Here's how to make
your very own Dream Catcher using an old CD and various crafts items:
Materials
needed:
Old
CD (scratched, outdated, non-usable)
Glue
Paint Brush
Glitter,
various colors
String,
yarn or twine
Beads,
various colors
Feathers
Electric
drill (to put holes in CD) - **Please have a grown up
drill the holes**
Procedure:
Drill
1 hole at the "top" of the CD about 1/4 inch
from the side of the CD.
Drill
3 holes in the bottom - one directly across from the
top hole, and 1 hole evenly spaced on both sides of
the middle. Being accurate will ensure that the Dream
Catcher will hang straight.
Brush glue lightly onto
the label side of the CD.
Sprinkle glitter on glue.
Use different colors to make a pattern if you wish. Allow
1 hour for glue to dry (you can move on to the next steps
in the mean time).
Cut 2
lengths of twine about 18 inches in length. Tie a double
knot (one on top of the other) at one end. This will be
the bottom. String a few beads onto the strand. Tie another
double knot in the middle and string a few more beads.
Stringing
only 4-7 beads on the strands will make them lighter
and easier to sway in the breeze.
Tie
an extra knot above the middle clump of beads to prevent
them from slipping upwards.
Tying
extra large knots prevents the beads from slipping
off of the twine.
Make 2
18 inch strands that are the same. (They will counterbalance
eachother.)
Cut 1
length of twine about 24 inches long. Follow above procedure
for knots and beads. Feel free to put a few more beads
on this strand, it will be the center in the bottom and
provide balance to the Dream Catcher.
String
a few feathers onto each strand. It might be easiest to
feed the shaft of the feather through the beads - they
will hold it in place.
Tie the
longest strand to the center bottom hole, and each shorter
strand to the outer holes.
Cut a
3 inch length of twine, string through top hole, and tie
a knot to form a loop.
Hang from
the top loop of twine and enjoy your creation!
