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ArielManx — To Keep His Dreams Sweet
Published: 2007-03-30 04:21:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 550; Favourites: 6; Downloads: 29
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I made this dreamcatcher for my husband as a gift for our first Christmas together (1998, kids...I'm getting old!). It doesn't look quite as tough as mine, because it's not as old.
He says it works most of the time, so I guess I did a good job! I have always had a healthy respect for American Indian beliefs and culture. That said, I do not try to claim that my dreamcatcher - made of a brass hoop wound with acrylic yarn instead of willows and leather, strung with waxed linen instead of sinew, and decorated with stuff from the craft store - is all that accurate. If I make dreamcatchers again I will put much more consideration into my materials.
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Miss Chelsea
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While the pieces may not be authentic in either of these catchers, the most important part of constructing these kinds of objects is that the crafter is happy with them and the recipient (if a gift) is happy with them. If so, you could make it out of nylon and plastic and they'll work. It's the love. And the love shows in this one.
As does some decent talent...dreamcatchers can be tricky to make. lol
Take care
Don
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It looks beautiful even if it was made with different material.
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Nice job. I like the eagle concho, where'd ya get it?
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Thank you!
I'm 99% sure I got the eagle concho at Ben Franklin Crafts. I made this around 15 years ago and that was about the only place I bought craft supplies at the time. Whether they still carry nice conchos like that anymore, I'm not sure - I don't shop there much anymore.
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Replying to myself to make a clarification...
I did indeed make this dreamcatcher in 1998... it's the other one in my gallery that I made close to 15 years ago, and that was when all my supplies were purchased.
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Awww... As with my blanket, how can I not 
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