Make angels
The best ideas and instructions
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Alone or with children: making angels is a great handicraft project during the Christmas season. We have collected the best ideas and instructions.
Make angels: materials for your craft project
There are numerous ways to make angels. What you usually need are Scissors and glue. Otherwise you can let off steam with the materials. Here are a few ideas you can use to create your DIY project:
- paper
- Wooden ball or wooden bead
- Wooden clothespin
- pinecone
- (Gingko) leaves
- cork
- Fabric gift ribbons
- Colours
- Craft wire for the halo
- printed fabrics
- felt
Making angels: instructions and craft ideas
Christmas angel made from ginkgo leaves
The Christmas angels with ginkgo leaves look classy, but are very easy to make yourself. Important is, that the leaves have dried. Other leaves are also suitable, you can cut the shape as you like. You will also need:
- Wooden bead
- line
- Healing wool for the wings
- Gold color
- pencils
tip: First paint the leaves and let them dry completely. And before you start gluing, don't forget to thread the string through the bead.
Lollipop angel
The lollipop angels are also great fun for children to do handicrafts (psst: be careful that they don't eat the lollies beforehand). For this decoration you need:
- Craft wire
- White tissue paper
- Lollies
- Golden masking tape for the stems
You simply paint the angel's face on a piece of paper yourself. Cut out his hands at the same time. You can glue all parts onto the paper.
Making angels: these ideas will brighten up your Christmas
If you like to experiment with materials, give it a try Christmas angel made of concrete. Through the white feathers as angel wings, the pearls and gold wire as a halo despite the gray material, they appear gentle and contemplative.
tip: Put the concrete in empty, washed-out yogurt pots.
Easy to make and yet magical! You only need one Wooden clothespin, a small wooden ball and (printed) paper.
After a wine-filled evening with friends cork left? Don't throw it away, rather make angels!
Sewing angels is very versatile: cut a small pillow or a pendant out of it. They also look chic as a decoration to set up!
The highlight of this variant: At the front there is a small compartment that can hold small gifts or a sweet greeting!
Also a great gift idea: a DIY angels as guardian angels – even if the Christmas season is long over!
Do you want more Christmas crafts? How about tinkering with Froebel Star or making an Advent wreath yourself? Or you can conjure up pretty Christmas decorations from the do-it-yourself salt dough recipe. Christmas can come!
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