Angel Crafts for Christmas

How to Make Christmas Angels

Creating Christmas decorations is an American tradition. In our family, we love to make our own decorations and many are passed down from generation to generation. I have included some patterns and instructions for a few of the Christmas Angels that I have made. Some are old patterns and some are based on old designs, but with my own special alterations. We hope you enjoy making them and using them.

Christmas Angel Crafts

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We think that the best and most cherished holiday decorations are made by hand and that are passed down from generation to generation. There are a lot of artists and "crafters" in our family who have shared patterns and directions for some lovely Christmas crafts. My favorites are the Angels. I have made them in all shapes and sizes and from a variety of different materials and I'd like to share some of my favorites with you. I hope you enjoy making and using them as much as we have. Some of these are over 30 years old and I have added a few of my own touches and altered a couple to suit my tastes. I've included the original pattern and also my changes to the design.

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Christmas Angels
exerpt from Christmas World

'Angels' in Greek means 'Messengers'. In the Bible, heavenly angels are mentioned as messengers of god. Christmas angels are perhaps the most popular form of angels that are used in our celebrations. Angels are believed to be immortals, who live in Heaven, and act as intermediaries between God and Humankind. Traditionally, pictures and poems on angels portray them having human bodies with wings sprouting from their backs. 'Wings' are said to symbolize Innocence, Virtue, Purity, Peace and Love, which place them above Humans though they are still under God. It was the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of Christianity, which first mentions that angels had a human body and angel wings and could fly.

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Ornaments

Christmas Angels for the Tree

LACE ANGEL CHRISTMAS ORNAMENT (Original Pattern)

MATERIALS
18 inches of 3 inch wide lace (which has like edges and a uniform pattern of holes along the middle and the edges) per angel.
1 (12") gold pipe cleaner
24" of narrow ribbon
1 (1") round wooden doll head with hole all the way through
2 miniature roses
1 small jingle bell (if desired)
6" gold cord

DIRECTIONS

1. GLUE HAIR TO HEAD AND LET DRY. MAKE A CIRCLE 1/3 OF THE WAY ON THE END OF THE PIPE CLEANER. PUT BOTH ENDS THROUGH HEAD. WRAP SHORT END AROUND THE STEM FOR A COLLAR.

2. COUNT DOWN 11 HOLES IN THE LACE (@ 6") AND CUT. WEAVE THROUGH THE CENTER HOLES ONTO THE LONG END OF THE PIPE CLEANER AND PUSH UP FOR WINGS.

3. GATHER THE REST OF THE LACE ALONG THE LONG EDGE. PULL TIGHTLY AND TIE OFF. SLIDE UP ONTO THE LONG END OF THE PIPE CLEANER & GLUE UNDER THE WINGS.

4. MAKE A BOW WITH THE 12" OF RIBBON. GLUE AT THE WAIST. GLUE ON ROSE. REPEAT FOR THE BACK.

5. MAKE A LOOP OF THE GOLD CORD. DIP THE ENDS INTO CLEAR NAIL POLISH. SLIP IT OVER THE HALO & GLUE KNOT AT HEAD FOR HANGER.

6. CUT OFF PIPE CLEANER UNDER SKIRT OR LEAVE IT & ATTACH A SMALL BELL.

Angel with Fan Style Skirt

Follow Directions number 1 & 2 above.
3. Instead of gathering the lace to make a skirt, fold the lace like a fan and bend the pipe cleaner at a right angle, then thread it through the edge of the lace. Fan out the lace to make the skirt (see photo). Bend pipe cleaner up in the middle of the back and twirl it and cut off access. Glue bow to hide it.
Follow directions 4 & 5 above.

Little Lace Angel for a Small Tree

Use the directions for the original angel, but use 6 inch lengths of 2 different types of gathered decorative ribbon instead of lace. Fold a third 6 inch piece of lace for the bodice and glue the pipe cleaner to it. Use 2 long white feathers for the wings. Add hair and other decoration if desired.

