2006 Raffia Angel

This is the only angel in my collection (as of 2025) that was totally my own design. It is a simple design, and my directions are very simple.

Materials:

   Raffia

   Gold metallic chenille stem (pipe cleaner)

   2 1/2" wired ribbon

   Short length of gold wire

   String for hanger

   Hot glue gun

• Cut and fold in half several strips of raffia; choose as much as you want for desired fullness and length. I cut my pieces to about 9 to 10" inches to fold to a 4 1/2 to 5" length.
• Wrap your pipe cleaner around the raffia about an inch or so from the fold. Then run the pipe cleaner up the back of the raffia and form a halo at the top of the angel. Use hot glue to hold pipe cleaner in place.
• Fold ribbon to make wings, using wire around where the ends meet in the center. Glue to the back of the angel.