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Beaded Wind Chimes

String a variety of beads and drinking straw to make this colourful wind chime craft.
Materials :

• Paper Cup

• Pipe Cleaner

• Strings

• Big Beads

• Small Bells

• Metal Shank button or Metal Washer

• Drinking Straws

• Poster Paint or Acrylic Paint 

• Paintbrushes

• Scissors

• Hole Punch

Steps :

1. Trim the paper cup to a height to appropriately 2 to 3 inches.

2. Punch 4 evenly-spaced holes around the cup's mouth.

3. Paint the paper cup with poster paint and make your own designs. You may even finger paint if you like. Use acrylic paint if the surface of your paper cup is glossy or waxy.

4. Cut 4 equal lengths approximately 12 inches long. Cut a 5th string that is 2 inches longer.

5. Tie a small bell at the end of the strings. Set the 5th sting aside for the pendulum.

6. Cut drinking straws into 3/4 to 1 inch long pieces.

7. String beads and drinking straws through each of the 4 stings. Leave an allowance of 1.5 to 2 inches at the top of each string.

8. Attach the beaded strings around the painted paper cup by securing at the top end of each string around the punched-out holes.

9. To make the pendulum, trim a pipe cleaner to around 6 inches and make a loop on 1 end.

10. Tie 1 end of the 5th string through the loop on the pipe cleaner.

11. Attach a metal shank button or metal washer at the other end of the string.

12. Punch a small hole at the center of the paper cup base.

13. Attach the pendulum to the wind chimes by inserting the end of the pipe cleaner to the hole at the center of the paper cup. Pull all the way through, the loop on the pipe cleaner serves as a stopper.

14. Check if the metal shank button or metal washer is at the same level as the bells.

15. Loop the pipe cleaner on the top to make the wind chimes' handle.

16. Hang the wind chime where it can catch a small breeze.