DIY Dreamcatcher.
For some time now, my son kept requesting a dreamcatcher.He has terrible dreams, and I mentioned to him that there is something called ‘dreamcatcher’ that catches the bad dreams and sents the good ones.He was thrilled!And all I had to do was to DIY dreamcatcher.How can you avoid a child’s wish (hahaha)?You simply don’t.But I admit it took me awhile to begin making one.
All I knew were the colors he wanted the dreamcatcher to be.I spent some time on Pinterest for inspiration, and I came up with this dreamcatcher.
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All you need for this dreamcatcher are:
- an embroidery hoop
- some thin cord
- some beads
- some feathers
- some leather cord
- a hot glue gun
Eventually, I didn’t use the thin wire showing here.
To be making this dreamcatcher you should start by taking your embroidery hoop and apply a little bit of hot glue to secure the end of the leather cord.
Once you do this, wrap the leather cord around the hoop as tightly as possible making sure there are no gaps seen.
Once you get to the end, put a little bit of hot glue again to secure the end of the cord and then come back and trim off any excess leather.
So, for the web design, you should start by taking a long length of the thin cord and wrap it around on a piece of cardboard.Then it’s time to add some beads now if you want your dreamcatcher to have some.
To form the web design start by making a double knot to secure the cord in place and then wrap the cord over the edge of the hoop and then go under and back through the loop that you created.Continue the procedure all around the hoop until you meet the beginning of the weaving.
For the next layers of the web, you should take your cord and wrap it around the middle point of the previous row.I hope it makes sense to you guys.It’s straightforward until you get the hang of it.
Now, if you want to add some beads to your dreamcatcher, all you have to do is to place a bead aside and wrap the rest of the beads and the cord through the loop.Don’t forget to complete the rest of the knot.
Just follow the procedure and when you reach the end tie a knot to secure it in place.
Now, it’s time to have some fun decorating the dreamcatcher.You can add almost anything you like from ribbons to chains, to trinkets, to beads, really your choices are endless.Also, you can look up other pictures of dreamcatchers on Pinterest to get some inspiration.
I liked my own being neat so for this, I took my cord and folded in half making a loop and then placed the loop under and above the hoop.Then I pulled the cord tight through the loop to secure it.
Then I added some beads, and I placed my feather through them.I found it prettier that way because the end of the feathers can’t be seen and it’s adding some pizzazz to my overall dreamcatcher.
To hang the dreamcatcher, I took some leather cord, and I followed the same steps as I did with the cords earlier, only this time I knotted the ends to make a loop.
Well, I think it turned out amazing!That’s what my little boy thinks anyway!Seriously, I’m in love how it turned out!What do you guys think?Would you give it a try?If so, I would love to see what you came up with.Please feel free to post your pictures in the comments down below.