Porcelain Angel Ornament

Porcelain angels are easy to find in the dollar store or craft store, but many of them need a fashion makeover. Here's how to dress a porcelain angel in lovely white lace, using your glue gun, rather than the sewing machine.

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Craft Supplies

• Porcelain doll
• Gathered lace
• Angel wings
• Gold Filigree
• Ribbon bow
• Gold ring
• Wire
• Wire cutters
• Pliers
• Hot glue gun and glue

Craft Project Instructions:

I purchased the porcelain doll at a local dollar store. It is a complete doll with porcelain body, arms, legs and head. She was dressed, but not very nicely.

I removed all of her clothes and measured the waist area. Then, cut a piece of gathered lace the length of her waist plus ½ inch. Feed a piece of wire through the gather of the lace, wrap around the doll's waist and twist the wire with pliers to secure. Secure the lace seam at the back with a little glue. I did the same for the neck area, using a lace smaller in width than the lace used for the skirt. This creates a skirt and top for the doll.

Apply a small dot of glue to the front center top and back center top to keep the lace from exposing the doll chest and back. Glue a small ribbon bow to the front center of the doll, glue a gold ring to the doll head for a halo and glue angel wings to the back of the doll.

On top of your wings, glue a gold filigree and then on top of the filigree, glue a small ribbon bow [see photo of back of doll].

These are beautiful little dolls that make wonderful ornaments or add them to gift packages as an extra wee gift and decoration.

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