Christmas Angel Challenge

A few weeks back I made a batch of Christmas Angels based on an article I saw in an old issue of Somerset Studio magazine dated Nov/Dec 2006. The article was called ‘Altered Stockings’ by a very talented lady called Nelda Ream-Jinkerson. She made the stockings from vintage sweaters and then applied some mixed media embellishments - her delightful angel being one of the embellishments. You can see a picture of her creation here (just scroll down a little way).

By co-incidence Nancy over on the Art ‘n’ Soul Flickr group, hinted at an angel art-doll as a theme in the lead up to Christmas, and as I’ve been ‘volunteered’ by Viv to be the next guest challenger I thought these angels would be a good idea.

Of course, my version isn’t as pretty as Nelda’s but it is based on the same principle. Whereas hers was made from a shipping tag, I cut a body shape for mine from card and made some wings - here’s the template for what it’s worth!

In short here‘s what to do to make one:

• find a vintage head and shoulders to use, extend the body template to accommodate the head and shoulders.

• Cut out the body template (extended at the top to include the head and shoulders) from card.

• Glue on the head, shoulders and a Christmassy landscape or other design of your choosing to the card template.

• Glue on a decorative paper to pretty up the back (I used some music score to match the wings).

 

• Cut out the wings template from card, cover with paper (or fabric or whatever) of your choosing (I used old music paper sprayed with a little Glimmer Mist, Nelma used antique book text)

• Attach the wings to the body (I attached mine with a button and thread and the button has a touch of gold leaf on it)

• Attach some lace or other decoration to the bottom of the body.

• Make the legs with wire, string, or whatever you choose. (I used jewellery eye pins with some bells at the bottom)

• Attach a loop for hanging the angel at the back

                   

….. and there she is, all ready for Christmas!