Even made angel tree decorations are one of the coveted and most famous Christmas decorations. And since angel decorations usually only need wings, heads and a body, they can be made at home with relatively little effort. Tinker a cute angel with paper? Yes, cool idea! Would you also like to try these DIY projects?
The following homemade angel decorations are made of paper, paper plates and toilet paper. You can do it quickly and easily, everything you need is a little imagination and skill. Most of them are so simple that they can make them with the help of their children, so that they not only receive a beautiful tree decorations, but also a special family memory.
A traditional, Scandinavian pastime is the tinkering of paper angels, which are usually kept in white tones. Of course, you can use colorful paper for it.
What you need:
- Colorful paper
- Cord
- 1 large pearl
- Hot glue gun
Directions:
1. Cut a rectangle of 13 x 15 cm separately for the angel's dress and a rectangle of 9 x 8 cm for the wings.
2. To make an accordion out of the larger sheet of paper, first fold it on the longer side. The width of a wrinkle can be up to 1 cm.
3. Fold the paper in half to find the middle and then punch a small hole there.
4. Produce the wings by folding the smaller rectangle in the same way as the larger fold, namely on the longer edge. Fold the paper in the middle to create a slit.
5. Cut a cord about 25 cm in length.
6. You can use a knot that is larger than the hole in the middle of your sheet by folding the cord in half and tying the ends together.
7. Start leading the wrapped end of the cord through the base of the larger, folded paper, followed by the base of the smaller, folded paper. Finally, attach the large pearl that will serve as a head. Cut the excess thread.
8. Apply the hot glue gun glue to a side of the folded paper, bring the paper together with the other side and hold it until the glue is dry.
9. Now you can attach the wings to the dress: Attach the wings to the top of the dress by gluing a strip along the lower edge.
10. Fasten your head by pat some glue around the hole on the top of the wings. The cute angel is already finished!
Angels made of craft paper and wooden balls
These angels made of handicrafts are enchanting andEasy to tinker. You are a fun project in which children can help. You can use them as jewelry for the Christmas tree or as a decoration for your house, or both! You only need a few simple materials to produce a large number of these angels. The production does not take any time at all. Ideal to share some time with your loved ones.
Take a piece of handicraft paper and cut part. Turn the paper and design a cone shape. Then cut off the pointed part - that will be your angel's body. Then glue the wooden ball with a hot glue: now your head is ready and you can paint beautiful eyes on it. You can also decorate the angel's dress with colors or glitter. Finally, you should only draw the wings of the angel on a piece of paper, cut it out and stick it on the body. If you want, you can also make a shiny halo over the head of the figure.
Make angel decorations yourself with paper plates
This angel made of paper plate is a wonderful and simple project for you and your children. Take a paper plate and cut out a triangular part. This part will be the angel's dress. Tinker two small arms too. Then attach the dress to the main part of the plate and also the arms. An old plastic eastery can serve as a head. Draw a face, cut out paper hair and attach a small habitual license. What a nice decoration that your childrenalso make yourselfcan!
Angel from Klorolle
You need a little more materials for this project, but then the manufacture of the figure is easy and fun. Take a roll toilet paper and extra craft paper, which serves as the arms and wings. The angel's head can be made from a small piece of paper and the halo from a straw. Be creative and add your own decorations.
Quick and easy angels tinker with paper
These paper angels can be made very quickly, even at the last minute.
Take paper and start tinkering nice tree decorations.
Other decorative ideas with salt dough at Christmas can be found here!
