Mini Paper Angels

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Mini paper angels

Just this week I was shopping in the supermarket and decided, completely on implulse, that we must have a new Christmas tree this year. The kids adore the ugly little fibre optic one my husband bought a few years ago because we needed the smallest tree possible for our tiny inner city terrace house, but we have more space now and I like a pretty tree at Christmas. So what did I do? I picked up the first tree I saw in the supermarket Christmas isle and put it in the trolley. It looked pretty on the box. What did I not do? I did not look at the height of it in centimetres written clearly on the front of the box. Whoops. This thing I bought is 2m tall, and we need to fill it with decorations. That's where these little paper angels will come in handy. Print them out, cut them out and fold them together, it's really that easy (and quick!).

You will need

• The angel template at the end of this post
• Scissors
• Construction paper (or any paper you like)
• Ribbon or string and a bead for hanging
• tape

How to

You can print the angel template out directly onto the paper you're going to use but mine was too small to fit nicely in the printer. Here I have held it over the top of the paper I've used and cut them both out together.

Fold into an angel shape and stick a little bit of tape on the back to secure. The washi tape idea seemed good at the time but clear magic tape would probably look better and you can stick it on the inside for a more seamless finish.

Tie a bead to the end of a piece of string. This stops it sliding out the top hole when you hang it on the tree. I was too lazy to trim the ends but that would be a good idea too.

Pop the ribbon through the holes at the top and there you have it!

I've made them in a rainbow of colours in plain construction paper but you can make them in any colour, print or specialty paper you like.

Template

mini_angels.pdf
File Size:	31 kb
File Type:	pdf

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