Handmade angel crafts - a collection of popular step by step master classes with photo ideas

Materials and tools

The upcoming activity in any case should not cause doubts about their own abilities, and various master classes are able if not to teach how to create a real work of art, then at least provide a selection of simple options that will be power even a child.

Thanks to the resourcefulness of persistent needlewomen who were able to find a use for absolutely unpredictable things and even trash, the range of materials used has become limitless, with no need to buy anything specially - everything is in the house of every housewife.

The basis for a Christmas angel can be:

• Paper;
• Textiles;
• Pasta;
• Beads;
• Wire;
• Water;
• Cotton and CD disks;
• Dough.

This is only a small part of what may need a craftswoman with a played imagination. And regarding the list of necessary tools, we can say that it consists of a standard set:

• Scissors;
• Glue;
• Thread;
• Pencil and other, depending on the selected material.

Step-by-step instructions, photos and various ready-made templates can not only facilitate the work and stimulate creative thoughts, but also help everyone individually in the selection of a simple and interesting decoration.

There are many ideas for creating from easy crafts to real masterpieces, and this is just the main problem, because when you see this beauty you want to do everything at once, but if time allows why not?

The varieties of Christmas figurines abound, but still, if such an activity is done for the first time, you should start with the most common, accessible and easy, and then, of course, you can go to more original and sophisticated options.

Variants of paper angels

Warm, friendly atmosphere should always reign in the family, and, to strengthen it, add communication and just have a good time, in the process of making decorations can be involved and children.

Figurines suitable for working with children

Angels, cut out on a template - the simplest option, which does not require special skills and a long investment of time. They can be without additions - just white, and it will already be beautiful. But you can show imagination even in this version and add sequins, bright colors, ribbons, finish drawing a face and other small elements that make each creation unique.

Combined with several parts - triangle - dress, circle - head, glued to the top of the body, then semicircle - wings, attached to the back of the angel. Longer is decorated as desired - colored, finished drawing or initially cut out with different colors and textures.

Standing figures - draw the outline of an angel with an elongated skirt, cut out, the hem is fixed on the back, pre-bending it twice to create stability. You will need heavy paper to make it;

Angel-card - cut out the head, wings, hair and a rectangle, which should bend the top corners to the bottom and cut off the resulting triangle top. All elements to glue to each other, and on the spread, which turned out due to the bent corners in the center, add an inscription.

The angel for serving is a cute, unusual and practical addition to the table. Cut out the head and wings from the cardboard, make a slit on the chest and insert the top of the cone from a napkin;

Harmonic - the silhouette of an angel can be made by folding the paper with an accordion.

Cone figures - usually require a few details, cutting, folding and gluing, but you can get by with a simplified version of where you need to make a circle, the center of the draw the outline of the head and wings, cut out near them unnecessary part. Then from the head to make an incision in the shoulder area and the second on the outside of the wing and bend the cone, securing the slits.

More complex options include angels on the basis of the cone with the addition of several elements:

• A Christmas tree toy. A Christmas ball acts as a head, two small cones as arms, a large one as a dress. All fasten together, and you can add dressing up with lace or fringe on the hem;
• Angel in the technique of quilling. Incredibly beautiful and airy creation. Made by spiraling thin strips of paper. Then given the desired size and shape;
• Combined techniques. If you combine the wings in the style of quilling, and cone handles and torso from openwork napkins, you can get a very elegant angel.

Crafts from felt and textiles

Sturdy, durable and unusual are the crafts from textiles. Such a selection requires a basic skill of working with a thread and needle, but the finished creation will serve more than one year, and nothing bad will happen if it falls into the hands of even a very young child.

Among the most famous options are these:

1. Angel with felt. Each element is cut out in pairs, stitched with a simple stitch or edging and filled with cotton. Beads or satin ribbons are used as decorations and eyes. Felt is a dense material, so even a standing, cone-shaped angel can be sewn with it;
2. Pieces of fabric. What is not an option? Finished ornaments and bright colors are great decorations that don't require additions. It is enough to sew and fill with absorbent cotton. Figurines can be made both from solid patterns and sewn from individual elements;
3. Knitted angels. Requires special skills, technique and time. Definitely a winning option that can come off not only as an ornament, but also as a gift.

Angels with flour.

As strange as it may sound, you can create something special and incredibly beautiful with pasta. The main thing is to have a small assortment of spirals, shells, and glue and paint (preferably from a spray can).

If the choice of flour is scarce, sky men can be made with dough:

1. Gingerbread in the form of angels. A versatile craft: a Christmas tree decoration, a gift and a treat. A simple recipe to make and decorate at your discretion - ornaments with food coloring, simple protein cream with sugar and the usual shapes from the molds;
2. Dough with salt and water. Very interesting to do children - the material is malleable, soft and environmentally friendly. Decorate to your liking: paints, glitter, unusual shape and size.

Wire and beads

Interesting, original and unusual will be crafts with beads and wire. Of course, to perform them you need some skill, but a lot of thematic templates and schemes will help to overpower even such a variant.

Quilted and CD disks

Cotton and CD disks, needlewomen have also found a useful application and suggested their use even for New Year's themes, to create decorations and souvenirs.

With musical disks it is possible to receive a fine addition in the form of the wings of an angel shimmering in the light, made both from felt and from cardboard. And cotton disks can also become an independent basis for angels. You can work with them according to the same principles and schemes as with paper - cutting out on templates, the combination of cones and others, just the crafts will be small, but they will do a good job as a fun, white garland.

Angel from the Water

"Angel from water", such a wording in general causes a complete misunderstanding, but everything is much simpler - water should be frozen in a mold for baking or soap-making in the form of an angel, previously putting a ribbon there, so that it was convenient to cling. And serve as a decoration of such an angel can only be outdoors, when there is a lot of snow and frosty weather. Decorating trees with such crafts, you can expect a lot of astonished looks, admiration and compliments on the originality and ingenuity.

All this is just a small part of how you can diversify the simple figures and decorations in the form of angels. It is good if these ideas will serve as inspiration, and the real masterpiece will result from the suggested basis, your imagination and individual capabilities.

Photo ideas of homemade crafts in the form of an angel