How to Make a Wind Chime with Metal Bottle Caps

Use metal bottle caps to make a wind chime. The wind will move the bottle caps and make them clink together. Metal bottle caps come in various colors. The look of the cap depends on what type of drink it came from. The most common glass bottled beverages are beer, wine coolers, and malt beverages. Fishing line holds the bottle caps and doesn't detract from the look of the caps.

Things You'll Need

• Metal bottle caps
• Small nail
• Hammer
• Fishing line
• Thin piece of copper or color metal
• Tin shears
• Metal hook

Instructions

1. Set a bottle cap on a flat surface. Place a small nail in the center.

2. Gently tap the nail with the hammer until the nail pokes through the cap, making a small hole.

3. Remove the nail. Turn the bottle cap over.

4. Lightly tap the hammer on the sharp edges the nail made on the underside of the cap to push the edges down.

5. Repeat until all the bottle caps you are using have holes.

6. Cut five three-feet strands of fishing line. Knot each one at one end.

7. Thread the fishing line through a bottle cap. Make another knot where you want the next bottle cap to sit. Repeat with all the strands until you have as many caps on a strand as you want. Leave six inches free of bottle caps at one end.

8. Cut a thin piece of metal with the tin shears into any shape. It needs to be around six inches across.

9. Use the nail and hammer to put four holes around the outer edge of the shape. Put one hole in the middle.

10. Pull each strand through one hole. Make a knot to sit on the top of the piece of metal to hold the line in place. The lines of bottle caps should hang from different lengths. The bottle caps should hang down, and the extra line should stick out of the other end. Tie the ends to a hook and hang the wind chime.

References

• Bottle cap lampshade
• Create your own wind chimes with household items