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If divas exist in the
world of chimes -- glass wind chimes are it! Hang a set and see how fast they take your
yard from functional to fabulous!

Think of them as alfresco diamonds.
They sing melodies on every breeze and bring
peaceful energy to your outdoor space, whatever the size or
location.
Glass chimes have an exotic and spiritual
history, too.
Chinese glass chimes are called Fu-rin.
Some believe the sound keeps spirits at bay
while the wind foretells your destiny.
All this history is fascinating...but real magic
happens when the right light touches the glass chimes!
Then you get to see them in all their
fabulosity!
At the bottom of this article, you'll find a few
glass chimes in my
personal collection.
And if you're undecided -- no worries -- just
bounce to bamboo wind chimes, tuned wind
chimes, and Woodstock wind chimes.
Each one gives you something unique.
And the Unique Wind
Chimes Guide has tips, including how to keep
your "diva" looking its best!
So bounce around!

Did you know that making glass chimes is serious
business?
Oh, yeah!
Some manufacturers even patent their
frosting and glass polishing techniques.
And glass chimes are weather worthy under normal
conditions.
Glass holds up remarkably outside.
But if the weather gets really
extreme, hang them in the house, or in a protected
area of the yard.
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Here's the short list of materials
artists use to make glass chimes.
- Stained
- Fused
- Iridescent
- Semi transparent
- Streaked
- Recycled
- Etched
- Beach
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My Glass Wind Chimes
Here is my attempt at making glass wind chimes like the red
and clear glass chimes in the pictures below this one.
It wasn't hard at all. You could probably do a better job
than I did.
I got the old keys (the rusted keys) from an Ebay
auction really cheap and polished them up before using them.
My husband scrounged up the newer keys for me. The drift
wood and glass beads came from a country store in the Smoky
Mountains. The copper I got from Home Depot or Lowes.
I can't remember which. And the blue bottle at the top came
from Carolina Pottery.
It probably cost me a total of $20 to make. When I first
completed this project, all the copper was shiny and the
keys looked like highly polished silver, so it looked a lot
better.
The keys are pretty rusted now and the copper has dulled a
bit, and the dift wood looks a little partched. I should have
never put this one outside.
So we'll call this a glass wind chimes object lesson.
Glass Wind Chimes At Deck
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