This week I finished my dream catcher! I spent this week finishing all the dangling strings and then hot-gluing them to the base. This was actually really fun because I got to make lots of different styles of strands with different materials. I didn't actually plan anything out, I just made one strand at a time and did whatever felt right. For a few strands, I took the same elastic wire I had used for the pattern on the base and I strung different colored beads through it. Sometime I just cut long strands of black or brown suede string and glued beads and feathers to the bottom. The strands that took the longest were the ones I started last week. These ones involved tying the colored yarn into a pattern to make an intricate design, but they turned out amazing. I basically just put together different strands of beads, feathers, and colored strings to make a chaotic but beautiful assortment of strands. Below are some close-up photos of the strands.
The whole process of creating the strands and attaching them to the base of the dream catcher took about 3 hours. Tying the strands like the one above on the far left became tedious and took a long time, but it was definitely worth it. I love the final product, and it honestly turned out much better than I thought it would. I was a little sad that I didn't have time to make another one because this one took longer than expected, but I may do it anyways just for fun.
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