chenille stem angel

November 26th, 2008

Here’s another craft that I picked up from the Advent Fair. I just love this sweet little angel and it is soooo quick and easy to make. Little hands will have a hard time with this one so either be prepared to offer a lot of help, or stick with an older crowd (maybe 8 or 9 and up?).

You’ll need:

* 1 white chenille stem (aka pipe cleaner)
* 1 silver chenille stem
* one wooden bead

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First feed the stem through the bead and leave about an inch on the end:

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Wrap the end around your finger and secure:

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Hello little angel, what a lovely halo you have!

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Now bring the other end up just under head and twist it to secure around the neck

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Form the body into a triangle shape::

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At this point you can put the body down and form the wings with the silver stem. Start by making a bow-tie:

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Twist the ends to secure them into place, but be sure to leave some untwisted as this is how you will secure it to the body:

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Wrap your endsĀ  around the angel’s neckĀ  to attach the wings to the angel:

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Ahhhh, one sweet little angel ready to add some sparkle to your gift-wrapping

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or hang from your tree!

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