ANGEL TUTORIAL

Here is the Tutorial I  promised on the little jean angel.  I hope you get the chance to try making her, if you have the supplies.  If my instructions are not clear, just send me a comment and I will try to clarify for you.  If you do make one, please show us what you have done in the comment section of this thread.

So first of all you will need some supplies.  You will need a porcelain head and hand set.  If you can't find hands, that is okay - but you do need a head.  Try dollar stores, look in the Christmas section when it is up, and also check out the craft area of the store.  Other sources are thrift stores, garage sales, church rummage sales... you just never know where you will stumble upon a broken down angel.

Next you need some used jeans.   From the used jeans you need the following pieces.

Jean Material
Skirt -  one 7" x 11"
Wings  - two 6"x4"
Sleeves - two 2"x4"
Bodice - one 3.5" x 4.5"

One piece of lace or tulle material cut approx 6"x4"  for the front of the wings.  Don't buy lace - you can be creative by cutting up an old doily, or lace curtain - thrift stores have lots of things with this type of trim.

One wing cut from a light cardboard, such as a cereal box.  You can draw own on a piece of paper first. Fold a piece of paper in half and draw one wing - when you cut it out you will have the full wing.

2 pieces of chenille pipe cleaners cut 3.5"

assortment of trims and laces if you wish to embellish your angel more.

Glue gun and glue sticks

needle and thread.

Instructions:

Cut all pieces of jean material using above measurements.

To make the WINGS.

Take one piece of the denim wing material provided and glue the cardboard wing to the WRONG SIDE of the fabric, making sure to secure the outer edges well.  Cut the fabric around to the shape of the cardboard.

Flip the wing over so the fabric side faces the table, and now glue the second wing fabric to the cardboard facing you, WRONG SIDE DOWN.  Cut this fabric to the correct shape following the shape of the cardboard and fabric already cut.

Repeat the same process for one side of the wing using the lace or tulle fabric. 

After you have shaped the wings by cutting the fabric to match the others, take your glue gun and just make sure all the outer edges of both side of the wings are firmly attached.

If you want to attach feathers, or any embellishments, you can do it now.

Set wings aside.

SKIRT

Sew or glue the short edges of the skirt material together… WRONG SIDES FACING.

Turn the material right side facing and with a needle and thread gather the material along the top of the skirt, pull tightly to close and secure.

Making sure your seam will be at the back of the angel, glue the skirt into the dolls head.

ARMS

Glue a chenille arm to each hand.  To make the sleeve, position the arm on the wrong side of the arm material.  Glue material to wrist of the hand and along the pipe cleaner, then wrap and roll the material around the arm and wrist until you have a sleeve.  Cut off any excess material, and glue down any areas that you missed.

Glue completed arms to the outside of the doll head at the shoulder level.  Remember to glue the appropriate hand to the right side of the body.

BODICE

Here’s where you get to be creative! You can cover as little or as much of the breastplate attached to the head as you wish!  Make sure you cover the arms where you have glued them to the body, and make sure the bodice covers the top of the skirt. 

You can make a cape top, or fit the material to the breastplate  - be creative, and if you run out of material, you can always use laces or trims to cover the areas you missed.

Add any trims to bodice, dress or sleeves now.

FINISHING

Position arms as you wish, and glue hands together.

Attach wings securely with glue to the back of the angel, positioning the head between each wing.  I ran a thick bead of glue down the middle of the wing, and then also attached each wing to wherever it touched the back to the angel.

Attach a ribbon for a hanger to the back of the head of the angel.

YOUR ANGEL IS DONE!

Copyright ã Dale Graumann

2017

I am working on those kits, I will let you know where and when they will be for sale soon.