DIY: Driftwood Wind Chime or Wall Art

DIY: Driftwood Wind Chime or Wall Art

I love bringing treasures from the beach. I love collecting interesting pieces of driftwood and shells. I think most people do but most don't know what to do with their finds. I been wanting to create a beautiful piece with driftwood and shells - its a wonderful way to bring a little bit of the ocean into our homes.

Here's a peek:

I was inspired by the almost perfect concave shape of the driftwood.
There's lots of versions of this wind chime/wall art using driftwood. I decided to make my own version with some of my beach treasures.

Step One: Find the right piece of driftwood. Not too flimsy and long enough to attach at least five pieces of twine. Find a driftwood piece that's interesting and has the right shape.

Here's the Materials you need:

• driftwood & seashells
• natural twine
• hot glue gun (not shown)
• scissors

Step Two: Lay out your materials onto your work space and piece together how you would like to string your treasures.
Step Three: Cut five pieces of twine ( about 30" - which will shrink once you start tying knots). Wrap twine around driftwood and tie with knot at the bottom (space them out along the driftwood).
Step Four: Start tying knots along each twine ( 4 or 5 knots) and glue seashells on each knot. Tie off with a knot.
Step Five: Finish off - cut three pieces of twine ( about 20" long) tie them together with two knots about 2" apart. Wrap twine around the middle and each end of driftwood and tie a knot to hold it in place. Hang your beach chime in your patio.

I love its beautiful simplicity, its natural lines and the fact that it cost me nothing. I hope you all enjoy my first tutorial.