Exceptional Christmas Gifts: Coast Chimes

Several of the many one-of-a-kind handcrafted wind chimes available at Coast Chimes. Free, fast, expert shipping to the USA and Canada.

Natural Beach Stones Zen Copper Wind Chime

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Kaleidoscope Chime

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Assorted Coast Chimes Wind Chimes

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Wind Chimes for Christmas

 

Natural Beach Stone Wind Chime

$200 including shipping 

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Impossible that a Christmas Holiday Season is already fast approaching, again! I guess time does fly when you are having fun, and busy. It has been crazy busy going on two years for Coast Chimes, and so it is with somewhat reduced stock that I announce holiday shipping has commenced. It's okay, there are a lot of nice works (everything I make is nice!). I do recommend not putting off choosing, if a Coast Chimes wind chime is on your list.

From beach stone wind chimes to artist-made sea glass, there is something for everyone, and a wide range of prices. All are designed to last, and to be beautiful. Visit Coast Chimes and choose something that will amaze and bring enjoyment.

Kaleidoscope Wind Chime

$235 including shipping

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Wind Chime, Outdoor, Large, Copper, Frosty White Glass

Frosty White Glass and Copper Wind Chime

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Frosty white glass really stands out against most backgrounds— nice contrast! The glass is from clear glass bottles, which, once given a mat finish, turn frosty.  Very cool!

Visit Coast Chimes to see all the different colours and designs. Everything ships free to the USA and Canada, with reasonable postage to other countries.

Indigo Blue, An Unusual Colour for Coast Chimes

Kaleidoscope Wind Chime

With Inky Indigo Blue Copper Wrapped Glass

3 Antiqued Brass Chimes

$95, Free Shipping, at Coast Chimes

Although I love all the colours of my artist-made sea glass, since it all comes from bottles (mostly wine), the colour pallet is limited. I get pretty excited when I get a hold of some unusual colours, such as the inky indigo blue of the piece of glass below the framed glass, pictured above. Being different, somehow it is always very special.

It's interesting how the glass from all the different wine bottles just sort of naturally goes well together. It's hard to go wrong! 

Check out Coast Chimes to see all the fantastic wind chimes and suncathcers, wonderful for you deck, your yard, your garden, or as a gift for that special friend.

Red and Purple Glass with Copper Wind Chimes

Red and Purple!
Wild Fun Color with Free Shipping at Coast Chimes

Using my own artist-made sea glass is what I pretty much stick to, but I do get a lot of requests for purple and red, and sea glass just does not come often in those colors. To break the routine, I occasionally use a bit of commercial glass, and I do enjoy seeing my works 'pop' with eye-catching bright color.

I will never give up on my sea glass, but I will play with color from time-to-time. It's fun! And there are quite a few customers who appreciate the option.

Visit Coast Chimes to see all my designs!

Kaleidoscope Wind Chimes and Suncatchers by Coast Chimes

Freestanding Kaleidoscope Suncatcher
Perfect for a Sunny Windowsill
$95 free shipping at Coast Chimes

My kaleidoscope suncatchers and wind chimes are much loved: when the sunlight filters through the artist-made sea glass, you are treated to an awesome display of colour!

I make a lot of different styles, from freestanding and hanging suncatchers to small or large wind chimes. They are all great!

Check out my store to see them all: Coast Chimes

Unusual Glass, Coast Chime Wind Chimes and Suncatchers

Teal and Gold Sea Glass with Copper
$195 at Coast Chimes

Sometimes I happily happen on unusual glass. Above, a most beautiful shade of teal, and, below, a section at the top of art stained glass. I tend to hoard such glass... waiting until the moment of inspiration hits. I held onto the piece below for at least 7 years, and then I suddenly felt like using it.

See all my amazing wind chimes and suncatchers at Coast Chimes.

Special, Colourful, Handcrafted Chime
$95 at Coast Chimes

Outdoor Art for an Outdoor Time of Year

Glass and Copper Art Wind Chime
by Coast Chimes

It's been busier than usual this spring and early summer, with many orders going out the door each week. The good news is that while a lot of time is used packing and shipping, even more time is being devoted to creating new, exciting works. So every week great large and small wind chimes, and suncatchers, are added to my website: Coast Chimes.

