Create your own mason jar wind chime using colorful glass beads and floral wire. Then sit back and enjoy the soothing sounds as the wind blows!
Why we love this project
This beautiful mason jar wind chime is made with colorful glass beads, a mason jar, and some floral wire. It’s the perfect project to use up your big bag of jewelry beads lying around! On top of adding a bit of personal flair to your outdoor space, the gentle sounds it makes as it blows in the wind add a touch of tranquility.
If you have a lot of leftover beads, head over to our Beaded Decorative Garden Stake for another outdoor decor project.
Craft Supplies You Will Need
How to Make a Mason Jar Wind Chime
Preparing the beaded strands
- Cut 6 pieces of floral wire 20” long.
- Working one strand at a time, thread one of the larger glass beads with wire. Loop the end of the wire through the bead and wrap it around the other side to secure the bead in place.
- Continue adding beads to the wire until your strand measures 10 ½” long. Loop the end of the wire through the last bead to secure in place.
- Repeat with the remaining 5 pieces of cut wire to have 6 strands of beads in total. Put aside.
- Cut 3 pieces of floral wire 14” long.
- Working one strand at a time, thread the smallest sized beads on to this wire. Loop the end of the wire through the bead and wrap it around the other side to secure the bead in place.
- Continue adding beads to the wire until your strand measures 6” long. Loop the end of the wire through the last bead to secure in place.
- Repeat with the remaining 2 pieces of cut wire to have 3 strands of beads in total. Put aside
Assembling the wind chime
- Cut a piece of thicker gauge wire 18” long.
- Fold the ends of the beaded floral wire around the silver wire alternating the short strand with two longer strands.
- Wrap the silver wire around the rim of the mason jar twice and wrap the ends together with a pair of pliers.
- Secure the beaded wire strands to the silver wire and trim off the excess wire.
- Fold the shorter beaded strands upward and thread one large bead through all three wires. Next, fold the wire ends over to form a loop for hanging.
- Secure the longer beaded strands to the silver wire in a similar manner. Ensure you have about 1” of empty wire exceeding past the base of the mason jar.
- Cut another piece of floral wire about 3” long and wrap it around the top of the beaded strands just under the mason jar.
Fill the mason jar wind chime with pretty pebbles as we did here or even a small votive candle, then hang to enjoy! I can imagine how pretty the colorful glass beads would appear at night when illuminated.
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Glass Beaded Mason Jar Wind Chime
Create a mason jar wind chime using beautiful strung colorful glass beads and enjoy the soothing sounds as the winds blow.
Supplies
- 1 8oz mason jar
- glass beads in assorted shapes and sizes and colors
- 166 inches floral wire 22 gauge
- 18 inches wire 12 gauge
- 1 wire cutter or scissors
- 1 plier optional
- 1 ruler
Instructions
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Cut 6 pieces of floral wire 20” long.
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Working one strand at a time, thread the larger glass beads on to the wire until each bead strand measures 10.5″ long.
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Cut 3 pieces of floral wire 14” long.
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Working one strand at a time, thread the smaller glass beads on to the wire until each bead strand measures 6″ long.
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Cut a piece of thicker gauge wire 18” long and wrap it around the rim of the jar, tightening with the pliers if needed.
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Attach the beaded strands to the wire alternating between one shorter beaded strand and two longer beaded strands.
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Secure the beaded strands in place.
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Fold the shorter strands up and form a wire loop at the end for hanging.
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Have the longer strands hang down and secure them together just underneath the jar.
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Hang to enjoy!
This post originally appeared here on Apr 24, 2020.
