DIY: Dream Catchers

Colorful and playful, these do-it-yourself

dream catchers

can fill an evening with artful joy! 

According to Native Americans, dreams we have are sent to us by sacred spirits.

The dream catcher acts as a filter for only good dreams!

The web traps the bad dreams and they disappear at dawn.

When you Google "dream catcher" you can see over 4 million images,

go ahead and get some inspiration

and let your free spirit create an original work of art!

You will need:  feathers. feathers. feathers.

Assorted pipe cleaners of all colors and sizes.

Yarn.

16 gauge craft or floral wire.

A pair of needle nose pliers.

Make a hoop with the wire and secure with two interlocking loops. 

Using the pipe cleaners, start making a web. 

Don't be too fussy with balance or symmetry...can you do that?

Remember be free!

I happen to have a blue and green theme going on.  But the next one i make will be multi-colored. 

You know pipe cleaners also make super cute garland...(sorry, got a little distracted)

Back to the task at hand.

Keep webbing, until you are satisfied that your bad dreams will be trapped successfully.  :)

Now it's time for the feathers.

Watch out, once the feather bag is opened, little floaty feather whispies, fly every where.

Attach a pipe cleaner to the center of the base of the circle like so. 

Then wrap it around the feathers, no pliers needed!

And...done!  Oh ya, I used the yarn to hang it from, but you can also web with the yarn.

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Have fun and keep dreaming...

xoxo Lori