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How to… make Austrian Angels: Weihnachtsengerl (Guest Post)

December 3, 2010

Ok ok ok. Maybe these are NOT JUST Austrian.. however, they are made by a very lovely friend of mine, Andrea, who IS Austrian and who lives in Austria, so by default, these are Austrian Angels, aka Weihnachtsengerl. We love Easy Angel Ornaments like these! Also, I remember making angels LIKE these when I was younger. Andrea, told me that she sat down to craft these with her 2.5 year old son, but that he ran off to play with his father instead. So. Technically, you can get kids to help you with these, however, we both recommend you do this in the ABSENCE of fathers who make for very good distractions! We have many Christmas Ornament Ideas for you here.

This wonderful Angel Ornament is also included in our practical, easy to download and print out Christmas Ornament Book. Each craft is shared on one page – making the perfect worksheet print outs. Lovely to have them all in one place too!
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Over to my good (non bloggy) friend Andrea:

Traditional Paper Angel Ornaments – Materials:

To make these little angels, you will need

  • some coloured paper ( I used dark blue),  
  • some old tights or 15 DEN stockings,
  • cotton wool,
  • gold foil,
  • some string,
  • glue and
  • crayons and
  • star stickers.

1. Start by cutting out some  semi-circles (about  13cm in diameter). At this point, you can decorate the semi-circles with crayons and/or star stickers, or have your children do it for you.

2. Then make the head. Make a little ball with the cotton wool and tighly wrap a piece of stocking around it. Tie up with a piece of string, (use a longer bit of string if you want to use it to hang up the angel).

3. Roll the semi-circle into a cone and cut off a bit of the top to make room for the angels “neck” (the stocking edge) to fit through.

4. Wrap the paper around the “neck” and glue into a cone.

5. Now cut out the wings from the gold foil and glue onto the angels back.

6. Glue some cotton wool hair onto its head (this will take a little practice, your first one is bound to have a “bad hair day”).

7. Use a felt tip pen to draw some eyes and mouth.

Decorate your living room with lots of little angels and let them spread some good vibes!

Happy Christmas Ornament Crafting!

Lots more wonderful Angel DIY Ornaments here:

Easy Angel Ornament Crafts for Adults and Kids

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  1. Salma says

    December 3, 2010 at 7:25 am

    Great idea to decorate the Christmas tree!

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  2. Red Ted Art says

    December 3, 2010 at 8:12 am

    And a lovely way to get the colours that you want for your decorations…

    Reply
  3. Scuttlebug says

    December 3, 2010 at 8:57 am

    Love these. Will attempt to make them together with my boy

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  4. Domestic goddesque says

    December 3, 2010 at 9:15 am

    They are so lovely! How clever and perfect for little hands to make.

    Reply
  5. Liz Burton says

    December 3, 2010 at 9:51 am

    How beautiful!

    And finally, I might have found my first use for my protractor since I left school ;0)

    Thanks for the tutorial.

    Reply
  6. Chris at Thinly Spread says

    December 3, 2010 at 11:30 am

    Absolutely beautiful! My 10yo daughter and I will love making these!

    Reply
  7. Nils says

    December 3, 2010 at 12:05 pm

    These are so cute! And it’s an excellent step-by-step tutorial, really easy to follow. Now all I have to do is find some old tights 🙂

    Reply
  8. Michelle Willow says

    December 3, 2010 at 12:21 pm

    This looks wonderful 🙂 I’ll be making some of my own, and maybe I could even get little one to help 🙂

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  9. Cid says

    December 3, 2010 at 12:27 pm

    How sweet! We’ll be making these this afternnon.

    Reply
  10. Amy says

    December 3, 2010 at 2:02 pm

    That is amazing.. Have an amazing weekend. Next week on Friday is my Round Robin…

    Reply
  11. Gattina says

    December 3, 2010 at 2:13 pm

    That’s funny looooong time ago I learned that at school in Germany, lol !

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  12. Red Ted Art says

    December 3, 2010 at 3:53 pm

    Aaah so pleased that the little Angels are spreading some light and reviving some childhood memories (Gattina).

    Hope that lots of new Angels will be making their appearance soon!

    Maggy x

    Reply
  13. J says

    December 4, 2010 at 3:45 pm

    This would be such a fun project to do with kids. I may round up my nieces and nephews to do this. So adorable.

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  14. mermaid says

    December 5, 2010 at 4:17 am

    I like this angel as well. I was thinking of making something similar but I didn`t have any big beads to use for the head. So the cotton ball and stocking idea is very good. Will deffinitely make some.

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  15. Red Ted Art says

    December 5, 2010 at 11:39 am

    Mermaid – I have to say, I liked the “Tights Head” best too – as always finding hard to attached wooden balls to things!! Andrea is clever!! Enjoy making angels, we will!

    Reply
  16. marlis says

    December 6, 2010 at 7:19 pm

    I remember making this with my grandmother.. thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  17. Christianne @ Little Page Turners says

    December 7, 2010 at 4:59 pm

    Very sweet! I’ll have to file this away for a rainy (or snowy!) day. 🙂

    Reply
  18. Maria - Förskoleburken says

    December 7, 2010 at 5:04 pm

    So lovely, I can totally see the similarity to my winterwhite angels that you pointed out when I posted mine! Cheers!

    Reply
    • Red Ted Art says

      December 7, 2010 at 5:06 pm

      Yes, you are right, they are very similar – guess most “Continental Europeans” make these!!! I don’t think my friend Andrea saw yours, but I have added yours to Winter Sparkle Get Crafty!

      Reply
  19. Amanda says

    December 8, 2010 at 1:12 pm

    These are so so so cute! I love them 🙂 Can you drop me an email, I have a question for you 🙂

    Reply
  20. Cheri Peoples says

    December 9, 2010 at 4:28 am

    Thanks so much for posting your darling angel.

    Cheri

    Reply
  21. Falak says

    February 28, 2013 at 3:38 pm

    These are so beautiful. Love them.

    Reply

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