More Country Angel Pins

I found these angels that I made and had forgotten about. This is another version of the country angel pins that I posted here earlier this month. The instructions are there on that previous post. The difference is that I gave these angels little arms by picking up a few strands of yarn on each side and braiding them and tying off the ends. The one on the bottom left has a piece of yarn for the halo instead of the wire. The bottom right angel's arms are brought together in front and a little ribbon flower with a bead center is glued on.

Country Angel Pin

I call these country angels. They are quick and easy to make.

It only takes a 3 1/2 inch circle of cotton cloth, strands of cotton yarn, a short piece of ribbon, wire for the halo, a pin for the back and a good glue such as E-6000.

First I formed my wire into a small circle about an inch in diameter. I folded the 3 1/2 inch circle of cloth in half to form the wings. I then added a little dot of glue in the middle of the half circle to hold the 2 sides together. For the head and body, I cut as many strands of cotton yarn that is needed to make it look nice. It really depends on what thickess of yarn I am using and how full I want it to look. I cut about 18 strands to about 6 inches long for this one. After they were cut and gathered together nicely so the ends are about even, I carefully thread one end of the strands of yarn through a wire circle, and fold the yarn over the part of the wire where the wire is fastened together, checking to make sure it is folded in the middle and both ends of the yarn are brought together so that all the ends are about the same length. If some are a little off, they can be trimmed or left as they are. Next, I carefully tied the ribbon around the neck to form the head and body. The body was glued to the cloth circle that was folded in half and a pin glued to the back. Let the glue dry thoroughly.
Easy!
Pin Front photos ©2008jpCraftyThisandThat


Pin Back


This photo shows the pin size. Each square on the green mat is a 1 inch square so the pin is about 3 1/2 inches wide x about 3 inches high.

Country Angel

I made this little country angel about 10 years ago (as you can see by the date). I didn't have a pattern for this. As I remember, I just cut out the body and dress by guess from cotton scraps and stuffed it with fiberfill. The Hair is dry floral spanish moss. I think that is what it is called.



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