Repurposed Steamer Wind Chime

How to Create a Repurposed Steamer Wind Chime

Wind Chimes and flowers are two of my favorite things to create from repurposed odds and ends, and this steamer wind chime that’s also a flower was a lot of fun to make.

Here are my supplies for this wind chime. You’ll find a list near the end of this post.

Because both the steamer and the measuring spoons already have holes, this is a no drill required project.

I’ve used steamers before, when I created some repurposed flowers a few years ago. You can check out my repruposed strainer/steamer flowers here or watch the video a little farther down in this post.

I spray painted the steamer a fun pink/purple, and the jello mold a light pink.

Using pliers, I took the faux pearl necklace apart to use to hang the measuring spoons.

Then I attached the split rings to the spoons and the necklace pieces to the rings.

I spaced the split rings out as evenly as I could using the holes in the steamer.

Here you can see it all attached.

I applied a thin layer of Marine Goop adhesive to the bottom of the glass plate before attaching it to the center of the steamer.

Be careful not to use too much glue. Less is definitely more.

I did the same with the jello mold, and then placed it in the center of the glass plate.

Let the glue cure for at least 24 hours. If it’s hot and humid, like it is here right now, even longer may be required for the glue to set.

To hang my steamer wind chime I used two pieces of another faux pearl necklace attached to split rings, and a large key ring at the very top.

As with most of my wind chimes I added a chandelier crystal to the top to add a little bling.

I’m always in favor of a little bling.

I just eyeballed the spacing of the chimes, but I think it turned out pretty well.

So here’s my pretty repurposed garden art flower steamer wind chime.

Don’t worry about whether the measuring spoon chimes face front or back because they’ll move around all the time in the wind.

I just let them do their thing.

TIP: If you’re having a heat wave, like we are here, don’t hang it in full sun. UV rays on days with temps like mid to high 30s can work to degrade the glue.

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Supplies needed for Repurposed Steamer Wind Chime

• folding metal steamer
• glass or metal plate
• jello mold ( or something else for the center)
• spray paint
• necklace parts
• chandelier crystal
• Marine Goop or E6000 glue
• split rings
• key ring
• pliers

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The pieces of the flower for this steamer wind chime could be spray painted any colors that you love, or you could even keep it all natural.

It’s entirely up to you to customize this wind chime in any way that you love.

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Thanks so much for reading and until next time,

keep on keepin’ on!

XOX