Do you want a special set of wind chimes to give your garden, patio, balcony, or deck some personality? You’re in luck! You don’t have to go to an expensive home store to find what you want. Instead, take a look around your house, including the kitchen, garage, shed, and even the backyard. There are many things you can use to make DIY wind chimes that look nice and sound nice. Choose pieces that sound good when they hit each other when you’re looking for the right ones. Heavy things will take longer to hit each other unless you put the chimes in a place with a lot of wind. In the same windy place, fragile things made of glass or china could break. If there isn’t enough wind where you want to hang your chimes, hang one wide, flat piece lower than the others. It will catch the wind and start the music! Here are 12 different wind chimes that you can make yourself.

All you need to make a fun DIY wind chime to match your outdoor decor is a simple terra-cotta flowerpot, some fishing line, floral wire, a washer, acrylic paint, and flat pieces of glass shell. Otherwise, drill and string anything that may be used in place of the glass.

Save the tops of your plastic bottles to make wind chimes yourself. The brightly colored bottle caps from soft drinks and water bottles work well. This easy, fun project is great for kids to do together. Just string together some bottle caps and tie them to a branch.

Do you still have a bunch of shells from your last trip to the beach? Maybe you can turn them into a set of DIY beach wind chimes? In this example, different kinds of shells are used to make a unique wind chime that will make you think of your beach vacation every time you hear its tune.

Do you have too many pencils in your desk drawers now that you use your phone and tablet to take notes? Put them on a wooden ruler after you cut them to different lengths. Now you have a lovely wind chime that you can really brag about.

This wind chime is probably the cheapest and easiest thing you can make. Get some long, flexible sticks that you can bend into a circle to make your base. Pick up some larger, more substantial sticks (such as twigs or tiny bits of hardwood) and string them together. Hang these lengths from your circle of twigs, and there you have it.

If you’ve ever wondered how to turn your treasured sea glass into a wind chime, “The Travellers Collective” has the answer! Driftwood or seashells might also be added to your chime. Consider the rules of the beach you’re visiting before you begin to gather.