I have been making jewelry and accidentally got into other things... [View all]

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I’ve learned how to drill holes in glass and ceramic (which is a long, difficult, tedious process), just as one example. I repurpose things that people are no longer using. I’ll take pictures of some of the things I’ve made (like bird baths out of old Italian dishes).
But now I’ve gotten into wind chimes. I’ve always loved the sounds. I have learned to cut pipes and drill holes in the metal and I use a variety of materials for the tops. Recently, I “rescues” a wicker chair that was waiting trash pickup, and took it apart and cut the pieces. These have been my tops lately. I’m going to attempt to show pics of 2 that were requests. One was for a NE Patriots fan and one was for an avid gardener who grows (among other things) milkweed for the migrating butterflies. Since it’s winter here still, it’s in her house, hanging on a grandfather clock, so it’s not as easy to see the details. My hands are gnarled from Lupus, so I can only do this on certain days, but I find it peaceful and fulfilling. Now I’m working on two others: One for a dragonfly lover, which is almost done, and one for a woman who trains therapy dogs (so it has stones with paw prints hanging from it).
I’m going to try to attach pictures as a comment. Hope it works! Any suggestions or feedback would be great. 🥰