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Ball Angel Ornament

Angels—a universal symbol of peace, hope, love, protection, and goodness—will add warmth and joy to any event or holiday. This is one of my favorite crafts that I teach, and it’s easy to create a vast assortment of different angel ornaments. They can be made into hanging ornaments, added to a holiday wreath, placed on top of a holiday package, or used as a baby shower gift. Invent your own angels for any special time of the year.

EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS FOR ONE BALL ANGEL

• 41/2" x 31/2" (11.5 x 9 cm) rectangle of printed Washi for the wings

• 61/2" x 31/2" (16.5 x 9 cm) rectangle of printed Washi for the body

• 2" (5 cm) Styrofoam ball (Washi adheres better to extruded Styrofoam)

• 10mm painted wooden head bead with1/4" (6 mm) hole (or paint a face on a plain wooden bead)

• 4" (10 cm) gold or silver tinsel chenille stem for halo

• Tiny bow or rosebud

• 8" (20 cm) thick gold or silver thread or thin gold or silver cording for hanging

• Glue stick

• Small sharp scissors

• Paper clips

• Tracing paper and pencil

• Hot-glue gun and glue sticks

• 12" x1/4" (30.5 cm x 6 mm) wooden dowel

• Awl

1 Trace and cut out the angel wing pattern above.

2 Fold the 4½" x 3½" (11.5 x 9 cm) rectangle of printed Washi in half lengthwise. Open it up, apply glue stick to one side, then fold back together.

3 Fold the folded piece of Washi in half widthwise.

4 Place angel wing pattern on the folded Washi, secure with paper clips, and cut out. Place the cut-out wings on the table and flatten them out to dry.

5 Trace the angel body pattern and cut it out. Paper clip the pattern to the 6 1/2" x 3 1/2" (16.5 x 9 cm) piece of printed Washi and cut it out.

6 Apply glue stick to the first segment of Washi, starting at the end indicated on the pattern.