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How To Make An Upcycled Christmas Wind Chime Ornament

13th November 2019 by Claire Armstrong 32 Comments

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Having a rummage through the scrap box at my local junk shop I came across a set of spoons for a £1. That’s when I got the idea for making an upcycled Christmas wind chime ornament.

There are certain words I associate with Christmas and only Christmas. My favourite of these is jingle, fa la la and rum pum pum pum.

I have an upcycled old Christmas window with the word Jingle on it, I put on my mantle every Christmas. I hang beneath it Fa La La in homemade giant felt letters. Last year I even decorated a printers tray for Christmas which included the words rum pum pum pum.

I thought these Christmas words would be great to use with this upcycled Christmas wind chime ornament. Especially, jingle as it did seem an appropriate word for a wind chime.

I did, however, dismiss rum pum pum pum with this Christmas upcycled craft as I didn’t have that many matching spoons.

Hang this Christmas wind chime ornament on the front porch if you have one or on the front door. The clanging of the spoons along with the little bells on the end of the spoons makes quite a pleasant sound.

big spoons

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What You Need To Make A Spoons Wind Chime

  • Six old metal spoons – preferably all the same size. If you don’t happen to have any, they can normally be picked up very cheaply in charity/thrift shops.
  • Red and cream chalk paint. Sample pots will do.
  • Scrap piece of wood to hang the spoons from.
  • Small craft bells.
  • Jump rings used for jewelry making or wire
  • Six screw-in cup hooks
  • Drill and small drill bit for drilling into metal
spponns and wood

How To Make A Christmas Wind Chime

1. First, drill two small holes into each spoon. One in the handle and one at the tip. If you use a small drill bit suitable for metal than this should be pretty easy to do.

I used the same versatile Ryobi rotary tool that I used for the china plate Christmas trees to drill the holes.

drilling hole into spoon.

2. Next paint three of the spoons cream and the other three red. At the same time paint the scrap piece of wood that you are going to hang them from.

Painted red and cream spoons

3. Next, paint a letter on each spoon so that when they are placed together they spell the word jingle. Or any other word you prefer, just make sure you have enough spoons for the word you want.

Painted big spoons for christmas windchime

4. Screw the cup holder hooks into the scrap piece of wood and an even distant apart. Then place a jump ring into the hole at the top of each spoon.

5. Finally, attach a craft bell to the tip of each spoon using another jump ring. Then hang the spoons from the hooks so that they spell the word Jingle on your Christmas wind chime.

Attaching bells to Christmas wind chimes
upcycled Christmas wind chime jingle

I liked this upcycled Christmas wind chime ornament so much I decided to make another one. This time I used smaller spoons and the words Fa La La.

Upcycled Spoons Christmas wind chime Ornament

I know this upcycled windchime is a Christmas ornament, but you could easily make it as a wind chime for all year round. Just paint the spoons another colour and change the word.

If your house has a name then you can use the spoons to spell that name. Or even just use your family name, as long as it’s not too long, otherwise, you will need a lot of spoons.

Jingle Christmas wind chime
jingle spoon decoraiton

If you liked this upcycled Christmas wind chime made from spoons then you might like this spring songbird tin can wind chime.

Don’t forget to check out these other upcycled Christmas crafts.

  • DIY wooden Christmas tree with knobs
  • Upcycle Ping Pong Bat Baubles
  • Rustic Christmas Tree With Lamps
  • Repurposed Wood Map Ornaments
  • Glamorous Oyster Shell Ornament
  • Upcycled angel ornament

For more thrifty Christmas decorations ideas visit cheapthriftyliving.com

Filed Under: christmas Tagged With: Christmas wind chime, fa la la, jingle, spoon, spoons, wind chime, windchime

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Comments

  1. Cecilia

    2nd December 2019 at 8:40 pm

    This is so cute, Claire!
    Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      3rd December 2019 at 8:00 pm

      Thank you so much.

      Reply
  2. Karen

    28th November 2019 at 6:10 am

    People have extra spoons????? After raising 3 kids, I now am left with 4. Four spoons.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      28th November 2019 at 6:12 am

      Ha Ha Ha. It’s the knives that go missing in our house not the spoons.

