ON TO THE FUN STUFF !!

1. Pistachio nut shells.
2. Wires and strings.
3. Pen knife and scissors.
4. Glue.
5. Paint and paint brushes.

(Before starting, ensure all pistachio nut shells are paired properly)

Step 1 : Get some wire / it is recommended to get it from garden wire as shown.

Step 2 : Measure the desired length of the wire that will be the head of the wind chime. Join the ends together.

Step 3 : Paint any color onto your pistachio nut shells and glue it all around the wire.

Step 4 : Color the rest of the pistachio nut shells of your desired color.(I like rainbows)

 (Numbering helps to keep track of the pairs)

Step 6 : Place string across the pistachio nut shells, ensuring that the string does not go beyond the last pistachio nut shell.

Step 7 : Glue together the pistachio nut shells.
Ensure that there is excess string at the opposite end.

Step 8 : Tie the top end of all the columns of pistachio nut shells spaced evenly around the head of the wind chime like what is done below.

Step 9 : Gather 5 strings and form a loop by tying one end together , this loop is for hanging the wind chime.

Step 10 : Cut the other end and tie the loose ends to the head of the wind chime and ...

VOILÀ! You have just made yourself a 

PISTACHIO WIND CHIME :D

 David Pereira said on 7/16/2013 01:08:00 am  

Who would have thought of using pistachio nut shells to make wind chimes? Clever! Thanks for the share :D

 Giovanni said on 7/16/2013 09:18:00 am  

Wa not bad, looks like a M&M wind chime haha

 Anonymous said on 7/16/2013 09:51:00 am  

Innovative idea! Thanks for sharing :)

 Kenny said on 7/16/2013 06:09:00 pm  

Wow! This is Fabulous DIY! Great tutorial! keep up the good work, I look forward to your tutorials :D

 Anonymous said on 7/16/2013 06:38:00 pm  

Amazing!! Thanks for the idea!

 Unknown said on 7/16/2013 09:17:00 pm  

Pro! I LOVE YU! Great idea!

 Unknown said on 7/18/2013 09:02:00 pm  

Creative and innovative idea! Keep up the good work!

 Anonymous said on 7/19/2013 06:09:00 am  

Recycling the nut shells is a great idea! But I was thinking about including some plastics and cardboard to it :) Maybe it would look better?

 !iniquitous said on 7/20/2013 09:19:00 am  

That is actually a very good idea! Why not try it out? If it works , feedback to us the results and maybe we can continue to improvise on the final product! :)

 Clarence said on 7/20/2013 09:39:00 am  

Very simple tutorial! I tried it and replaced the strings with bottle can tabs , it looked very original and awesome at the same time! I didn't think that the shells could be put to such use! Thank you for sharing!!!

 Janice said on 7/24/2013 05:40:00 am  

It looks really pretty! Especially with the spiraling colors of the rainbow :) however, I found difficulty in sticking the nut shells onto the strings as only a thin layer of it will stick on the string itself. Any suggestions?

 !iniquitous said on 7/28/2013 02:54:00 pm  

You could replace the glue with tape instead and run through the tape on the outer surface which keeps the shell intact together with the string :)

 Unknown said on 11/15/2014 08:33:00 am  

I'm planning to make window treatments, similar to the strings of beads you can find, out of nut shells. I'm in the process of collecting shells now.