Happy #diyfriday!
This week Jordyn and I made dream catchers and while I think they're beautiful, she is weirdly obsessed with them. Dream catchers are one of the most fascinating traditions of Native Americans. Traditionally, dream catchers are intended to protect the sleeping from negative dreams. The good dreams slip through the holes of the dream catcher and glide down to the sleeping person below while the bad dreams get caught in the web and expire when the sun rays strike them.
Supplies:
-Wood embroidery hoops.
-yarn in multiple colors.
-felt in multiple colors.
-washi tape.
-beads ( we used pony beads)
-feathers.
- pom poms. (We used pom pom beads.)
- hot glue gun.
-scissors.
All supplies were purchased from MICHAELS
STEP 1:
Start by wrapping your wooden embroidery hoops with different colored washi tape. There are no rules here, have fun with your designs!
STEP 2:
Start wrapping your different colored yarn tightly around your embroidery hoop. Wrap your yarn in different directions to create different patterns. Make sure to wrap tightly or the yarn will slip. I helped Jordyn by placing my finger on pieces of the yarn around the hoop as she wrapped. Continue wrapping until you are happy with your design and then tie a knot to secure it.
STEP 3:
Tie strings of yarn to your hoop in different lengths and colors and then decorate!
We cut hearts out of our felt and used hot glue to add them and the feathers to the ends of our dream catchers.
We hot glued pieces of yard to the top of our dream catchers to create a loop for them to hang onto the wall with.
Happy crafting and sweet dreams!
Xo, Jeanice.
-yarn in multiple colors.
-felt in multiple colors.
-washi tape.
-beads ( we used pony beads)
-feathers.
- pom poms. (We used pom pom beads.)
- hot glue gun.
-scissors.
All supplies were purchased from MICHAELS
STEP 1:
Start by wrapping your wooden embroidery hoops with different colored washi tape. There are no rules here, have fun with your designs!
STEP 2:
Start wrapping your different colored yarn tightly around your embroidery hoop. Wrap your yarn in different directions to create different patterns. Make sure to wrap tightly or the yarn will slip. I helped Jordyn by placing my finger on pieces of the yarn around the hoop as she wrapped. Continue wrapping until you are happy with your design and then tie a knot to secure it.
STEP 3:
Tie strings of yarn to your hoop in different lengths and colors and then decorate!
We cut hearts out of our felt and used hot glue to add them and the feathers to the ends of our dream catchers.
We hot glued pieces of yard to the top of our dream catchers to create a loop for them to hang onto the wall with.
Happy crafting and sweet dreams!
Xo, Jeanice.