diy dreamcatcher pt. 2

All I really want is to have a wall of all different kinds of dream catchers. I think it would be so pretty! Slowly but surely, I am making this happen. For the second dreamcatcher I made, I decided to focus on a crafty vintage theme. :)

After gathering my supplies, I cute the fabric into long strips, about one inch wide. Then I wrapped the metal hoop with some of the fabric strips, securing it with hot glue. 

If you're unfamiliar with the basic dreamcatcher pattern, this is a wonderful tutorial. This time, I used embroidery thread instead of crochet thread. 

As you can see I ended up with all of these knots and flaws. So! I just covered them with feathers and buttons, using hot glue and more embroidery thread (whatever worked best to secure them).

To complete the dreamcatcher, I tied on the different fabric strips using a slipknot method. Suuuuper simple!

Can't wait to make more, really soon! Is it okay if my blog is all dreamcatcher DIYs and nothing else? Ha... just kidding. Kinda. 

making time

These days, I have too much time on my hands. Sometimes I consider my extra time to be a good thing and sometimes I get restless and feel crazy. Because of my temporary "endless summer" state, I can do so many things that I would normally not have time for. It's cool. But it is causing me to take my free time for granted. It's like that moment when you get tired of summer and you just want to go back to school already. Except there is no school. Just a part time job and some e-courses (which I really, really love).

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I like to think that having time and making time are two very different things. Having time is super easy and wonderful, but making time is so meaningful. I want to get to the point where blogging (or crafting or having coffee dates) is a privilege. The past couple of weeks were such a huge wakeup call. I wasn't scheduled to work very much, so my days and nights were really long. I don't want to have all the time in the world to have fun. I want to crave it.

So! I have decided that I need to become more intentional with this Earl Grey dealio. Sometimes I am exhausted and just want to create filler posts full of pretty pictures and be done with it. But I have bigger plans, and I need to remember that.

playing favorites

It's Fridaaayy! And I think it is officially summer-weather-season where I live...it is supposed to be 102 tomorrow. Summer is crazy hot around here, but I do love those summer nights. So I can't complain. :)

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Happy weekend. :)

diy spool necklace

I'm the worst when it comes to having self control at a craft store. For some reason, I bought all of these wooden spools last year. I think they were for necklaces, but I seriously can't even remember. Anyway, I made a spool necklace the other day! It took me probably five minutes. I've seen a few similar tutorials floating around the internet. I just did whatever was easiest for me.

For your spool necklace, you'll need a wooden spool, embroidery thread, a necklace chain with a clasp, and a possibly a needle to weave in the ends of the thread. Just tie a piece of thread onto the spool and wrap it around. Add as many colors as you'd like! Then loop it onto your necklace chain. It's a fun project if you hoard embroidery thread like I do. 

Enjoy! :) 

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(pattern found here)