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Copper chimes: a treat for the ears, and for the eyes. I use heavy copper for all my large chimes. They have all copper connections (no fishing line etc.), and most have a beach stone clapper for a sweet sound. The wind is not always blowing, so why not choose a wind chime that is also a work of art? For more information on this Kaleidoscope wind chime, or to buy it, Click Here.

Recently I was delighted when I took all my copper scraps to Vancouver, and sold them to a scrap metal company for almost $200 at about $2.00 a pound. Foolish me! Not paying much attention to the business world, it is only lately that my ears have started to perk up as each day I hear reports on the radio of record breaking copper prices. How slow am I? Obviously, as the price of raw copper goes up up and away, the price of the copper I buy for my work is also soaring. I went to buy some yesterday and only one word is needed: Ouch!

Somebody told me that as a general rule, artists should not raise their prices by more than about 10% a year. Someone should explain that to the copper market!

Not long ago, copper was on the market for about $.65 cents a pound. It's reaching $4.00 now. Gulp. Not so long ago, I could buy a length of copper for around $9.00. It's reaching for $20 now. Big Gulp! Apparently, just a taste of things to come. If I had the cash, I'd buy several thousand feet Right Now-- but that is not in the cards. I need that money for silly things (like food).