Pinterest Project

          For my Pinterest project, I decided to make dream catchers. I've always thought dream catchers were really cool and I found this the perfect opportunity to make some of my own. I found pictures of some on Pinterest that I thought were incredible, and I want to base my hand-made dream catchers around those. I don't want to copy the dream catchers in the pictures exactly, because that would take all the creativity out of the project. I'm simply going to follow the basic structure of the dream catchers and decorate them in my own way. I'm also planning on making a few, since one probably won't take a full six hours. 
         

          The first step I've taken in my project is purchasing the materials that I think I'll need. While browsing the shelves at Walmart, I was annoyed to find no wooden rings to use for the base of the dream catcher. So I had to improvise; I bought Styrofoam circles and some paper plates to turn into rings. I also bought a number of different beads, wires, feathers, and strings for decorating. 

          To get started, I carved out the middle of a Styrofoam circle so it created a ring, and I wrapped it with different colored string. The first image I showed in this entry from Pinterest was where I got the idea to wrap the ring with material so make it look better. I want this dream catcher to have an earthy feel, so I made it mostly neutral tones and light, calm colors. I used hot glue to stick down the thicker fabric, and for the string I just tied it around.

This is the finished product for the first part of my dream catcher, and I love how it turned out. I was actually surprised at how long this entire process took me, so I may end up only making 2 dream catchers instead of a few. The shopping, carving the Styrofoam, and covering the ring all took about 2 1/2 hours. My next step is to weave the middle of the ring, and attach the dangling strings and decorations. I have no idea how long this will take me, but the weaving seems like it will be difficult. I'm planning on finishing this dream catcher next week and depending on how long it takes, I will start a second one.