Be sure to scoop up the savings – they’ll be on sale for the next two weeks!

- Carolyn
BuyChimes, LLC

Backyards are such private, wonderful retreats, as they mold to and take on the personality of the folks living there. And it really doesn’t matter if the yard is big or small, manicured or wild, simple or fancy!

Here are some fantastic ideas for backyard spaces from HGTV. May they give you inspiration!

And remember, a hand-tuned U.S.-made wind chime is simply the perfect accent piece, both visually and acoustically, for that perfect backyard! Of course, we just happen to have a few to choose from… :)

- Carolyn
BuyChimes, LLC

A popular chime with a personal message… someone will just love this freebie!

- Carolyn
BuyChimes, LLC

The Shenandoah Melodies 1305 (or 34-inch) wind chime is a not-too-big, not-too-small accent piece for your garden. Similar to the Corinthian Bells 36-inch chime (made by the same folks), it is hand-tuned to the key of E, a pleasing key to most ears.

As one of the Shenandoah chimes best-sellers, the 1305 makes a wonderful gift for anyone! Think Mother’s Day, end-of-year gifts for teachers, house-warming, etc. And the best part, it can be engraved! The flat wind sail makes a perfect surface for your laser engraved message.

As with all our monthly specials, BuyChimes will throw in a free carabiner with all orders of this chime. So think about it – a perfect sized chime at a reasonable price, with a free hanging ring to make it all easier… such a delightful gift for anyone on your list!

- Carolyn
BuyChimes, LLC

This spring, in all orders, we’re including a Patriotic Garden seed packet from American Meadows, in Williston, VT. This packet includes Red Poppy, White Baby’s Breath and Blue Cornflower seeds. All you have to do is supply the soil and water! These three flowers will grow quickly and flower at the same time, so a Patriotic Garden it will surely be.

It’s not a big something – just a little something – but we do hope you enjoy it. As you know, BuyChimes only sells U.S. made wind chimes, which makes these red, white & blue flowers just the thing for customers.

Enjoy!

- Carolyn
BuyChimes, LLC

For BuyChimes, it’s been a fulfilling experience. We’ve had to fine-tune our mission and goals – and then determine how to relate that through the website. It has made us deeply grateful to both our suppliers and our customers – for partnering with us for TEN YEARS now. (Can you tell just how much that means to us?!

But…. a good website is only good if customers can easily find and purchase products. We believe, and sincerely hope, that the new site meets that key component. But if it doesn’t, we’re counting on customers to let us know! Call us at 877-293-6395 – we really would love to hear your comments.

- Carolyn
BuyChimes, LLC

The best part – we’re partnering with another small, family-owned business to offer this service. Eddie Camper and his wife, Tanya, have been engraving for years, and had seen it all, until BuyChimes walked in the door and showed them a wind sail. How great for us! How great for them! And even better, how great for our customers.

Is there another “extra” that we could offer customers to make gift-giving even better?! We’d love to know it. Respond to this article – or simply call me (877-293-6395).

- Carolyn
BuyChimes, LLC

Which is why we’re creating a monthly in-depth feature on one chime. Just one. How easy! You’ll learn all you’ve ever wanted to know about the featured chime. But of course, if we missed something or you still have questions, just pick up the phone & call. As we often say… “We’re here. We’re friendly. And we know these chimes.”

The Featured Chime for February: The Bells of Vienna 50-inch wind chime
The BV516 is a gorgeous, medium-sized wind chime. With 1 1/2 inch diameter tubes, its deep tones in the scale of A are clear and resonant. What makes this particular chime stand out is it’s perfect proportions – both in diameter and length of tubes, as well as the generously sized top crown and wind sail. With a curved sail, the 50-inch chime more easily catches the wind than those chimes with flat wind sails.

Once customers experience a Bells of Vienna chime (no matter the size), they often return to the same chime line for gift-giving and ultimately, buying a bigger size for their own back yard. How very smart! It is available for $169.98 in five popular colors: Black, Green, Patina Green, Copper Vein and Midnight Blue. And as always, shipping is free to standard street addresses.

Check out all the specifications for the chime here - but if you have more questions or simply want us to ring the chime over the phone to you, just call. We’ll be happy to set up a “listening date” just for you. There’s a sound sample on the web page, but sometimes, you just need a little more – we get that too.

As with all our featured monthly chimes, we’ll throw in a Free Carabiner (D-ring hook) to help you hang the wind chime. No need to select that when you order…. we know the featured chime, we won’t forget your freebie. Promise!

- Carolyn
BuyChimes

Love these words from Mother Teresa for this Valentine’s Day. So often, we think that life’s problems are too big for us to really DO anything about…. unemployment, poverty, homelessness, the list goes on and on. But Mother Teresa’s words encourage each of us to do this simple task, day in and day out – with great forgiveness and compassion. And VERY good things will happen – perhaps even bring about great change to one of those big problems!

Such simple advice… Spread Love. First of all, in my home. Sometimes tough. Always important.

How will YOU spread love this Valentine’s week? Love to hear from you all…

(Pssst – Promise I’ll be back with a more wind-chime focused blog entry soon. I just HAD to share this quote this week!)

- Carolyn
BuyChimes, LLC

Twelfth Night Act 1, scene 1, 1–3
William Shakespeare

As you saw on the BuyChimes home page, we’re engraving wind chimes for Valentine’s Day gifts. Such a very personal gift – wonderful! Several curious folks out there called & wondered where the engraved quote on the home page, “If music be the food of love, play on,” came from. It is a lovely quote for a lovely time of year – so now you know – it’s from the Bard himself.

Of course, Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. If you’d like to send an engraved U.S.-made chime this year (who needs another box of chocolates?!), we’re here and happy to help you select the “just-right” one. (Engraving is available on Corinthian Bells, Shenandoah Melodies & Grace Note chimes.) Just call or email…

SPECIAL ~ Free Valentine’s gift wrap!!

- Carolyn
BuyChimes, LLC