      Reply
  3. Maria Brittis

    27th November 2019 at 10:22 pm

    What a cute idea love the chimes

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      28th November 2019 at 6:13 am

      Thank you, they are fun to make.

      Reply
  4. Roseann Hampton

    22nd November 2019 at 10:11 pm

    Such a cute idea! Thanks for sharing with us at the Snickerdoodle Link Party! This will be one of my features at tomorrow’s party!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      23rd November 2019 at 7:24 am

      Thank you so much, I look forward to seeing it.

      Reply
  5. Chas Greener

    20th November 2019 at 11:04 pm

    Another beautiful upcycle – love everything about it! Thanks for sharing – Pinned!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      21st November 2019 at 1:42 pm

      Thank you so much Chas, they were fun to make.

      Reply
  6. Rhonda Gales

    20th November 2019 at 7:37 pm

    I love this upcycle. That would make a great Christmas gift too. Thanks for sharing on Sunday’s Best.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      21st November 2019 at 1:43 pm

      Thank you, yes I think it would make a nice gift you could even personalize it by using someones name instead of a Christmas word.

      Reply
  7. Michelle

    20th November 2019 at 6:50 am

    A really cute and original idea!

    Michelle
    https://bijoubeadboutique.com

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      20th November 2019 at 7:30 am

      Aww, thank you so much, I like thinking of new ornaments.

      Reply
  8. Johanna Chick

    19th November 2019 at 11:04 am

    I LOVE this idea! How cute! Thanks for sharing. I’m in need of some cute Christmas decor and I may just try my hand at this.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      19th November 2019 at 3:16 pm

      Thank you, so much. Not only do they look good but in a breeze, you get a little Christmas chime.

      Reply
  9. Julie

    18th November 2019 at 9:23 pm

    So cute! What a fun way to use old cutlery. Such a creative idea!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      19th November 2019 at 6:59 am

      Thank you, Julie. It was something a bit different, I do love making lots of Christmas decorations.

      Reply
  10. Michelle Leslie

    16th November 2019 at 5:30 am

    Whoop, whoop I have the spoons and the bells now I just need to figure out what word to add. Love this idea Claire. We have quite a large garden and these would be so awesome hanging in the trees. Nothing beats the sound of a wind chime

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      17th November 2019 at 7:22 am

      Thank you, Michelle. I bet it’s nice for you at Christmas and not too cold. In Hong Kong it was often sunny on Christmas Day and we’d have drinks in the garden. Unfortunately here in the UK it is often wet and grey so no venturing into the garden.

      Reply
  11. Amy

    15th November 2019 at 5:11 pm

    What a darling idea! I love these wind chimes for the holidays!!! Found you at Thursday Favorite Things.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      15th November 2019 at 5:37 pm

      Thank you so much and thanks for visiting.

      Reply
  12. Michelle

    15th November 2019 at 12:48 pm

    This is such a cute idea!! I love how it’s hanging on a stick, too. Looks like I’ll be heading to the thrift store soon!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      15th November 2019 at 5:37 pm

      Thank you, Michelle. It does make quite a sweet sound.

      Reply
  13. Lafayne

    14th November 2019 at 7:18 pm

    Very creative idea. I would have never thought of doing something like this. Great job!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      15th November 2019 at 5:38 pm

      Aww, thank you so much. I did have fun making it.

      Reply
  14. Marie

    14th November 2019 at 3:25 pm

    I love this idea for outdoor holiday decor! Dang, wish I had a porch but thinking it might be just as cute hanging from a tree in the front yard. Pinned 🙂

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      14th November 2019 at 3:27 pm

      Thank you so much. Yes hanging from a tree in the garden would be good.

      Reply
  15. Veronica Lee

    14th November 2019 at 3:25 pm

    What a marvelous idea! Love the wind chime ornament.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      14th November 2019 at 3:28 pm

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
  16. Anita Holland

    14th November 2019 at 11:30 am

    Very creative and unique.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      14th November 2019 at 3:28 pm

      Aww, thank you so much. It was fun to make.

      Reply

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