This dream catcher looks like a snowy owl. It's perfect for decorating your home in the winter time and beyond.
Cut one coil of 16 gauge wire so that the ends of the wire meet to form a hoop. Coil the ends of the wire together using the 24 gauge black Artbeads Designer Wire. Repeat to make two hoops.
Coil more black wire around the edges of your hoops and then use the black wire to form a web or dream catcher design in the center of each hoop. When each web is to your liking, attach a druzy to the center of each web using more black wire.
Add a bicone of your choosing to a head pin and make a simple loop at the top of the bead. Repeat 46 times. These will dangle at the end of your bead fringe. We used the bicones in White Opal, Crystal CAL, and Crystal colors for these dangles.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 6 inches. Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by one of the bead dangles. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Then, add bugle beads and other beads from the supplies list for a 2 ¾-inch section of beads. Make sure to set aside 4 jet bicones for a later step (don’t use these in the body fringe). Add a crimp tube to the wire. Loop the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Repeat this step 23 times, with varying lengths of jewelry wire and bead sections. These will be attached to one of the hoops to form one side of the owl body.
Repeat step 5 to create the bead fringe for the other half of the owl body. You can repeat the bead patterns that you created in the previous step to make a mirrored body or use random patterns for a more eclectic look.
Attach the bead fringe from step 5 to one of the hoops using jump rings. Some bead fringe pieces can be attached two to a jump ring, or use a jump ring for each individual piece. Use the crimp covers on the hoop between the jump rings to space out the fringe to your liking. Repeat this step on the other hoop using the bead fringe pieces from step 6.
Use black bugle beads to create a beak shape between the two hoops. Attach using black Artbeads Designer Wire. We used 6 bugle beads looped on top of each other and then added 6 bugle beads added to the wire and shaped to make a beak triangle.
Create horns at the top of the hoops on each side of the owl using 26 gauge silver wire and black bugle beads. Use the silver-lined bugle beads for the tips of the horns.
Add a jet bicone to a head pin and make a simple loop. Repeat 3 times.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 4 inches. Add a crimp tube followed by a jet bead dangle. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Add two black bugle beads and crimp the other end of the wire. Repeat three times.
Attach two of the dangles you made in the previous step to the top of one of the hoops using a jump ring. Repeat on the other hoop.
Nice choice! All or most of the products needed for this project are shown below with quantities. Sometimes we sell out of components and aren’t able to order more from the manufacturer (we know, it is very disappointing to us, too). Use the opportunity to mix up the design and make it yours by substituting similar products or altering the entire color scheme—it’s up to you!
This dream catcher looks like a snowy owl. It's perfect for decorating your home in the winter time and beyond.
Cut one coil of 16 gauge wire so that the ends of the wire meet to form a hoop. Coil the ends of the wire together using the 24 gauge black Artbeads Designer Wire. Repeat to make two hoops.
Coil more black wire around the edges of your hoops and then use the black wire to form a web or dream catcher design in the center of each hoop. When each web is to your liking, attach a druzy to the center of each web using more black wire.
Add a bicone of your choosing to a head pin and make a simple loop at the top of the bead. Repeat 46 times. These will dangle at the end of your bead fringe. We used the bicones in White Opal, Crystal CAL, and Crystal colors for these dangles.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 6 inches. Slide a crimp tube onto the end of the wire, followed by one of the bead dangles. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Then, add bugle beads and other beads from the supplies list for a 2 ¾-inch section of beads. Make sure to set aside 4 jet bicones for a later step (don’t use these in the body fringe). Add a crimp tube to the wire. Loop the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Repeat this step 23 times, with varying lengths of jewelry wire and bead sections. These will be attached to one of the hoops to form one side of the owl body.
Repeat step 5 to create the bead fringe for the other half of the owl body. You can repeat the bead patterns that you created in the previous step to make a mirrored body or use random patterns for a more eclectic look.
Attach the bead fringe from step 5 to one of the hoops using jump rings. Some bead fringe pieces can be attached two to a jump ring, or use a jump ring for each individual piece. Use the crimp covers on the hoop between the jump rings to space out the fringe to your liking. Repeat this step on the other hoop using the bead fringe pieces from step 6.
Use black bugle beads to create a beak shape between the two hoops. Attach using black Artbeads Designer Wire. We used 6 bugle beads looped on top of each other and then added 6 bugle beads added to the wire and shaped to make a beak triangle.
Create horns at the top of the hoops on each side of the owl using 26 gauge silver wire and black bugle beads. Use the silver-lined bugle beads for the tips of the horns.
Add a jet bicone to a head pin and make a simple loop. Repeat 3 times.
Cut a length of jewelry wire approximately 4 inches. Add a crimp tube followed by a jet bead dangle. Bring the wire back through the crimp tube and crimp in place. Add two black bugle beads and crimp the other end of the wire. Repeat three times.
Attach two of the dangles you made in the previous step to the top of one of the hoops using a jump ring. Repeat on the other hoop.
