7.12.11

Paper Angels

After making a fat little bat with flapping wings for Halloween, I thought to myself, "Why not an angel with flapping wings?" Off I went, pencil in hand, to make a sketch...

And sketch, I did!

Then, I got out my watercolors and painted a bit.

I cut out my figures, punched a few holes...

 And attached the wings to my angel figure with mini-brads.

Note:  If you try this project yourself, you will need to make sure your figure is wide enough so the wings do not interfere with each other. You can find mini-brads for attaching your wings in the scrap-book section of most craft stores.  The brads will be inserted in the lower holes on the wings (see photo above.)  Again, you will want to punch your holes so that the wings do not meet in the center.  It took a bit of trial and error for me to get this right, and you may note, in the photo below, the edges of the wings are bit close on the back of this angel!

After I secured the wings to my angel figure with the brads, I tied a string very loosely through the upper holes on the wings and attached a tiny silver bell to the end of the string, just for fun!

Ta-daaa!

Give the string a gentle pull, and up go the wings!

Wishing bright angel blessings to you and yours, always...

Note: This project was shared at Magic Onions Friday's Nature Table and Natural Suburbia's Creative Friday.  You can find many more lovely ideas by visiting there, too!
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19 comments:

  1. KylieDecember 7, 2011 at 3:23 AM

    I love this, just gorgeous. Pinning right now ;-)

    Oh and it would be lovely if you would link it over at Christmas Fun in the crafts section - http://ourworldwideclassroom.blogspot.com/2011/11/christmas-fun-2011-week-1-its-craft.html

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  2. W-S WanderingsDecember 7, 2011 at 4:02 AM

    Oh my word. These are so lovely. I mean, just look at those angelic faces! My Middling would LOVE to make these, as would her mama :-)

    Blessings...

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  3. Rachel~At the Butterfly BallDecember 7, 2011 at 4:28 AM

    We love our paper Angel you sent! Even my husband commented on how clever she was! She is hanging on our Christmas tree right now! Thanks for sharing how you made them, I know my children would enjoy making more for friends and family.

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  4. AnonymousDecember 7, 2011 at 5:31 AM

    ADORABLE! You are such an amazing artist!

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  5. eidolonsDecember 7, 2011 at 6:23 AM

    I give our angel's wings a gentle tug every time I walk down our hallway. She brightens my days - thank you so much for sending her our way! (:

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  6. UnknownDecember 7, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    These turned out beautifully :)

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  7. MamaWestWindDecember 7, 2011 at 5:49 PM

    I LOVE this! So beautiful. I'm going to make one for sure!

    Thanks!

    Becca

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  8. LizDecember 8, 2011 at 1:14 AM

    beautiful.... I will try these next year x

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  9. no spring chickenDecember 9, 2011 at 8:15 AM

    She is beautiful and I am inspired!

    Blessings, Debbie

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  10. EviDecember 10, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    Oh they are so lovely and delicate! Really, pretty. Thanks so much for sharing the how-to.

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  11. April's HomemakingDecember 11, 2011 at 1:24 AM

    Oh my, these are so pretty!! This is such a beautiful craft!! I love how you made it so the wings work. How fun!

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  12. GramerlyDecember 11, 2011 at 5:36 PM

    How delightful. I would love to try this with my fourth graders.

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  13. annaDecember 11, 2011 at 7:48 PM

    These are so, so beautiful. I shall treasure mine forever :)

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  14. MarinaDecember 13, 2011 at 12:01 AM

    My mom made angles like these. So cute.

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  15. KDecember 13, 2011 at 3:12 PM

    Lovely. Your brain is so much fun.

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  16. SheilaDecember 15, 2011 at 4:36 PM

    Beautiful!

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  17. traceyDecember 16, 2011 at 8:37 AM

    So lovely. Found you via Craft Crow! Making these this weekend!

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  18. KylieDecember 17, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    Wanted to let you know that I featured this post - http://ourworldwideclassroom.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-fun-round-up-so-much.html

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  19. Paola RomaDecember 21, 2011 at 5:24 PM

    Your work is simple and so beautiful!

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