A Word on Wind Chimes

Wind Chimes are attractive indoors as well as out. Whether hung on the wall, from an object like a coat rack or suspended from the ceiling, wind chimes offer a unique change from the ordinary.

Often wind chimes are used in the home to create feng shui. People put them on doors, some use them for dinner bells and ring them to call everyone to the table. Many wind chimes are so lightweight they would not survive in the outdoor elements.

At my house we have two kinds of wind chimes indoors - contemporary and ones on their way to becoming collectible. I have one by the piano. It was given to me by a dear friend, and is made up of musical motifs. It is my most contemporary chime. Another one is glass (like Pyrex) from South Africa and it hangs in my kitchen window over the sink. I'm constantly bumping it, and it plays the most clear-toned melody.

Then, decorating the kitchen are to wind chimes from the 70's. They are made of clay and stoneware and both have beading on them. Beading was popular in the 70's on wind chimes, as was the use of jute and some macrame. If these even so much as fell on the floor they would probably break. Friends have them to me way-back-when. The 'temple bells", I call them, adorn the stoneware wind chimes and were popular during this era, too. At the top of this post is a photo of the 70's clay wind chime. Hold on to them if you have any - they're bound to be collectible!

I have many chimes I'm banking on becoming collectibles that are contemporary now. Don't be surprised if you're rummaging through a storage box and find a chime that someone gave you, tucked away. Take it out and decorate your living space with it - you'll be surprised at the cheer it brings you!