So it’s December, Christmas is coming, and I just realized I haven’t posted an original Christmas project of my own yet! How did that happen?
I love felt. It comes in so many colors, it doesn’t fray and it’s fun to play with. Kinda sounds like Playdough. Anyway, here’s what I did with it last week.
To make this angel, you’ll need three small pieces of felt and a piece of wire that’s about 14 inches long.
Print this pattern. Cut out two of each piece. Sew like pieces together using a running stitch, about 1/4” or slightly less from the edge, and contrasting embroidery thread. Tie small knots for her eyes, hiding the ends of the thread inside her head.
Fold the wire in half, then twist it a few times so you have a 1” loop.
Slide the head onto the wire so it’s between two stitches at the top of the head and the ends are on either side of a stitch at the bottom of the head. Push it all the way to the top, where the twist starts.
Slide the body on the same way, pushing it up next to the head.
Using a pair of needle-nosed pliers, curl the feet up, using about an inch of wire at the bottom of each leg.
Attach the wings using hot glue, making sure they are glued to both the head and body.
I think these would make cute gift tags. If you’re a talented embroideress, you could stitch the recipient’s name onto the dress!
Your angels are so cute! Thanks for the tutorial.
Staci, what a cute little angel!
They look easy enough to do, I may dress up everything I give out this year!
She’s adorable! Great job! I would love for you to come visit me at Sew Chatty and link up to Made with Love Monday! http://sewchatty.blogspot.com/
I LOVE THIS! These are so simple and so cute. Great idea!
I love your little angel!! She’s just so sweet!
Your angels are really gorgeous. Thanks for the tutorial.
Have a nice weekend.
AMAZING idea! Thank you so much for sharing!
Very cute. I’m usually not into angels but this is too cute.
Bellissimo!!!
Your little angels are beautiful, I did too, following your tutorial, thanks!
Super cute little angel…looks easy enough so even I might try it. Thanks for posting this.
Thanks to everyone for the love for my little angel!
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Thank you for this idea! I have a lot of Christmas cards to send out this year. I delivered my twins stillborn 7months ago and have become a part of a large community of other baby loss moms. I wanted to send them something along with a Christmas card and I think this would work great! Thank you!
I’m honored, Shannon, that you would use my little angel for something so important. I’m so sorry to hear about your loss. A friend of mine lost her 3-day-old little girl last December and has also found some comfort in a group of other baby loss moms. My thoughts and prayers are with you. I hope you enjoy making your cards and angels!
Delightful design! I am sure if the angel were scaled down, two of them would make great earrings! Okay to feature and link in a future post so others can come visit? Pearl
Absolutely Pearl! I’d love to see those earrings – what a great idea!
Thanks Staci! The post won’t be out for a while. Pearl
Merci pour cette jolie idée…
Vous êtes les bienvenus!
These are beautiful. I plan on making them for my relatives as Christmas presents! What thickness (or guage) is the wire you used? Thankyou for putting this up
Thank you Hannah! The wire I used is 20 gauge, but I think you could use between 24 and 18.
These are really sweet! I’m always looking for great new christmas decorations to make!
Thank you Catherine! Stay tuned…there’s more coming this year!
These are adorable!
Nice !Thank you !
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This is so cute. I can’t wait to try it!
Thanks everyone! I’ve made a couple of them already this year too!
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Thank you for such a cute angel, that I can make !!
I just love her.
My pleasure!
So CUTE! I love these. And I think my daughters might be able to make them. Would be great little gifts for them to give grandparents, aunts, etc.
Thanks Karin! These would be lots of fun to make with kids!
I would love to try to make these with heavy card stock. Do you think it would work? What about making them double sided and with used greetings cards? My mind is buzzing!
Absolutely Kitty! I think you could make these out of anything that will lie flat. That would be a great way to recycle cards!
So very clever! I’m pulling out the felt right now!
MaryJo
Thanks MaryJo…good luck!
I made a little angel using your pattern . Thank you …I put a photo here :
http://fromgr.blogspot.com ….
She’s adorable! I love the twists in the wire on her legs and arms!
super easy ! my secret: it is no secret: I used the wires that hold the cork from a cider bottle !) … I liked their golden aspect …. you could use the wire from champagne too …
And … If you want the pattern for the sitting camel , I can send it to you .. I found it somewhere on a blog , but couldn’t remember where to go and say thak you …
What a great way to reuse that cork wire! Thanks DM!
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This angel is supr cute! I plan to do the dress with a different colours and use it as gift tags. THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHARING!
I love the gift tag idea Lucy!