As per my usual summer schedule, I am sure to reserve an hour (or several!) for biking and hiking, sprawling on the local beaches, swimming, beach combing. Most days I find something on the beach to take home and incorporate into a new design. That keeps things fresh!

This is a great time of year to add something remarkable to your outdoor living space.

Adding Beauty to Your Outdoor Environment

Large Beautiful Glass and Copper Wind Chime
by Coast Chimes

It's clear: from the number of orders pouring in, the wintery areas of the USA and Canada have thawed out, and people are turning to their yards and gardens, deciding to add some decor.

Why Coast Chimes? I designed with three main elements in mind.

First, appearance: my wind chimes and suncatchers must be beautiful.

Second, durability. My works are designed to last: Coast Chimes is the environmentally right decision in what is far too often a throw away world.

Third, for the chimes, they must sound fine, and not annoying. I worked on the sound until satisfied that they sound great: pleasant, not too loud, blending with the natural environment so as not to intrude on ones peaceful moments in the outdoors.

• Beauty
• Durability
• Lovely sound

These days, with the price of copper (I just invested in more raw stock), they are also frankly a good deal. Back when I started, I hardly paid attention to my copper, as it was not very expensive. I pay attention now! And while the price of copper has increased several 100's %, I have not raised my prices in years. So enjoy a good deal!

Visit Coast Chimes and choose something amazing for yourself or for a friend?

Outdoor Blue Green Kaleidoscope Wind Chime, Soothing, Cooling Colours

Soothing, Cooling Colours
Blue Green Kaleidoscope Wind Chime
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The Kaleidoscope wind chimes and suncatchers are always popular at Coast Chimes,  and I like them all very much. But I really enjoy the blue-green selected colours kaleidoscope. Just seeing these colours on a hot summer day brings a breath of fresh air. It's like lying beneath on soft grass beneath a big leafy tree, looking up through the shadow-making leaves at the deep blue sky.

Like all Coast Chime products, these are made exceptionally well, with handcrafted copper hardware, a tung nut oiled red cedar box frame and wind chime holding roundel, and polished pure copper chimes that have been treated with a reactive (not paint or polish; this finish will not peel or flake). Made to last, to look better and better over time.

Head over to the website to see all the different designs: Coast Chimes

Free, fast, expert shipping on all orders to the USA or Canada. Reasonable postage to other countries.

Outstanding Art Wind Chimes and Suncatchers at Coast Chimes

Cobalt Blue Glass & Oyster Shell Outdoor Wind Chime

$175 including shipping at Coast Chimes

My blue glass is a real eye-catcher, and it seems to go very well with this oyster shell found on the beach below my home. Of course, the all copper chimes are always a knock-out, and they only look even better as they age to an old penny color.

You don't have to wait for spring or summer, as all my wind chimes live very happily outside all year round. They are built to last.

See all my wind chimes, suncatchers, art for outdoors at Coast Chimes, or if you prefer, on Etsy.

Awesome Handcrafted High-quality Outdoor Wind Chimes

Soothing, Cool Blue and Greens,
Artist-made Sea Glass
Wind Chimes $175 at Coast Chimes

When the sun shines through the glass, you are treated to a kaleidoscope of color! The small artist-made sea glass pieces are loosely trapped between two plates of extra-thick glass in a well crafted cedar box frame

The five copper chimes are double brushed, treated with a reactive (not paint, this finish will never peel or flake), hand polished, and suspended with handcrafted copper rings-- no string or fishing line to wear and break.

The beach stone clapper, or striker, produces sweet sound against the copper chimes.

See this and many other wind chimes, chimes, and suncatchers at Coast Chimes.

New Wind Chimes and Suncatches, Maximum Selection Right Now

Kaleidoscope Artist-made Sea Glass
Large Outdoor Wind Chime
Five Copper Chimes
$175 at Coast Chimes

This stunning kaleidoscope wind chime would be a welcome addition to any garden, yard, or patio. Some people even use it inside, as kinetic art. When the sun shines through the loose glass morsels, you are treated to a kaleidoscope of colour!

I am currently working hard making lots of new stock for the annual Sunshine Coast Art Crawl, October 20-22, 2017, and, yes, already for the fast approaching Christmas rush. This is a great time to visit my website, as it has the yearly maximum selection, before a big slump from stock cleared through art crawl sales, and then early Christmas shoppers.

