I will assume that most of you are familiar with PSP. I will show you the shortcut keys
but you can use the point and click method if you rather.
SAVE YOUR WORK OFTEN!

Step 1: Start a new picture 350 x 350 pixels,   resolution: 300.000 pixels/inches,
raster background, color depth: RGB - 8 bits/channel,  transparent (checked).
With the Flood Fill Tool, fill with a darkish color. (one that is not going to
be in your dream catcher)

Step 2: Create a new Raster layer (alt+L+L) and name it sinedot.
*Make sure the new layer is active.* (highlighted in layers pallet)
Open the Sinedots plugin (alt+T+L - DragonFly - Sinedots II).

Click OPEN and choose cathys_corner_white.cfg

Click on dropdown menu, Choose jl02

Set BLEND to Screen Color * White * leave other settings as are. click OK

It should look similar to this

Step 3: Let's make it into a kaleidoscope. (alt+T+R+K)

Set as shown

Step 4: With the selection tool set as follows, ,
start at the very center of the picture (coordinates x:150 y:150)
. Drag the circle up and left until you reach
the inner edge of the white circle (x:271 y:271).

Your selection will look like this:

Step 5: Click on the background layer at the bottom of the layers pallet to make it active.
Create a new Raster layer (alt+L+L) and name it black.
Invert the selection again (alt+S+I).
Use the Flood Fill Tool and fill the selection with black.

You now have the inner part of the dream catcher.

Step 6: Click on The sinedot layer in the layers pallet.
Create a new raster layer (alt+L+L) and name it 'ring'.
*Make sure the new layer is active.* (highlighted in layers pallet)
Expand the selection (alt+S+M+E) by 12 pixels.
Flood fill the selection with the PINE pattern set at Angle: 45 and Scale: 100.
(Different fill may be used if you like)
Now contract the selection (alt+S+M+C) by 12 pixels.
Click delete.
Do NOT deselect!

Step 7: With the Magic Wand Tool, hold down the shift key and click outside the ring.
Once again, invert the selection (alt+S+I). you should have ants running around both inside and outside the wooden ring
Open the Eye Candy plugin and select "Bevel Boss".

Use these settings Click "OK"

Step 8: Create a new raster layer (alt+L+L) and name it "feathers".
*Make sure the new layer is active.* (highlighted in layers pallet)
With the Picture Tube Tool, add my 3_feathers tube at these settings.
Scale: 75   Step: 200   Placement mode: random   Selection mode: random
Grab the Move Tool and pin the feathers to the wood ring anywhere that looks good.

Final Step: Merge the layers. (alt+L+M+V).
Resize if you need to
Now use the Unsharp Mask (alt+A+S+U) set at
Radius: 1.00 Strength: 80 Clipping: 10 Luminance Only checked.
Set the transparency (ctrl+shift+V) to the background color.
Save as a .gif

The finished product

Shown at 250 x 250 pixels

Click on a folder to continue

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