Welcome to the world of Thread and Butter. My world. A world where whenever you need something, you don't buy it, you make it. I wanted a dream catcher that I could hang my earrings on so they don't get lost (Because th
ey always do). Really, this is such a nifty way to keep track of your earrings. You'll never regret making one, and you won't have time to regret it because it only takes a few minutes!
So...
What you will need:
Leather cord (Or twine, if leather is too extravagant for your wallet. It is for mine. Luckily, there happened to be some in my brother's closet....shhhhh)
Metal ring (Or anything in a ring shape you can find haha)
6 Wooden Beads (With wide openings)
3 Feathers (At the craft store they have ones that have little plastic rings on the ends to easily tie them to things)
A sheet of Card Stock
A circle of Lace Fabric (Optional)
Super Glue
And now some step-by-step instructions......
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Tightly wrap leather cord around metal ring |
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Knot the end tightly |
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Cut three strips of leather and loop them around the ring |
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On one end tie the feather, on the other put on a bead or two and tie a knot to secure them |
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Tie a piece of the leather in a circle |
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Loop it around the top of the ring |
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Trace the ring on a piece of card stock and cut out. With a pin, or an earring post, poke holes in pairs of two |
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Like so... |
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Cut out a circle of lace the size of the ring with a little to spare and fold over the back and secure with glue |
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Use super glue to secure the lace. If your super glue ever gets glued and clogged up, just stick a pin into it and it'll be right as rain |
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Tada! |
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Glue it on the ring. And if you don't have your ears pierced, you can just make this and forget about the earrings. |
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If you do have them... attach your earrings and make it even beautiful-er |
I really, really enjoyed making this. It was so easy and fun. And it turned out way better than I even expected. It's perfect. I hope you're just as please with it.
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I adore feathers. I wish it were the old days when ladies wore feathers in their hats. |
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If you decide to hang it in a tree, just remember to bring it inside at night..hehe. |
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