Page 9 - MidWeek Kauai - Oct 20, 2021

OCTOBER 20, 2021
KAUA‘I MIDWEEK 9
TA Nod To Heavenly Holiday Decor
SUPPLIES AND TOOLS:
• 2 1/2 yards of ribbon, 2 1/2 inches thick, for the body
• 2 yards of ribbon, 1 1/2 inches thick, for the wings, coordinating color
• 3-inch unbreakable ornament ball, coordinating color
• 24 inches of sheer ribbon, 5/8 inch- es thick, for the bows
• small floral picks for embellishment and halo
• scissors
• low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
hey say there are al- and solid ornament balls. I will see their reflection in it, and spray paint them or cov- ways angels around like using the unbreakable making them the angel! er with fabric. Another great us, we just can’t ornament balls because they My sample angel uses a fall way to use your angel is to tie
always see them. I like to are lightweight and, of course, print ribbon. Change the rib- it on a gift basket or present
make simple angels that can be used as gifts or added to a wreath or tree to add that little extra touch and make it special.
unbreakable. The unbreakable ornament balls come in differ- ent finishes like matte, glitter and shiny. Some people like to use the shiny ornaments so that when a person looks really close at the angel, they
bon to a Christmas print and you have decorations for your tree. In the spring, make them into garden angels. If you run out of ornament balls for the head, you can always sub- stitute with a Styrofoam ball
in place of a bow. No surprise that there are so many uses for these ribbon angels. After all, angels are always there to help make things better.
An easy way to make an- gels is to use wired ribbons
Find this project and more at benfranklinhawaii.com.
2. Fold ribbons in half. Glue the ends together and scrunch them up at the same time.
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Place one ribbon in the middle and the two ribbons on the outer sides. Glue all three ribbon loops. Take the last two ribbon loops and glue to the back for the body.
Measure and cut the ribbon into five pieces, each 18 inches in length.
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Take the ornament ball and cut off the cording. Turn the ornament upside down so that the hanger is at the bottom. Place orna- ment on top of
the gathered loops and glue in place.
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Glue the bow behind the ornament ball for the wings.
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Take the 1 1/2-inch ribbon for the small loopy bow about 10-inches with two to four loops.
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You can make a halo
with glitter stem or wire garland and spot glue to the top of the ornament ball head. To make into an ornament, you can make a short loop with the sheer ribbon and glue to the back above the wings.
wings and make a wide. Make the bow
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Cut small pieces from a floral pick and glue under the neck for decoration. Make a small bow with sheer ribbon. Glue to the neck, just under the ornament ball, hiding the glued area of the gathered ribbon loops.
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