DIY Dream Catcher

Dream catchers have been a part of native american culture for years.  They serve to protect people from negative dreams and spirits by trapping them in the web while still alowing the good dreams to slip through the hole in the center of the dream catcher and glide down the feathers to the sleeping person.  If you feel inspired to create one of these mystical guardians of peaceful sleep for yourself continue to read.

You will need:

• The lid to an ice cream container
• yarn in 1 or two colors
• scissors
• beads/ feathers
• glue

Step 1:
           First you will need to punch the center of the ice cream lid out so that you are left with an inch wide ring.

Step 2: 

           Tie the end of your skien of yarn around the ring then begin two wrap it around the ring tightly so that you cover the ring in yarn.when you finish wrapping the yarn tie it off so that it creates a loop at the top for the dream catcher to hang from.

Step 3: tie a long new piece of yarn to the top of the loop so that you can begin to fill in the webbed part of the dream catcher.

Step 4: you will then begin to make loops all the way around the ring.  you will do this by pulling the yarn over the top part of the ring and around back through the gap left from where you tied it and where the loop was placed. do this all the way around the loop once, leaving the string in between the loops loose so that there are little 'swags' all the way around the loop.

 Step 5: 
            Now you are going to start the second row of the dream catcher.  Essentially you are going to be making the same kind of loop as the first row but you will be wrapping it around the center of each 'swag'. like so:

Step 6:          

           Next you will repeat step five so that you have gone around the loop approximately two more times. each time making your loops around the last rows swags.

Step 7:

            When you have filled in the webbed part of the dream catcher to your desired amount you can simply tie it in a know or string a bead on and tie it on the opposite string from where your last loop was.  Now you are going to add your beads and feather! you will do this by cutting pieces of yarn or embroidery floss about an inch longer than your finished length.  I chose to make three strands hang down each with a bead and a feather attached but it's really up to you.  I attached the feather by stringing a bead on to the strand, squirting a dot of glue inside the bead, and then pushing the end of the feather inside that bead as well. 

I hope that you enjoyed this tutorial! 

sweet dreams everyone!