Anna's Dream Catcher

        A couple of months ago my sweet niece Anna turned one.  She is such a beautiful little girl and I love that she and Brooklynne are so close in age and get to grow up together.  I always think that if Brooklynne doesn't have a sister close in age then she will have her cousin Anna and that will be close enough.
       For Anna's first birthday celebration her parents decided to go with an Indian theme party.  It was complete with mini tepee cupcakes, drum circles and head dresses.  I was thinking of something special that I wanted to make for her to remember her first birthday and I immediately thought of a dream catcher.  Of course I am only now finishing it due to my severe procrastination disorder but I thought I would share it here. This is a really simple project and you could really do whatever you like.  I decided to add beads and feather but possibilities are endless.

        For this project I used yarn, a metal ring, beads, feathers and a bit of suede.  I crocheted a granny square, you can use any design that you would like. Then I took the four corners of the square and separated them equally around the ring and secured it by using yarn. I continued to pull and secure the granny square until it was all pulled tight and I was happy with it.  Then I just wrapped the ring with yarn to hide all of my little knots holding my granny square in place.  Next I let it sit for a couple of months(but you can skip this step).  Then I just added all of the feathers and beads.  This part was the most fun. I went to my local craft store and got what appealed to me.  Try using different textures and tying knots if you are going for a bohemian feel.  

       Remember to add a small loop to the top so you can hang the dream catcher and just have fun with it!  There is no wrong way to do it!  This was one of the most fun projects that I have done in a while because there were no rules and I could just be free.

       One last step, but this one is the easiest, hang and enjoy!