Part Two: Wrapping with larger wire<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"thick](\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/diy-rain-chain09.jpg\" "\\"diy-rain-chain09\\"")
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1. Bend the thicker gauge wire into a U shape. The U will be about 3 inches long.<\/p>\n
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2. Twist the U shaped wire about 2-3 times. The resulting loop will be your rock’s top or bottom loop. When you make more of the rock-wire links, you’ll link them together like a chain.<\/p>\n
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3. Place pre-wrapped rock on top of the twist. Begin to twist the thicker wire around the rock.<\/p>\n
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4. There is no wrong way to wrap. Just go around the rock one or two times from different angles. You can tighten the wire later using the wire-kinking method you used with the floral wire.<\/p>\n
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5. While you are wrapping, create a bottom loop. Securely wrap the wire so the loop will stay put. Then clip the heavy wire with your wire cutters. Don’t worry about the rough end, we will clean it up a little before we’re done.<\/p>\n
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6. I just curl the pokey edge of my wire up into a coil. Then it’s time to take care of the floral wire tails.<\/p>\n
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7. To take care of floral wire tails, you can wrap them around the heavier wire until they are gone, or you can “sew” them in and out of the heavy wire to add an extra layer of security. You can also clip the ends and just fold them over to reduce the chance of them scratching or snagging.<\/p>\n
Conserving Wire: <\/strong>You can see in the photo above that I just used a short piece of thick wire twisted with two loops, and then used the floral wire to secure the rock to the loops. This is a way to conserve the more-expensive thick wire.<\/p>\n![\"DIY](\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/diy-rain-chain17.jpg\" "\\"diy-rain-chain17\\"")
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Once you are done, you must make a lot more links to complete your rain chain. Depending on the size of your rocks and your loops, your links will be 3-6 inches long. Multiply that by the height that your rain chain needs to be to hang from your roof to the ground, and that’s the number of links you will need.<\/p>\n
But how do you connect the links?<\/p>\n
Part Three: Making Paperclip Ring Connectors<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"paperclip](\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/diy-rain-chain-22.jpg\" "\\"diy-rain-chain-22\\"")
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Making the connectors is simple!<\/p>\n
You need:<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Paperclips<\/li>\n
- Pencil<\/li>\n
- Pliers (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
1. Straighten a paper clip out by simply unbending it. You can straighten it further with your fingers if you want.<\/p>\n
2. Bend the straightened paper clip around a pencil, making a coil.<\/p>\n
3. Use the coil to connect the links of the rain chain, by slipping the coil around each loop (like attaching a key to a key ring).<\/p>\n
Part Four: Hanging the Rain Chain<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"DIY](\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/diy-rain-chain-27.jpg\" "\\"diy-rain-chain-27\\"")
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I went quick and dirty with hanging my rain chain, but you can mount it to your rain gutter if you are handy.<\/p>\n
I just hooked the top loop of my chain on a bolt near the rain gutter. You could also install a hook or nail to hang the chain from.<\/p>\n
![\"DIY](\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/diy-rain-chain19.jpg\" "\\"diy-rain-chain19\\"")
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It took me about four hours to make this rain chain, but it was relaxing to twist the wire around all the rocks, and I did it outside on the porch while the boys were playing outside. In other words, it’s a fun outdoor craft.<\/p>\n
It’s nice to have a custom-made outdoor water feature in the garden, and it only cost me about $10 to make!<\/p>\n
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