Make Angel Christmas Ornaments

You can easily make angel ornaments for your Christmas tree. This is a very simple project that does not take a lot of time. You can probably make ten angel ornaments in less than two hours, as long as you have the proper materials.

Materials Needed:

· White felt or lace – use 4 inch or 5 inch wide felt or lace and 1 inch felt or lace.

· 1 inch to 2 inch wooden bead or doll face – this is based on how big you want your angel to be.

· Doll hair (unless you used a doll face that had hair – blonde is the typical color)

· Paint (for decorating face if it is not already decorated)

· Gold Glitter glue

· Wire or fishing line

· Gold pipe cleaner or gold colored ring (for halo)

· White sewing thread and sewing needle

· Hot glue gun and glue sticks

· White netting (optional)

· Starch

The body of the angel is made out of the lace or felt. You want to gather the lace or felt until it is full enough for the angels dress. The dress should be triangular. You may want to stuff the inside of the dress to make it appear to be fuller as well. Secure the dress with matching thread.

Don’t skimp on the material used for the angels dress. This is the body of the angel, and you want it to be very full and ‘fluffy.’

One tip of the triangle will be attached to the bead or dolls head. The head is attached with hot glue. If possible, you should also sew the head on for added security.

Once the head is attached and dried, you can use the 1 inch felt or lace to form the collar around the neck of the angel.

This material should match the material that you used for the dress. Secure the neck decoration with thread.

Next, you want to make the wings. These can be made from white netting, felt, or lace. You will need to cut the material in the shape of a butterfly, and the material will most likely need to be starched before attaching it to the angel.

After you’ve cut and starched the wings, you can decorate them with the gold glitter glue. Allow the glue to dry before attaching the wings to the angel. The wings are attached with either hot glue or thread.

The wire or fishing line should be attached to the angel, just above the wings, for use as a hanger. Obviously, it will need to be formed into a loop. Fishing line is ideal for this, as it can be woven through the lace of the body for added security, and it does look better than wire.

Next, if your angel does not already have hair, glue the doll hair to the top of the angels head. Use the paint to decorate the angels face if this is not already done as well. Glue or sew the gold ring or the gold pipe cleaner to the top of the angels head for the halo.

Finally, you can use the gold glitter glue or gold metallic thread to really dress your angel up. Just as you make unique bows and wreaths, your angels should also be uniquely yours.

A great idea is to allow each member of the family to make their own special, unique angel for the tree. You could purchase doll hair that matches the hair of each member of the family if you want to. The kids will love this project, and it allows them to contribute to their families special Christmas.

Tip: If you are not good with paints, you could use fine tip markers to draw the face. Alternately, you can purchase angel doll heads if you don’t want to do the hair and face yourself.

Angel doll heads are suggested for younger kids – and if younger children will be decorating their own angels face, this should be done first – before the head is attached to the body.