Sunday, December 6, 2009

How to make a paper doily angel & garland?

The other day I was looking at the pile of paper doilies and thought I could make some fun angels from them & string some doilies on a nylon thread to put in front of our window. A bit of holiday decoration without it being too traditional.
Here is what you need: paper doilies, a wooden bead, cotton thread, thin metal thread, scissors, doublesided tape and nylon thread.
Fold a paper doily double.
Make a cut through the doily on the side.
Make a cut through on the other side too.
Cut away part of the doily for the arms. Cut it a tiny little bit towards the middle on both sides.
Cut a piece of doublesided tape and attach it to one 'arm'.
Fold the part with the doublesides tape over the other part.
Do the same on the other side and you'll have this.
Cut some cotton thread about 8/10cm long.
Cut a piece of thin metal thread.
Make a loop on the metal thread and twist it a few times.
Put the cotton thread in between the 2 metal threads & twist it again.
String a wooden bead on the metal thread.
String the doily on the metal thread.
Twist around the metal thread a few times so
that the upper part can't come loose.

Cut a piece of doublesided tape.
Tape it in between the doily.
Press firmly.
Draw a little face on the wooden bead.
Your angel is finished.
Cut doilies towards the middle.
Make a fold between parts.
String them on a nylon thread together with the doliy angel.
Hang it in front of your window.

24 comments:

  1. That is so adorable. I have some of those paper doilies hanging around somewhere!

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  2. oh darling!!! This is super cute!!!
    xo

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  3. Your creativity and energy is endless! I love this little angel especially her hair. Great tutorial Mitsy!

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  4. I really love this Mitsy - it's so beautiful! I'm going to show my girls and I know what they'll be wanting to make :) Thank you for sharing this. K

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  5. ooh, lovely Idea, maybe I make the angels togthere with my kids to use as a gifttag on our Christmas presents!

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  6. You are incredibly creative ... thanks for sharing your ideas here.

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  7. So cute! And I love doilies, so maybe I will get some and do this! (The hair looks hard though.)

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  8. Thank you very much for sharing this wonderful tutorial! :)

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  9. jeezes those are so cute! I love your tutorials... I decided to crave some stamps after seeing your craving tutorial =D

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  10. Brilliant idea! Mitsy you blow me away!

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  11. Super sweet.

    Very nice !!!

    From Argentina,Liliana

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  12. Aww, that is so cute! Thanks so much for sharing her, I'll be linking.

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  13. I am writing to request permission to reprint this adorable project on Craftown.com. We would of course give you full credit and will happily link back to your blog. Please let me know if this is acceptable. Thanks!

    Amanda Formaro
    Chief Editor - Craftown.com
    http://craftown.com

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  14. Thank you very much for this great tutorial, it's so cute.
    Kisses from France, Miette

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  15. Awww!!! :D How cute is this?! Adorable! :)
    I can't wait to try this out! :)

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  16. its soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
    nice

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