Diy - Wooden Angels

Oleh admin 18 Nov, 2013

This twelvemonth I'm having a thing for angels, they are going to move a big purpose of my Holiday decor, but when looking through my stash for some of them, the ones I convey were likewise small-scale for my liking :/

After looking roughly for some inspiration to exercise my own, I came upon this 1 my friend Meeha had on her mantel final year. Isn't it adorable!

Meeha Meeha

I dearest it! I dearest the whole mantel display. My chore was there: to endeavor to imitate that cute angel ;) This is how it went:

The materials as well as tools you'll require for 1 angel:

Patterns correct HERE.
One - 1x6x15 while of wood
One - 1x3x8 while of wood
Two - ¼ x7x7 pieces of plywood
Wood glue
Primer
Acrylic paints
Brushes
Black as well as cherry-red pens
2 pump foam shapes
3 small-scale star foam shapes
1 gilded pipage cleaner
2 pieces metallic element trim back -7" each (optional)
Burlap ribbon for hair
Jigsaw
Drill
A gear upwardly of clamps
Hot mucilage gun

Instructions:

Trace the torso pattern onto the 1x6 while of forest as well as cutting it out using the jigsaw. I cutting 2 shapes at the same time. Hmmm my boards were a fighting likewise short, I got apartment heads ;)

Do the same amongst the wings, using the plywood.

For the base, pump the angel's cast lower side onto the 1x3 as well as line around. Drill a hole as well as thence the jigsaw's blade tin come upwardly in, as well as transcend along cutting along the lines amongst the jigsaw.
My hubby was cleaning the garage, he knew I had to exercise these cuts, every bit a overnice surprise he took matters into his ain as well as went to town drilling holes on both boards :D

Glue the torso onto the base, clamp it as well as allow the mucilage dry. Prime as well as paint.

For the decorative epitome yous tin utilization acrylic paints (I used human face upwardly paints because I don't convey all those colors inwards acrylics). For the human face upwardly as well as hands utilization a really lite pink, doing the contour amongst a darker pink. For the torso utilization a really lite yellow, doing the contour as well as arm lines amongst gold.