Christmas with Southern Living 2007

by: Editors of Southern Living

Amazon Price: $19.77 (as of 07/14/2009)

Beaded

Christmas Angel Jewelry

Materials:

1 18mm White Pearls Item # 1438-12
60 6mm White Pearls Item # 1438-06
50 4mm Gold Pearls Item # 1439-07
1 1/3 yd. 24 ga. Wire Item # 1430-01
1 pin back

Tools Needed: Wire Cutter, Needle Nose Pliers, Scissors, hot glue gun

Instructions:
Slip 9 white pearls onto 1 yard of the wire.
Fold wire up at each end of the pearls, making sure ends of wire are even. Now slip 8 white onto the right side of the wire.
Slide the left wire through the 8 pearls on the right. Since the wire is going through the pearls for the 2nd time it is best to keep the wire straight. Instead of pulling the wire through each pearl, slide all the pearls onto 2nd wire, then pull both wires until pearls come together. Try to keep the wire as even as possible.
Slip 8 pearls onto whichever wire is shorter. Fold pearls over toward the previous row, then slip the other wire through the pearls just as you did before.
Repeat (step 4) six more times, each time decreasing 1 white pearl. The top row should have 2 pearls.
To make the wings, put 10 gold pearls on each wire and thread the end through the wire loop on the edge of row 5 and 6. Put 8 gold pearls on each wire and 2 white pearls on the shorter wire. Run each wire through 1 of the 2 white pearls and come up in between the pearls.
To attach the head and halo: Slip the 18mm pearl onto both wires, then slip 10 gold pearls onto one wire. Twist the wire (with the pearls) around the other wire to form a tight circle. Trim off excess wire.
To form the arms: Use about 1 foot of wire and run it through the row with 3 white pearls, making sure the ends are even. Put 3 white pearls and 1 gold pearl on each end. Run the wire back through the 3 white pearls to form the 2 arms and back through 1 of the 3 body pearls on each side to come out on the back. Put the wires together to secure the pin back. You may also need a little hot glue.

Another variation can be found at: Angel made from pearls

Angels A to Z: A Who's Who of the Heavenly Host

by: Matthew Bunson

Amazon Price: $11.66 (as of 07/14/2009)

Twisted Paper

Christmas Angel Dolls

reference for Instructions: Sandy Dye, Paper Ribbon Welcome Dolls 13 Delightful Paper Ribbon Dolls to Make Using Twisted Paper, Plaid Express, 1990.

Counted Cross Stitch Angel Books

Counted cross stitch is a lovely form of needlework that can be used to make some beautiful keepsake Christmas ornaments. Here are several good crounted cross stitch books that feature Angels.

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Crochet Angels

Crocheted Angels are also quite beautiful. Instructions for this Small Angel and many other Angel patterns can be found at Crochet Pattern Central. There are also many patterns for crocheting angels in the crochet pattern books listed below.

Christmas Angel Crochet Books

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Raphael Angel

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Christmas Angel Vid

The Christmas Angel

A family tale hosted by Oliva Newton-John and Chip Davis, over music by Mannheim Steamroller, The Christmas Angel tells the story of a decorative angel that 'is stolen from the top of a village Christmas tree by an evil villain the night before Christmas.The villagers and their children cannot celebrate Christmas until the angel is found and replaced atop the tree. The story is a classic tale of good triumphing over evil told in an enchanting way with world champion ice skaters portraying the characters. It is set the night before Christmas Eve when all the presents are under the village tree. The children are excited as they go home to bed. When all is quiet and the clock strikes midnight, the toys come to life one more time before they become presents for the children. Snowmen, gingerbread men, toy soldiers and many more dance around the Village Square. But an evil presence arrives bent on destroying everyone's happiness and steals the angel from the tree. He knows that without the angel protecting the magic of the tree the children will have no gifts when they wake up. Dorothy, one of the mothers, follows the evil into the Netherworld to try to rescue the angel so that Christmas will not be spoiled and the children will get their gifts. The toys begin to cry and the angel is frightened by the mischievous Gargon but Dorothy leads them to battle with the evil and turns him to good. They all re-enter the village through a tunnel of light and Christmas is saved.

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