Ribbon Angel


Supplies:
  • One Angel head with hands
  • Two 10 yard rolls of 2” wide wired ribbon (gold and white - colors are optional).
  • Two white chenille stems
  • Glue gun

Instructions:

  1. Cut ribbon rolls as follows: 6 pieces at 30”, 4 pieces at 36”/ You should have about 24” of each roll left for wings.
  2. Fold each ribbon end lengthwise. Cut an angle from the foldside about 1” down to side top corner. This should give you a double pointed end.
  3. Layer ribbon lengthwise 36” on bottom, starting with white then gold, then 30” ending with white. Keep one gold.
  4. Fold in half and twist a chenille stem very tightly around middle. Separate the chenille stem for arms. Take second chenille stem and wrap around the open one to give arms more body.
  5. Glue hands to arms. Glue shoulders to ribbon over shoulders made of chenille stems.
  6. Cut approximately 12” or 13” piece of gold ribbon for sleeves out of 24” leftover pieces. Make sure that you have about 1/2” to turn edge over.
  7. Glue edges down for hem.
  8. Fold ribbon lengthwise and glue in from sleeve hem (towards middle) about 3” along fold.
  9. Put jacket on and glue in place.
  10. Take extra ribbon with fancy edge and fold in half across the width. Twist in the middle and flue to breast plate in front of where chest meets ribbon.
  11. Drape remaining ribbon back over shoulder and glue in place.
  12. Glue halo to top of head.
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