Vintage Look Angel Tree Topper

Simple and Inexpensive Christmas Ornaments

How to make a lovely vintage style angel tree topper with simple inexpensive materials.

Angel Tree Topper Materials

• White poster board - enough to fit 2 of the pattern
• Ceramcoat acrylic paints in ivory, light pink and black
• Gold glitter glue
• Iridescent glitter glue
• Aleene's Clear Gel Tacky Glue
• Plaid Mod Podge Gloss - Luster
• Anita's Antiquing Water Based Varnish
• Paper towel
• Tissue paper - example is white with colored flecks embedded
• Scribbles 3D paint in Iridescent Gold
• Ruler
• ¾" wide scotch tape or masking tape
• Soft lead pencil
• Elmer's Painter pen in gold
• Paint brushes in ½" and liner
• Lace - example is 15"long & 5 ¾" deep
• Sewing needle & thread to match the lace
• 1 Small ribbon rose
• Approximately 11 paper clips

How to Assemble the Angel Tree Topper

Open a new word processing program document. Click on the template above and copy. Paste the template into the new document. Move the cursor over the lower right corner until you can grab the corner and stretch the template so that the angel is approximately 11 inches tall.

Print and cut the angel out.

Trace two of the angel pattern on the poster board and cut out.

Paint one side of each angel with two coats of ivory paint. Let dry completely.

Turn the pattern piece over and cover all the areas of the design from the front with pencil. This will be your transfer paper for the designs.

Place the pattern design side up on top of one angel you've just painted and lightly trace over the design with a pencil. A ruler works well for doing the long lines on the skirt. You will now have your design transferred to the angel.

Trace over the transferred pencil lines with gold fabric paint. It has a fine point so this will be relatively easy to do.

This will take about three hours to dry. If there are any unwanted pencil marks, use an eraser when the fabric paint is dry.

In the meantime, on the angel's back, decoupage tissue paper to cover the ivory paint. When the front of the angel is completely dry, decoupage just the skirt with tissue paper.

Fill in the blank areas of the halo with gold glitter glue. Let dry.

Cover the wings with iridescent glitter glue using a paint brush. This will also help to strengthen the wings. It doesn't need to be perfect as it is supposed to have a vintage look. Let dry completely before continuing.

Lightly cover the back of the angel with Antiquing Medium and dab off with a paper towel. Do the same for the front avoiding the face and the hearts.

Mix a small amount of pink and ivory paint together and paint the face. Paint the hearts in pink. When dry, use the liner brush and black paint to do the eyes, nose and mouth. This can also be done with a fine point felt permanent marker if desired.

Use the gold paint pen to make small dots along the outline of the bodice and the area where the hearts are located for a little added decoration.

Glue the entire top half of the angel wrong sides together. Place paper clips around the perimeter to hold together. Let this dry completely before continuing.

At this point you will need to cut the area under each wing up to the corners of the bodice as indicated in the template. This will allow the skirt to be formed into a cone shape and for the addition of the lace.

Hold the skirt area of the two parts in one hand and slightly bend to form a cone as shown.

Overlap the sides of the skirt one at a time, front over back, and glue together. Hold the bottom seams together with paper clips. Tape the inside seams together for added security. While drying you may also place pieces of tape on the outside seam to be removed later.

At both ends of the lace, fold under a very small hem to the inside and tack stitch in place. Then place a running stitch all along the top of the lace and gather to fit around the waist.

When completely dry, glue the wrong side of the top edge of the lace around the skirt leaving just the very front open. Glue a tiny ribbon rose where the lace meets in the front.

Your angel tree topper is now ready to "grace" your tree.

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