These dream catcher earrings have a great bohemian, free-spirited feel about them. They look so intricate, and unique and would match so many different outfits. I imagine these with a pair of jeans and a stylish top.
Materials
- Hoop earrings
- 1,5m piece of thread
- Large seed beads
- Small seed beads (size 10)
- Scissors
- Needle
- Charms or feathers to decorate
Directions
- Gather supplies: a pair of hoop earrings; 1.5M piece of thread; large seed beads; small seed beads (size 10); scissors; a needle; charms or feathers to decorate.
- Tie one end of the thread to the hoop as close to the clasp as possible.
- Slide two seed beads all the way down to the frame of the hoop.
- Bring the needle underneath the frame of the hoop earring.
- Wrap the thread around the frame of the hoop and push the needle down through the second seed bead.
- Add a single bead onto the thread and push it down.
- Repeat step 4.
- Wrap the thread around the hoop as before and push the needle back through the bead you’ve just added.
- Continue adding single beads the same way until you’ve made a full circle.
- Pull the thread across the hoop and weave it up through the first seed bead.
- Wrap the thread around the frame of the hoop and push the needle down through the same bead.
- Pull the thread across the hoop again skipping several beads underneath and push the needle through the 4th or 5th bead.
- Wrap the thread around the frame of the hoop and go back through the same bead.
- Repeat steps 12 and 13 until you’ve made a full circle. Make sure that you don’t come out through the last seed bead. It’s OK if you come out through the second to last bead or if there is a gap of up to 2 beads.
- Wrap the thread around the segment of the thread above.
- Pull the thread in a clockwise direction making sure that the loop is in the middle of the segment above.
- Move right and repeat step 15.
- Pull the thread again as in step 16.
- Keep repeating these steps to complete this row.
- Continue weaving the web until there is only a small opening in the middle.
- Add a small seed bead to each segment on the last but one row.
- After that add one more row.
- When you’ve made a full circle, tie a knot at the base of the last small seed bead.
- Push the needle through the seed bead to conceal the knot and cut the thread as close to the bead as possible so that the thread end is not visible.
- Pull the other thread end through the large seed bead directly below and cut it as close to the bead as possible.
- Attach the charms or feathers to the frame of the hoop.
- Try them on and enjoy your new look!