Feather Angel Craft

To Make This Feather Angel Craft:

You will need:

• Large or medium bead
• A white craft feather (other colors look great too – pick your favorite)
• Micron fine tipped art pen, or other fine tipped pen, to draw simple face.
• Needle and thread to make hanger
• Craft glue – I used Tacky glue

To hang it, thread the needle and double the thread, making about 4 or 5 knots on top of each other at the end, to make a nice, chunky knot. This helps prevent the thread from pulling all the way through the hole in the bead. So push the needle and thread through the bead hole, from the bottom (angel’s chin) going up. I also put a dab of glue on the knot and let it dry.

Snip off the needle, and re-tie the thread at the top. It’s ready to hang. Now, if you want to try a full feather angel craft mobile, here’s how. But it takes a little time. I suggest just one tier, unless you are patient and feel able to hang a double row – the result is very nice.


Angel Mobile

You will need:

• 3 feather angels, as shown above
• 1 long kabob skewer
• 2 beads to put at the end of the skewer (although not necessary)
• White thread, and a needle
• Craft glue

Attach thread to the bead heads of the angels, as explained in the instructions above, to hang them with. Make the thread about 12 inches long (after doubling the thread), so it’s easier to work with. You can cut them later. Tie an angel onto each end of the skewer, hanging down about the same length. Then tie one in the middle, hanging either up higher, or down lower, so they don’t all collide.

Now to balance it. Carefully hold up the mobile by its hanger thread. You may need to have someone hold it for you, while you move the angels on their threads back and forth a little, to reposition them until the mobile balances. When you get them in the right spot, put a dab of glue on the threads where they tie onto the skewer, to keep them in place. Hold up the mobile for a couple minutes to let the glue set. Then you can gently lay the mobile back down on the table and let it dry.

If you’re really industrious, you can make a second tier, and then tie it in the middle to the first tier. As I mentioned, this takes a little patience, and it is best to have someone help hold it while you’re making it all balance.

This feather angel craft looks best hung from a light or the ceiling so it can freely move. But you could also hang it from a door, on a wall, or in front of a window.

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