glass and general ‘junk’ from the beach, and you probably have no use for them all. That’s why we’ve created this list of 17 Wind Chimes that you can make with seashells and sea glass. This is a creative way to use some old keepsakes from your holidays, as it isn’t perfectly safe to go out to the beach again. You can use these to lighten up your garden or add some color to your house. That’s why these are perfect;  it uses things that everyone has, and you can put them anywhere and they will still look amazing.   Check out these artist-designed sea glass wind chimes you can buy on Etsy.

These beach crafts can be used as an activity for everyone. Holiday crafts are a great activity to remind you of good memories you had on the beach, especially as so many people around the world are unable to go to the beach right now, whether it be because of restrictions or even just winter.

Don’t have sea glass? did you know you can make your own faux sea glass, check out this sea glass article here.  You can also buy sea glass and driftwood here.

Seashell Wind Chime 

Sea Glass and Driftwood Chime 

DIY Sea Glass & Seashell Wind Chime

Wind chime & Sun Catcher

How to Make Simple Seashell Wind Chimes 

Sea Shell Wind Chimes

How To Make Really Pretty Seashell Wind Chimes

Sea Chimes

Sea Glass Wind Chimes 

DIY Seashell & Bead Wind Chime

Sea glass windchime

DIY seashell wind chime

DIY Wind Chimes Tutorial: Sea Glass Crafts 

How To Make Really Pretty Seashell Wind Chimes

seashore windchimes | home sweet homemade 

How to Make a Seashell Mobile

diy beach treasury wind chime

 

Do you have some keepsake sand? Check out this tutorial on making beads with sand.

how To make Sand Beads

Making beads out of the sand with children is an easy, although a somewhat messy, project to do.

Ingredients:

Clean sand
White glue
Nail
Plastic container for mixing
Tray for drying

Directions:

1. In a plastic container, mix one cup of clean sand with 1/4 cup of white glue. Kids really like getting their hands in there and mixing it up.
2. Check the texture of the mixture. You want it to be stiff enough to hold a shape without collapsing. If it is not stiff enough add more sand until it reaches the texture you want.
3. Pinch off a piece of the mixture to roll into the size bead that you want. Beads can be made in any shape or size.
4. Using the nail, poke a hole through the center of the bead. This has to be done before drying. If you try to do it after the bead will break. You can use different-sized nails depending on what you will be threading the beads on.
5. Let the beads dry on a tray until hard.
6. Once the beads are dry you can decorate them with markers or paints. It is easier for children to use markers.
7. Now the beads are ready to be used.

To make sand beads that look a little more professional there is a recipe that involves cooking the mixture. This recipe gives you beads that are stronger and more polished-looking. This mixture can also be used to make small figurines. I remember using this in school to make cars and planes to add to a model of an airport the class was making.

Ingredients:

4 cups of sand
2 cups of corn starch
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon of cream of tartar
3 cups of hot water
Large saucepan
Nail
Tray for drying

Directions:

1. Mix the dry ingredients into a large saucepan.
2. Stir in the hot water.
3. Cook over medium heat. Stir constantly until all the water is absorbed and the mixture is too stiff to be stirred anymore.
4. Allow the mixture to be cooled until it is at a temperature where it can be handled without burning your hands.
5. Pinch off a piece of the mixture to roll into the size bead that you want. Beads can be made in any shape or size.
6. Using the nail, poke a hole through the center of the bead. This has to be done before drying. If you try to do it after the bead will break. You can use different-sized nails depending on what you will be threading the beads on.
7. Let the beads dry on a tray until hard.
8. Once the beads are dry you can decorate them. Good acrylic paint and let dry.
9. If you have painted the beads then you should seal them with a clear sealer. I like the spray-on ones the best.

If you should have any of the mixture remaining you can store it in an airtight container for future use.

Making your own beads can be a fun family activity; especially if you use sand that you have collected while on vacation. Many beaches have different colored sand which can make unique sand beads. Making a necklace or bracelet out of beads you have made from the sand you collected is a nice way to remember family outings. Just be sure that before you collect the sand that there is not a law prohibiting the removal of sand from that beach.

Happy beading!

 

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