Repurposed Chafing Dish Lid into DIY Wind Chimes

Repurposed Chafing Dish Lid

Making diy wind chimes has always been one of my favorite things to do. They can be made out of so many repurposed things.

I recently realized that it’s been a few years since I created one, so I went into my stashes to see what I could find to put one together.

For this wind chime I’m using an aluminum chafing dish lid, a pretty purple/pink beaded necklace, and some metal measuring spoons.

When making a wind chime I always look for the main piece first, which in this case is the aluminum lid.

Then I went to my thrifted necklace window valance, which is always changing because I use them in projects.

I wanted to find something that would compliment the silver of the lid, but also offer some contrast.

I had a few options, but the purple necklace won out.

Check out the etched flowers on the lid. So pretty!

Here’s what I needed to put my wind chime together. You’ll find my supplies list near the end of this post.

I always have pliers on hand, even though I don’t always need them.

Preparing the repurposed chafing dish lid

The first thing to figure out is where to hang your spoon chimes.

To do that evenly space the measuring spoons in a way that looks good to you, and then with the Sharpie mark on the lid where you want the holes to be.

Because this lid is aluminum and the edge isn’t very thick I was able to nail my holes into the edge rather easily.

The trick here is to let the nail do the work. Trying to force it through by hitting it too hard will just bend the nail.

It’s better to hit lightly and need a few more taps.

If your lid edge is too thick you might have to use a drill and a metal bit.

After getting all my holes into the lid I filed the backs down with a rasp. This is to get rid of any jagged bits, and whether you drill or nail there will be some.

Assembling the DIY lid wind chime

Now it’s time to start putting this thing together by attaching the split rings to the measuring spoons and also through the holes in the lid.

I love using thrifted necklaces and chains for my wind chime projects, and I found this purply/pink one for just a dollar.

I divided the necklace into nine pieces, seven for the spoon chimes, and two to hang the whole chime, which you’ll see farther down.

I’m using stainless steel measuring spoons, but you could also use vintage aluminum ones like I did in my vintage sifter wind chime.

Aluminum is not quite as tinkly sounding as stainless steel, but it still sounds pretty.

I varied the lengths of the necklace pieces for interest, and attached them to the split rings in the chafing dish lid.

I love the combo of the purply pinks with the silver.

Hanging my repurposed chafing dish wind chime

Here’s my repurposed chafing dish like wind chime hanging in my back yard on a very wind day.

It’s been windy for quite a few days in a row so I had to take pics when I could.

The lid is so pretty.

You can close up the flower as well to make it look more like a rose bud, but I like it open.

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Supplies needed for this project

• aluminum chafing dish lid
• beaded chain necklace
• stainless steel measuring spoons
• half inch metal split rings
• key ring
• chandelier crystal
• hammer
• 1 1/2 inch finishing nail
• rasp
• black Sharpie

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I got lucky and a bit of a calmer moment came along so I could snap a better pic.

To finish off my wind chime, and to add a little bling, (because who doesn’t love a little bling?) I added a glass chandelier crystal at the top.

This was a pretty easy wind chime to create because no power tools were needed. And the great thing about using measuring spoons as the chimes is that they come with the holes.

This project has reminded me how much I love creating wind chimes, and I have a few more ideas that I’ll be sharing in the future. I have a lot of wind chime stash kind of stuff right here at home that I can use.

If you take a look around your home or in your stashes maybe you do too.

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If you enjoyed this project you can find more wind chime projects here.

Thanks so much for reading, and until next time,

keep on keepin’ on!

XOX