Ahhh, Christmas.

I’m a fan. How about you?

One of the main reasons I like it is the chance to make decorations. This is a simple one, so only the lo-fi option is provided for this make. The instructions are for making just one, but you can make as many as your supplies allow. Fill that tree with a vast flock of these gals and guys!

You will need

• three pages from an old book (mine is a book of Christmas Carols from the op shop)
• a round button for the halo
• a flat bead for the head (mine is made from a deconstructed necklace from the op shop)
• double sided sticky tape
• a hole punch
• some string and a pair of scissors
• a stapler
• a needle

Step 1: carefully tear out three pages from your book (or use your scissors if you like).

Step 2: fold all three pages in a concertina style (you know, how you make ‘fans’).

Step 3: Pinch one end of a folded page and, about an inch from the top, staple. Now your angel has a body.

Step 5: Fold your remaining two folded pages in half. Use some double-sided tape to keep them in place. Now your angel has wings.

Step 6: Using a bit more double sided tape, stick your wings to either side of the body, just under the staple.

Step 7: Once both your wings are on, use the hole punch to make a hole in the ‘neck’, above the staple.

Step 8: Now your angel has a body, wings and a neck, she just needs a head. Thread some string on a needle, pass it up through the flat bead, up through a hole in the button, then back down again through a hole in the button and the hole in the bead. (Follow the arrows in pic below). Remember to leave some string at the top for hanging your angel on things. Depending on your string and the size of the holes, you may be able to do this without a needle.

Step 9: Tie the head onto the body by looping the string through the hole you punched in the neck and do a little bow. (I added a fake bow on the pic below to show you what I mean.)

You’re done! Bob’s your angel. As well as looking great on your tree, these make nice gifts or additions to the wrapping of special presents. You can make the head from other stuff – just look for little round things! Here’s one I made from a curtain ring, using wire wrapped with wool for a halo.

And here’s a bunch on the Remaki ironing board Christmas tree!

What else could you use, do you think? Folded kids art for the body and wings? Bottle tops for the head and halo? Leave your ideas, questions and comments below.

May the Power of Craft be with you.