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I repurposed an old hula hoop from our garage that would probably have ended up being thrown out!

We wrapped the hula hoop with masking tape to keep the bright yellow color from showing through.

Crochet the center. General directions below.

Then I wrapped the hoop with a yarn. I used a double strand (so two skeins at once). It was more like macrame because I wrapped from front to back, then from back to front, etc. see the video below.

Completed wrapped hoop.

A closeup of what the hoop edge ended up looking like.

Next I connected the crochet center to the hoop. I simply used a piece of cut string, and tied each loop by alternating. In other words I did the top, then the bottom. Then one side, and the opposite side. This is what kept the distances correct. At the end I simply used a yarn needle to side the hanging strings under the yarn of the hoop and snipped off any extra.

Completed dream catcher hoop part....now to add the lace and feathers!

Crochet a chain 0f about 75 stitches using doubled up yarn.

Tie the chain to the hoop so you now have a way to hang it!

I gathered my supplies and cut strips of lace approximately 38" long.

I hung the dream catcher in the doorway between the kitchen and dining room to make it easier to work.

Fold a cut strip of lace in half and loop the folded portion over the dream catcher. Pull the ends through the loop gently.

Do not tighten until you are sure it is positioned where you want it. I do approximately four of each type of lace at a time so that they are evenly distributed.

Then tighten and switch to the next type of lace and do four more. I continue to do this until it is pretty full. NOTE: I save the pom pom for the absolute very end as a filler.

This is what it looked like at the end, however my daughter and I both felt that it needed some more on the sides.

Here is the finished product! Note, that is a small seashell hanging in the center. I just have to find a way to make it balance a little better.

Dream catcher used for the ceremony!

And the feather dream catcher was used behind their sweetheart table at the reception!

Sprinkler hose - 50 feet!!!

Cut the length you want to create the diameter you choose and connect ends with a coupler. We use a heat gun to make it easier to connect.

This one is about 2 feet 4 inches interior diameter. I also made one that is 3 feet 6 inches in diameter!

To wrap the tube I use two skeins and a large crochet hook. This makes the process go a lot faster!

Attach both skeins together to the hook (doubled up).

Wrapping the tube is more like doing macrame than crocheting. You will be going from back to front then though the loop, and then front to back and through the loop, etc. After doing it a few times it will seem natural. This picture shows from the back.

This pictures shows from the front.

Try to keep the yarn nice and neat and not overlapping each other.

After going completely around, you will cut off the end and pull the last threads tightly through the loop.

Then take the ends and tie them together in a knot.

Completed wrapped hoop!

Completed center! I had 5 loop levels when I was done.

Cut eight pieces of string to tie the crocheted center to the hoop.

Weave a piece of string through the macrame edge on the hoop (otherwise it will not look right) and then tie down and knot one of the crocheted loops in place.

Then tie the opposite side the same way.

Then do the next pair of opposite sides...

Until all 8 loops are tied on! Be sure to keep the spacing about equal too.

Then use the yarn needle to weave all the hanging pieces of yarn. Note I also crocheted a simple chain of about 70 and created a loop at the top to hang it from.

Hang the dream catcher in a location where you can easily work on it.

Cut lengths of lace approximately 4' long each and loop them over the dreamcatcher as shown in the picture. Do about 8 or more of them in equal intervals from the left side to the right side.

Cut 4' lengths of cotton yarn and loop onto the dream catcher in equal intervals from left to right between the cotton lace.

You will have to lengths of string hanging side by side. You will be attaching two feathers to each one in an alternating pattern so they are not all the same length.

Thread the needle with ivory string and have your beads ready!

Push the needle through the end of the feather.

Push a bead up the yarn above where you want the feather to be. Lay the feather on the yarn exactly where you want it to be and begin wrapping the the threaded needle around and around the end of the feather.

When finished wrapping push the needle through the wrapped portion and snip off the end.

Add a drop of glue on the threaded part and pull the bead all the way down into place.

Snip off the excess end of the feather.

Do two feathers per string at different intervals and also cut off excess string at the bottoms. Also remember to use a gold dipped feather every once in a while!

Continue adding feathers and lace until it is as full as you want it! Notice how the feathers and lace go up on the sides? You can also trim the lace to length when you are done.

The Giant Dream Catcher used for my daughters wedding ceremony!

This dreamcatcher used as the backdrop to their sweetheart table at the reception!

This is the front of my daughters invitation.

And this is the back where we ask for unwrapped gifts!