Dreamcatchers

edit: Dreamcatchers are all from Dreamgazer Designs, read more here

I af jer der har fulgt med et stykke tid, og de der kender mig i virkeligheden ved, at jeg er meget fascineret af drømmefangere, og generelt den kultur. Da jeg var 15 år var jeg med min familie i USA, og der besøgte vi National Museum of the American Indian, hvilket gjorde et kæmpe indtryk på mig. Vi besøgte senere et indianerreservat, hvor nogle af indianerne bor i fred, og det var en søndag, så der var krigsdans med de gamle dragter og ansigtsmaling, som gjorde endnu større indtryk på mig, og siden da, og også før turen, har jeg været utrolig fascineret af Amerikas oprindelige folk og de forskellige kulturer i de forskellige stammer. Drømmefangerne blev oprindeligt lavet i nogle af stammerne, og desværre mener mange Native Americans i dag at symbolet bliver misbrugt og overdisponeret, hvilket jeg godt kan forstå, men desværre nok også er med til i forhold til min tatovering. Dog håber jeg, at min kan vise lidt mere betydning, da det faktisk er en kultur og historie der har bevæget mig dybt. Jeg kunne fortsætte længe med at fortælle jer om betydningen af drømmefangere, og hvad hver enkelt del betyder, men så bliver det et langt blogindlæg! Istedet vil jeg sige, at min fantastiske lillesøster ramte fuldstændig plet med min julegave i år! Hun havde nemlig købt tre håndlavede drømmefangere til mig. Jeg har længe ønsket mig en drømmefanger, men mange af dem ser bare så billige ud, og jeg ledte virkelig efter nogle der så håndlavede ud, i naturfarver og enkle materialer. Og her har Emma været helt fantastisk, og fundet de perfekte drømmefangere! Jeg synes de er så smukke, og det var lige dem jeg søgte! De er, som nævnt, håndlavede og hun har fundet dem på Etsy. Er de ikke smukke?!

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Those of you who have followed me for a while and those who know me in person are aware of the fact that I am extremely fascinated by dreamcatchers and the culture behind them. When I was 15 I took a trip with my family to the US and there we visited National Museum of the American Indian which made a huge impression on me. We later visited an Indian Reservation where some of the Indians live in peace, and it was a Sunday, so there was dancing with the original clothes, feathers and face paint, which made an even bigger impression on me and since then, and also before the trip, I have been extremely fascinated by the American Indians and the different cultures in the different tribes. Dreamcatchers were originally made in some of the tribes and today unfortunately many Native Americans think that the symbol has been used wrong and over commercialized, which I understand, but unfortunately am guilty of because of my tattoo. Though I do hope that mine can show a bit more meaning as it is honestly a culture and history that has moved me deeply. I could go on with explaining about the meaning of dreamcatchers and what every single part of them mean, but then this would become a fairly long blog post! Instead I want to say that my littlesister completely blew my mind with my Christmas present this year! Because she had actually found and bought three homemade dreamcatchers for me. I have been wanting a dreamcatcher for a long time now, but I think a lot of them look really cheap and I was really looking for some that looked handmade, in natural colors and simple materials. And here Emma has been completely amazing and found the perfect dreamcatchers! I think they are so beautiful and they are just right! They are, as mentioned, handmade, and she bought them on Easy. Are they not beautiful?!