As the holidays grow nearer there are all kinds of things you can do to
fill up your home with the warmth of angels. Personally I have a
collection of porcelain ones that I only get out for the holiday season
along with all the crafted ones that I make all through the year as well.
I have only just begun making the porcelain ones and I love the unique
charm they add. When we think of the coming holidays, I think the best
gift you can give of yourself is something that you have artistically
created with love. The best gift of all is the gift of yourself. I adapt that
every holiday and I hope you will too. Christmas is a time of giving and
what you give from your heart is always a beautiful gift. I know you
have heard the expression it is better to give than receive? I have come
to the conclusion there is so much truth in that. I love to make people
happy and if I can by something that I have spent time on to make that
is much the better.
There are so many things that you can put a spin on for angels and truly
create a homespun theme. I have chosen a particular angel ornament
for this article. These are more country and they are so easy to make.
The few things you will need for this project are polyfil, scissors, needle
and thread, hot glue gun, curly angel doll hair or even some excelsior.
You will also need a permanent marker in red and black, one fourth of a
yard of any type Christmas material and a folded three-inch
square of muslin, a piece of twelve inch gold pipe cleaner, and a pair of gold puffy
angel wings.
What you will need to do is make a triangle type cut at the bottom and make the edges a little rounded,make this cut about five inches long and five inches wide at the bottom, tapering off to a two inch length at the top of the material.Cut out two of these or fold over your material and do it as so.For the head cut two round three inch circles out of your muslim material
and make a running stitch and leave the top open. Do this same for the
triangle you cut leaving the top open. Take the polyfil and stuff the
angel parts, after that sew your parts closed that you left open . Hot glue the angel head to the body and let the glue dry.
