Materials needed: newspaper, flour, water, bowl (for mixed flour), twine, yarn or fabric, about a yard or more (for an angel’s costume), foil, 2 light satellites, oblong styrofoam head, purchase of art head. store), masking tape, glue gun, small empty coffee can, tempura paint in flesh tone, black, brown or yellow for hair, white paper (for wings), dye for hair, optional embellishment (sequin, pearls, glitter, lace) . Make sure to put newspapers or a tarp on the floor wherever you want to make the angel.
With the axle, loosen and twist until it can be shaped. Pull the wire into the middle of the fold. With the top 1/3 twist the wire for the head and neck. Insert the head vertically into the styrofoam. Take part from the second disciple to make weapons. Insert a section under the neck and twist the pins with the others until they stick together. The abdomen is shaped over wire with glue and shaping to a beautifully shaped bust. Take the bust you set up and tie it into a coffee can. To make it ugly. Once the shape of your heart is made, begin tearing the newspaper into 1 to 2 inch bundles starting with the short end and the length of the paper. It is easier to tear apart this way. Continue to tear until you have a pile.
Then mix the flour and water together using a wire hammer to get rid of lumps and add water until you have a soup, not too thick and not too watery. It is now time to put the newspaper over the form. One strip at a time, place the newspaper on the floured surface, dipping and lifting the strip. Take the form, and put the part around the head and the wind. Do this several times until you have made two to three coats.
To make your arms, take some newspaper folded in half and roll it into a tube. Insert the tube into the shaped arms and tape to hold it in place. Make sure the tube is not too thick or the arm wire will not go through well. Also, make the arm quite straight. When the tube is in the arm, begin by placing more papers, lowered into the flour mixture until well covered.
Now to the bust. Wrapped in a newspaper wrap, begin to dip in the flour mixture up and down the abdomen until they are covered. After the arms, head and torso are covered, it’s time for the black material. Take the material, which must be an antenna long, and dip it into the flour, mix it, and press it with a bruised press until more is extracted. Take the cloth and begin to draw the pattern you have made, forming it around the arms and around the forehead, making nice folds in the material to look loose. Once the covering is done, it dries. Drying can take up to two days, depending on where you live.
When it’s dry, it’s time to paint your angel’s head using black, brown or yellow for the eyebrow and black, brown, blue for the eye color < /a>. Use a lighter shade of brown for the lips or a touch of red. After the painted head, apply the dyed head, in any style you like. Sequins, pearls, glitter, or ribbons can also be applied if you like it fancy.
The wings are cut from white construction paper and applied with a glue gun. You may also want to use tape on both sides of the wrapping paper section that comes with the wire. uitta which is about 3″ wide.
Many people like to make angels at Christmas holiday fairs to sell crafts. I made Mary and Joseph when I was in college and paper mache I still have Mary to this day.
