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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nAs you may remember from the post I did on rain chains<\/a> a while back, I am a little obsessed with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My goal is to eventually replace most (if not all) of the downspouts on my house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So I’m always looking for different rain chain designs that will add interest to my garden.<\/p>\n\n\n I saw this one (which you can buy HERE on Amazon<\/a>*) and really liked the idea of having the leaves hanging from the chain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n But I didn’t want to spend as much money as they are charging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And since I’m going to be hanging it over a rain barrel, I didn’t need it to be that long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So I decided to make my own, and I’m really happy with the way it turned out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read on to get the step-by-step instructions for making a DIY leaf rain chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here’s what you will need to make this project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If your copper sheet comes with a layer of plastic, leave it on while you are cutting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It will protect the copper from getting scratched.<\/p>\n\n\n To cut the leaves from the copper sheet metal, use a jig saw with a blade meant for thin metal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since the leaves are really just 2 arcs that join at the top and the bottom, I didn’t bother to draw them. I just cut them freestyle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However if you would like all of your leaves to be the same size and shape, you might want to cut the shape out of a piece of cardboard and draw it on to the metal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I made 2 leaves for each link in the chain. Which is a lot of leaves, and a lot of cutting! <\/p>\n\n\n\n You can adjust the number you make depending on how you want your rain chain to look.<\/p>\n\n\n When you have cut a row of leaves, cutting off the used portion makes the metal easier to work with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sand the edges of your leaves with 120 grit sandpaper to remove any sharp edges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Use a 1\/8″ drill bit that is meant for drilling metal to create a hole at the end of each leaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If your copper sheeting has a plastic coating, you can remove it from the leaves now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Cut a 2″ to 3″ long piece of copper wire.<\/p>\n\n\n Stick the copper wire through the hole in the leaf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wrap the wire around the chain link twice going back through the hole in the leaf.<\/p>\n\n\n Use a wire cutter to cut off any ends that are sticking out.<\/p>\n\n\n If you are using 2 leaves per link like I did, attach the second leaf on the other side of the chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Repeat until you have added leaves to all of the links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, it’s time to hang up your rain chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You’ll need to either remove the downspout or drill a 2\u00bc” hole in the bottom of your gutter where you want the rain chain to go.<\/p>\n\n\n Remove the bolt and pin from the bottom of the gutter adapter.<\/p>\n\n\n Put the gutter adapter into the gutter so the end of it comes all the way through the hole.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then attach the top of your rain chain to the pin and put the bolt back on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more details on this or on how to hang the rain chain with the V-hook adapter that comes with most rain chains, read our guide on how to install a rain chain<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can test your rain chain by putting a hose in the gutter and letting the water run down over your rain chain.<\/p>\n\n\n If you see the water splashing out too far from the rain chain, you may need to re-position the leaves.<\/p>\n\n\n Look for any that are pointing out and move them around until they are pointing down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In my experience, this is a one-time adjustment. I have had my leaf rain chain installed for quite a few years now and I have never had to do it again.<\/p>\n\n\n Test with the water again until you see it flowing smoothly down your rain chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After many years, I think this DIY leaf rain chain is still my favorite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It looks so pretty with water running down it.<\/p>\n\n\n And even when it’s not raining, I love the way it looks in the garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This beautiful DIY leaf rain chain transforms an ugly downspout into an elegant cascade of water. With a design inspired by serene Japanese gardens, this tutorial will guide you through creating a functional piece of art for your outdoor sanctuary.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43468,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5220,5224],"tags":[5145],"class_list":["post-43466","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-outdoor-diy-projects","category-structures-and-features","tag-affiliate"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":5220,"label":"Outdoor DIY Projects"},{"value":5224,"label":"Garden Structures & Features"}],"post_tag":[{"value":5145,"label":"affiliate"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/06\/diy-copper-leaf-rain-chain-14-720x720.jpg",720,720,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Wanda Simone","author_link":"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/about-us\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":5220,"name":"Outdoor DIY Projects","slug":"outdoor-diy-projects","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":5225,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":17,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":5220,"category_count":17,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Outdoor DIY Projects","category_nicename":"outdoor-diy-projects","category_parent":0},{"term_id":5224,"name":"Garden Structures & Features","slug":"structures-and-features","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":5229,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":5219,"count":30,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":5224,"category_count":30,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Garden Structures & Features","category_nicename":"structures-and-features","category_parent":5219}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":5145,"name":"affiliate","slug":"affiliate","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":5150,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":153,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43466","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43466"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43466\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50733,"href":"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43466\/revisions\/50733"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43466"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43466"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43466"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Leaf](\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/06\/diy-leaf-rain-chain.jpg\")
Supplies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Materials<\/h3>\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nTools<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How to make a rain chain with leaves<\/h2>\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n1 | Cut the copper leaves<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n![\"Jig](\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/06\/diy-copper-leaf-rain-chain-3.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n2 | Get the leaves ready to attach<\/h3>\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/06\/diy-copper-leaf-rain-chain-4.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n3 | Assemble the rain chain<\/h3>\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n![\"Snips](\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/06\/diy-copper-leaf-rain-chain-6.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/06\/diy-copper-leaf-rain-chain-7.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nHang The Rain Chain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n![\"Rani](\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/06\/how-to-install-a-rain-chain-6-1.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nTest with water<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n![\"Re-position](\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/06\/diy-copper-leaf-rain-chain-12.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.fromhousetohome.com\/garden\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/06\/diy-copper-leaf-rain-chain-3-1.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nThe finished leaf rain chain<\/h2>\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nOther rain chain ideas you might like<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Have comments or questions about our DIY leaf rain chain? Tell us in the section below.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"