Upcycling – wind chimes from plastic bucket
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Use a recycled plastic bucket and beads on a string to make a colourful wind chime.
How to do it Download the templates/recipes
1 Cut nine pieces of string, 5 x 45 cm and 4 x 40 cm.
2 Tie eight pieces of string (4 x 45 cm and 4 x 40 cm) with a double knot onto a ring.
3 Thread the beads onto the cords, leaving about 5 cm at the end – use these to tie a double knot around the last bead. Then cut the ends.
4 Make a hanging cord by tying both ends of the last piece of string with double knots onto the ring – and then tie an extra knot on the string close to the ring as shown in the picture.
5 Remove the handle from the bucket.
6 Dab paint onto the bucket until completely covered, and allow to dry for approximately 1 hour. If necessary, apply more layers for better coverage and allow the paint to dry between each layer.
7 Have an adult help cut a small cross at the bottom of the bucket.
8 Pull the hanging cord up through the small cross – the wind chime is now ready to hang up.
