Clothespin Angel Ornament

Simple and Heavenly Christmas Ornament

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Very simple and relatively quick Christmas ornament.
Photo credit: MandyLikesPie

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You Will Need (13 things)

  • Wooden Clothes Pin
  • Scraps of Lace Trim
  • Satin Ribbon scraps
  • Acrylic Paint
  • Paint Brush
  • Tacky Glue
  • Needle & Thread
  • Brass Screw Eye(s)
  • Needle & Thread
  • Needle & Thread
  • Small doll Wings
  • Cording
  • Embellishment(s)

Steps (5 steps, 30 minutes)

  1. 1

    Screw brass screw eye in top of angels "head" to form halo and
    paint a face on your clothespin. Set aside to dry.

  2. 2

    Using needle and thread, gather a length of lace to form dress around "body" of your angel. Secure with a knot.

  3. 3

    Cut two lengths of lace to form sleeves of dress. Roll each piece of lace to form a cone shaped tube and secure with a few stitches. Use tacky glue to attach sleeves to your angel's "shoulders". Set aside to dry.

  4. 4

    Snugly tie a small length of ribbon around your angel's waist to form the definition between the skirt and bodice of her dress.

  5. 5

    Using tacky glue, attach wings to angel's back. Embellish to your heart's desire! Set aside to dry. Loop cording through angel's halo for hanging.