Wind Chime - Sea Shells & Glass Beads

My mother gave me a seashell chime a year ago. Over time the string dry rotted, and my chime broke. I missed hearing the seashells hit the chimes, so I decided to make my own beaded chime.

On May 20, 2010; I gathered all the seashells, washed them and let them air dry. I cut my soft flex the length I needed, and laid out my beads and seashells the way I wanted in my design. I sat down and began my fun project.
Phase 1



Here is my work in progress - I call this my second phase of the beaded chime. I had more than half the beaded chime done.
Phase 2


Apparently, my hands thought I was done making my beaded chime, so I cut the leftover soft flex, and hung it proudly off my deck. This is phase 3 - which took me 3 1/2 hours with no breaks.
Phase 3



I was over zealous when I cut the soft flex thinking that I was done. I knew there was a method to my madness, which is why I left the soft flex as long as I did (I had the design in my head). It was a bit windy when I hung my beaded chime outside. I heard the wind blowing, but still did not hear the clinking of the chimes. I looked outside and realized that I had not made it long enough so that the seashells could hit the wind chimes. I took it down and added the rest of the beads and seashells accordingly. If you are wondering if the wind makes the chime sing...the answer is yes.

This was phase 4 - total hours on this project was 4 hours.