Angel Christmas Ornaments Craft

DIY Angel Christmas Ornaments Craft Supplies

• Unfinished wooden angel dolls or wooden peg dolls
• Printable angel wing template
• Paintbrushes
• White acrylic paint
• Extra fine-tip paint pens (or an incredible nib with black and red acrylic paint)
• Mod Podge with foam brushes
• Stiff white felt or white glitter felt
• Disappearing ink pen
• Sewing scissors
• Jute twine, Christmas twine, or ribbon
• Tinsel non-stretch gold metallic cord
• Wooden stars
• Glue gun with glue sticks
• Painters tape (optional)

Note: Because a glue gun is needed to make these DIY angel ornaments, children will need guidance and supervision on how to safely use one before getting started. It is also best to read through the step-by-step instructions before getting started to ensure you have everything you need to complete DIY angel Ornaments ready to go standing by.

1. Paint wooden peg doll bodies white.

• Tape the heads of the wooden peg dolls with painter’s tape if you are working with children to make these handmade angel ornaments. (Kids can quickly help paint the body of the angel ornaments when the heads are protected, but it is optional and not needed for older children.)
• We have also made wooden elf Christmas ornaments with the same peg dolls. Click the link to see how to make them!

2. Paint the head of each angel ornament craft.

• Learn how to paint the angel’s heads in our Fall Fairy DIY.
• We used the same technique described in our fall fairy DIY to paint the “heads” of our DIY angel ornaments. Click on the link for step-by-step directions.
• We also made winter fairy peg dolls with the same painting technique.

3. Paint the faces of the angel Christmas ornaments.

• Learn how to create “U” shaped eyes for the angel ornaments in our wooden peg doll fall fairy DIY project tutorial–>HERE.
• Dip an Incredible Nib into black or brown acrylic paint to make the eyes, or use a black or brown extra fine-tip paint pen.
• To make the angel’s pursed lips, dip an “Incredible Nib” into cherry red acrylic paint, or use a red extra fine-tip paint pen to make three dots in the shape of a heart.

4. Seal and protect handmade angel ornaments.

• Use a foam brush to paint Mod Podge onto the wooden peg dolls to seal and protect them before moving on to the next step.
• Mod Podge is a glue, so please don’t use a regular paintbrush to do this step unless you don’t mind throwing it away when you are finished.

5. Print, trace and cut angel wings for the DIY angel Christmas ornaments.

• Print the angel wing template out on cardstock and cut it out. Cardstock creates a stiff angle wing template that you can easily trace to use repeatedly. Because there are so many sizes of wooden peg dolls available these days, we provided several printable angel wings templates to ensure that you have an angel wing template size that fits.
• Trace the template using a pen with disappearing ink onto the white glimmer felt or stiff white felt. Trace one wing for each DIY angel ornament that you are making. Disappearing ink will automatically disappear from the felt in 24 – 48 hours. And it can also be washed off with water. Using disappearing ink will ensure that you do not have an ugly trace line visible along the edge of the angel wings. We’ve tested it to work perfectly on felt–even white!
• Cutting felt can be challenging, especially for young children. We recommend using sewing scissors to make it easier. Unfortunately, cutting the wings’ scalloped edges is even more difficult for kids, so we traced and cut a straighter edge on the inside of the angel wings that looks just as beautiful. You are welcome to do the same to make your angel ornaments. (The angel Christmas ornament DIY photo tutorial below shows you how we cut the wings for our ornaments.)

6. Glue the angel wings and an ornament hanger to each wooden angel ornament.

• For this step in the angel craft project, you will need 6-10 inches of twine or ribbon and one pair of felt angel wings for each ornament craft.
• First, arrange the twine or ribbon in a loop, then glue it between the angel wings and the wooden peg doll, as shown in the photo tutorial in the next section.
• A glue gun is needed to complete the next few steps of this DIY project. Before you turn it on, ensure you have instructed children to use one safely, and everything you need is standing by, ready to go.

7. Make a halo for each angel ornament craft and glue it to the back of each wooden peg doll head.

• First, cut a piece of the gold cord just under 2 inches long for each wooden peg doll angel ornament.
• Then, use a glue gun to place a dab of glue on one end of the gold cord and quickly place the other into the glue to attach both sides.
• Finally, place a dab of glue on the head of each wooden angel ornament to attach a halo to the back of each angel’s head.
• Ensure that each angle’s halo is tipped up slightly.
• This step may sound challenging, but the cord is easy to attach with a glue gun and holds beautifully without much effort. (Unless your toddler or cat gets ahold of it–lol!)

8. Glue wooden stars on the front of the DIY Angel Ornaments.

• First, place a dab of glue on the back of a wooden star.
• Next, attach the star to the front of the wooden peg doll angel ornament, as shown in the DIY angel ornaments photo tutorial below.