How to Make Charming Paper Plate Angels

How could something so ordinary look so magical and etherial?  These are paper napkin angels with paper plate wings that will hold hands and dance around your tree, down your staircase, or across your mantel this holiday season.  For a project that looks rather delicate, you’ll be surprised at how easy to make and how durable this lovely ladies are.  You can make 2 or 20 - so start the music and get to it!

Materials:

• 2-ply white napkins

• Mod Podge

• Wire

• Standard white paper plates

• Needle and thread

• Glitter

Tools:

• Scissors

Instructions:

1. Cut about 20 inches of wire and roll up one end into the “head” leaving the rest to shape into the body.

2. Bend the rest of the wire to make a ‘stick figure’ body for your angel with long arms and legs.

3. Peel apart your 2 ply napkins so they are as thin as can be.

4. Hand tear 2” strips from half the napkins, set aside 2 whole pieces.

5. Spread some Mod Podge on to the wire and begin twisting the 2” strips around the body to make a little ‘mummy’ - make sure to cover the wire completely, let dry.

6. Cut wings from the edges of a standard paper plate and glue to the back of angel.

6. Take a full napkin for the dress, fold in half, and half again, and then into a triangle. The center of the napkin is the top of the dress.

7. Tear the “length” of the skirt (by hand, not with scissors).

8. Repeat with a second layer a little shorter.

9. Dress your wire angel with the napkins by making small holes for the head and arms.

10. Tie and secure the dress around the waist with the needle and thread.

12. Form a ‘halo’ circle and spine from a 2” piece of wire, dip in Mod Podge and then glitter for the halo, let dry.

13. Pierce halo spine into the back of the neck and down the back of angel.

Hint:

You can then bend the angels to the positions you like and have them hold hands to make a garland.

Also, you can try colored napkins for a different look.