Dream Catcher Garland

When wondering what hoop-like materials I could use to make perfect dream catchers, I realised that I had a bunch of old bangles lying around that were absolutely ideal for the job. This is a great way to recycle old, unworn jewellery into something even more beautiful.

Tie a loop in the end of your embroidery thread. Glue the knot of the loop to the bangle so it sticks upright, and then use the remainder of the embroidery thread to start wrapping the bangle, adding a small amount of craft glue to secure.

Continue wrapping the entire way around the bangle before ending the embroidery thread in a knot around the hoop, securing with some glue.

Knot the thin silver cord around the hoop, again securing with some glue.

Knot the cord again and cut off the remainder of the cord.

Knot the cord again a short distance away from the original knot.

Secure the knots with glue as you go along.

Continue knotting the cord around the hoop periodically, until reaching just before the original silver knot.

After knotting all the way around the bangle, knot the cord inside the first loop. Continue knotting the cord inside every loop.

To add a bead into the dreamcatcher, simply thread a bead onto the silver cord and continue knotting as usual.

When the dream catcher is the size you'd like, secure the end of the cord by knotting twice and cutting of the excess cord, securing with a spot of glue.

Make enough dream catchers for the length of the garland you'd like. Add beads and feathers to the bottoms of the dream catchers.

Tie the dream catchers onto the thicker silver cord, adding beads in between to decorate.