Dream Catchers
The first dream catchers were made by the Chippewa, with other Native peoples soon to follow. They were made of deer sinue and willow branches and hung over the beds of babies to trap bad dreams in the webbing, where the sun could melt them away in the morning. Eventually they would collapse in on themselves and crumble, symbolizing the passing away of childhood dreams with the passing of childhood itself. Commercially prepared dream catchers now come from places like India, and serve as beautiful decorations. Mine are individually hand made to last from materials like gourds and shed deer antlers, laced with artificial sinue, and decorated with wood, bone, and stone beeds as well as real feathers.
