Showing posts with label sea glass. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sea glass. Show all posts

Monday, April 20, 2020

Kaleidoscope Sea Glass Wind Chimes by Coast Chimes

Kaleidoscope wind chime by Coast Chimes
Kaleidoscope Wind Chime
$75 with Free Shipping at
Coast Chimes
A splash of colour: the beach glass inspired kaleidoscope wind chime. When sunlight shines through the small morsels of artist-made sea glass, you are treated to a spectacular show of colour.

Attention to detail and quality, with clear red cedar treated with an exceptional Eco-house tung nut oil, extra-thick plate glass (1/4 inch), and 3 handmade antiqued chimes. The chimes are cut from raw brass, double-sanded, antiqued with a special process (not paint or dye, this finish will never flake or peel), they offer a gentle, sweet reminder to look, when the wind chimes them.

This wind chime looks great anywhere, but is especially suited to being hung where the early morning / late afternoon sun can shine through the glass.

See all the fabulous wind chimes and suncatchers at Coast Chimes.

Wednesday, July 03, 2019

One-of-a-kind Handmade Quality Wind Chimes and Suncatchers

Cobalt blue glass, copper, antiqued brass wind chime by Coast Chimes
Simplicity is Beautiful
$55 with free shipping at Coast Chimes

At Coast Chimes, unique, fully handcrafted, wind chimes start at $55 with free shipping to the USA and Canada. The least expensive works are made with the same care to detail, high-quality materials, and assurance of long term enjoyment as the more expensive designs.

The chime featured above consist of artist-made sea glass, a most glorious cobalt blue, copper wire, handmade copper hook, 3 hand cut brass chimes antiqued with a reactive (not paint or powder coating, this finish will not flake or wear off). The chimes are attached to a handmade copper hanger with 21 strand nylon coated stainless steel wire, secured with sterling silver crimps (no rust!).

Simplicity is beautiful, and quality is a pleasure.

Why not give yourself, or someone you love, a very special little gift? Find what you need at Coast Chimes.

Thursday, June 20, 2019

Kaleidoscope Sea Glass Large Copper Outdoor Wind Chimes



Large outdoor kaleidoscope sea glass wind chime by Coast Chimes
Kaleidoscope Wind Chime
at Coast Chimes

Busy days at Coast Chimes. Lately, the focus has been on making Kaleidoscope wind chimes. They take a long time to make, between all the handmade hardware on the chimes, the double brushing, the treatment of the copper, the artist-made sea glass, the cedar box frame, and so on...

But the end result is breath taking. Even after all these years, as the light filters through from behind I am freshly impressed by the effect. So cool!

I just finished a series of rectangular style. Soon I will be making more diamond-shaped ones, both big and small style. In between, I'll take a little break from the woodwork, and make some glass small and large wind chimes and maybe some suncatchers for those who either do not like chimes, or who are not allowed to have them in their condo (by the way, if you are in such a situation, a lot of people hang these wind chimes indoors-- really nice!).

We will likely soon be into even warmer days, and those are the days I wait all year for. I will take 2-3 hours off each sunny, warm, afternoon to hike, bike, laze on the beach with a book, swim. That's my sort of holiday!

Visit my website to see all the new kaleidoscope wind chimes, and other good things, too! Coast Chimes

Saturday, January 12, 2019

Soothing, Cooling Blue and Green Kaleidoscope Wind Chimes

Blue and green glass kaleidoscope art wind chime by Coast Chimes
Soothing Blues and Greens
Kaleidoscope Wind Chime at Coast Chimes

I make several styles of kaleidoscope wind chime, but I am extremely fond of those with just blue and green glass-- something very soothing about that combination of colors. Cooling too, on those hot summer days.

The glass pieces are artist-made sea glass, loosely held (can be shaken around) between two thick plates of glass in a well crafted red cedar box frame.

The chimes are classic Coast Chimes, copper that has been brushed, treated with a reactive, and polished. All the hardware is handmade from copper, to be extremely durable. 

Visit my kaleidoscope section, to see all the different styles: Coast Chime Kaleidoscope Section

Tuesday, January 08, 2019

Kaleidoscope Wind Chime, Back in Stock!

Kaleidoscope artist-made sea glass wind chime, by Coast Chimes
Back in Stock!
Coast Chimes Kaleidoscope Wind Chime

Both my large and smaller kaleidoscope wind chime designs are popular. The small one, as pictured above, had been sold out for quite a few weeks, and now they are back in stock, both at Coast Chimes and on Etsy.

This style of wind chime is simply gorgeous anywhere, anytime, but really comes alive when the sun shines through the glass from behind (like a kaleidoscope!), especially early morning / late afternoon sunlight.

Check out Coast Chimes for all the great wind chime and sun catcher styles: Coast Chimes

Monday, August 27, 2018

Large Kaleidoscope Sea Glass Wind Chimes

Kaleidoscope wind chime by Coast Chimes

Kaleidoscope Wind Chime by Coast Chimes

I have been working really hard, preparing for the fast approaching Sunshine Coast Art Crawl where, if history repeats, things should be hopping at my studio. It is the most exciting event of the year, but it does take an enormous amount of preparation. At the same time, I increase my stock enough to have lots available for the Christmas rush, which follows fast after the art crawl.

Just now, I have finished 10 rectangular large kaleidoscope wind chimes. They turned out really well, so I am very pleased. They are a striking addition to any garden, yard, sundeck, or porch. My entire collection of kaleidoscope wind chimes and suncatchers can be found here: Kaleidoscope Works.

Now I am cutting, polishing, assembling copper chime sections. This is one of the most labour intensive parts of all my duties. I hope to get nine sets assembled this week, and then I can move onto mid-sized freestanding beach stone chimes.

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Kaleidoscope Sea Glass Art Wind Chime

Sea glass and copper kaleidoscope 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.