My website can be found here: Coast Chimes

New Beautiful Blue Glass and Copper Handcrafted Wind Chimes

Cobalt Blue Glass & Copper
$185 USD Coast Chimes

After 25 years, my glass continues to impress me by its beauty. To think, it all comes from bottles that were going to be thrown away or smashed!

Because my glass comes from bottles, I have a fairly limited colour palette. But those few colours I do have are all gorgeous, especially when the sunlight shines through from behind. When the early morning or late afternoon sunlight shines through the glass, I think of that as the glass coming alive: amazing!

The copper I use compliments the glass so well, too. I just can't imagine a better combination. Check out my website to see all the different wind chimes I make, and suncatchers, too: Coast Chimes
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High-quality Wind Chimes: A Little More Money, A Lot More Quality

Artist-made Sea Glass and Copper Wind Chime
Great Outdoors all Year Long
Coast Chimes

Some people are hesitant to hang something like the glass and copper wind chime pictured above outdoors, especially through the winter. But I have invested a huge amount of time and research finding the finest materials and discovering the best methods of design to be able to confidently assure them that it will be just fine. Having made my glass and copper creations for nearly 25 years, I still hear from some early customers that they are enjoying their wind chime to this day. I am not surprised. Yes, a Coast Chimes wind chime or suncatcher is a little bit of an initial investment, but it is made to last.

Visit Coast Chimes and see all the awesome designs.

Kaleidoscope Sea Glass Art Wind Chime

Kaleidoscope Wind Chime
Coast Chimes

Popular artist-made sea glass kaleidoscope wind chimes, an original design by artist Tim Kline at Coast Chimes. These wind chimes are made with the finest materials: made for beauty and for durability.

See many original designs of wind chimes and suncatchers at Coast Chimes.

Wind Chime: New Design

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Shorter Wind Chime: as requested

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Over the years, quite a few people requested a shorter version of my wind chimes. Finally, I put on my design cap and figured one out. And I think it is a real success!

It features five mini-chimes suspended from a glass roundel. The chimes are cut from bronze, and they have a most attractive antique finish. Just like with my large chimes, this has a beach stone clapper. Instead of measuring 43-50 inches long like my large chimes, this sweet one measures just 33 inches long.

It can be found on my website, on Etsy, and in my Facebook Shop Now store, where fans receive a 10% discount.

Etsy Collection: Most Popular

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Natural Pacific beach stone wind chime with five antiqued copper chimes. Click here (Etsy) for more information.

I was having a look at my statistics from Etsy, the art and crafts site, this morning, and noted that out of my 113 listings, the one above has the most 'hearts.' A 'heart' means someone likes and marked the listing. I can see why: I also really like my beach stone works.

This one being on sale for a very good price may also have something to do with the number of hearts it has received. In fact, the price is so good I am surprised no one has grabbed it yet.

Wind Chime, Freestanding, Copper, Beach Stone

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Freestanding large wind chime, with a smooth, rounded natural beach stone base.

I really like beach stones, and I like working with them. I have made quite a few large freestanding wind chimes incorporating beach stones for the base, but just last week I had a new idea.

In the past, I searched for stones with rounded, smooth tops, and flat bottoms. Suddenly, I saw that a rounded bottom might work even better, and also look even neater. My theory in practice works perfectly. The stone is very heavy, at about forty pounds, and the gently rounded bottom means that although this base can nicely wobble, even if you bend the chime all the way to the ground it self rights. Very cool! So this style turns out to be impossible to tip or blow over.

I love the rounded smoothness of this stone. A detail picture of the stone is at the bottom of this posting. More information is available on my website, Coast Chimes, or on Etsy.

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Wind Chime, Mixed Media, Beach Style Glass with Marbles

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Mixed media art wind chime

Five copper chimes with a beach stone clapper

Hammered copper windsail

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I finally got around to making some more of the ever popular mixed media kaleidoscope wind chimes. These are like my regular kaleidoscope wind chimes, but with the addition of some colourful marbles. They look really nice with the sun shining through from behind, especially in the morning and late afternoon, when the sun is low in the sky.

These measure about 45 inches long, from the top of the handcrafted copper loop hanger to the bottom of the hammered copper windsail.