Handmade Red Angel Christmas Ornament

December 13, 2011 at 2:13 pm (Show 'N' Tell, tutorial)
Tags: Angel, Christmas, Decorations, handmade, Holiday, Ornaments, sewing, Textile

I made a couple of angel ornaments from fabric scraps in years past.

This one is from a piece of sari fabric brought back to the states by my great-aunt in the early 1900’s. I really like the thin metal threads design woven into the fabric. Now it seems rather tarnished but I still like the effect.

I used it as a detail running up the middle of her gown in the back.

Her wings are just a double layer of fabric hand stitched with raw edges showing. Inside they have a length of bended wire to hold their shape. They are fastened to the angel’s back with a small safety pin. The angels grey hair is made of embroidery floss that is pulled back into a makeshift, sloppy bun.

I apologize to the angel for the indignity of having her gown hoisted up so, but at least now you can see that her legs are a simple thin tube of fabric, tapered at the ends and affixed in the middle by a piece of wire. I like how they kind of swing about in a way they couldn’t if she had a sewn and stuffed body.

Finally you can see that her head and arms are bent from a piece of wire. I then stitched a head around and onto it and filled it with a bit of fiberfill.

For hanging, I simply coiled a bit of lighter gauge wire and attached it to the two hands.

I left this angel faceless as any face I’ve thought of embroidering on doesn’t feel right to me. I kinda like her left plain like this.

What do you think… does the faceless aspect weird you out, or are you ok with it?

Tomorrow I’ll post about the other angel ornament.

Here’s where I’m linking up.

Monday:

{aka}/ design, Get Outta My Head Please, Mad in Crafts, Skip to My Lou,

The Gunny Sack, Sew Can Do, Singing Three Little Birds, Etcetorize, Dittle Dattle,

C.R.A.F.T.,  diy home sweet home, Craft-O Maniac, Sew Chatty, Artful Rising,

Sarahndipities 

Tuesday:

At Home With K, Not Just a Housewife, Hope Studios, Funky Polkadot Giraffe,

Kammy’s Korner, The Kurtz Corner, I’m Topsy Turvy, Tip Junkie,

Raising 4 Princesses, The Creative Itch Boutique, Crafty Confessions,

Permanent Posies,

Wednesday:

Sew Much Ado, Frugally Sustainable, The Shady Porch, Tea Rose Home, Lil’ Luna,

Sweet Peas & Bumble Bees, Mom On Timeout, Someday Crafts, Passionately Artistic,

Keeping the Christmas Spirit Alive 365

Thursday:

Mom On Timeout, Somewhat Simple, Thrifty Decorating, Bear Rabbit Bear,

The Crafty Blogstalker, The Shabby Creek Cottage, House of Hepworths,

Sorta Crunchy, Delightful Order, Saved by Love Creations, A Glimpse Inside,

Between U & Me

Friday:

Simply Designing, Whipperberry, 733 Blog, Happy Hour Projects, kojodesigns,

Joyful Stamper, Making Lemonade Blog, Thirty Handmade Days,

Release Me Creations, Naptime Crafters, Romantic Home, Finding Fabulous,

Shabby Nest, Chic on a Shoestring Decorating, French Country Cottage,

The Charm of Home, The Grant Life, At the Picket Fence, Fingerprints on the Fridge,

Stuff and Nonsense,  One Art Mama

Saturday:

The Gingerbread Blog, Too Much Time On My Hands, Six Sisters Stuff, Serenity You,

Be Different Act Normal

Sunday:

LambAround,   I {heart} Naptime,  Flamingo Toes, Petite Hermine,

My 1929 Charmer Blog