Silver and Gold Tinsel Icicles and Angels

Make your own metallic angel to decorate a tree or window in your home.

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. Smear a light film of white school glue around the outside of a paper cup similar to the one illustrad above. Cover the glue with aluminum kitchen foil.
2. Poke two holes for the arms of the angel on opposite sides of the cone inverted. 
3. Push a chenille stem through the two holes with a bit of school glue and let these dry in place.
4. Use a hot glue gun to squeeze a bit of glue at the top of the angel's body and push on a wooden bead for it's head.
5. Trim a gold or silver cup cake liner into wings and glue these to the backside of the angel. You may need to use a pin to hold these in position while they dry in place.
6. Glue on a silver or gold paper halo and scrap yarn for hair too!
7. Paint a friendly face on the angel.
8. Shape the arms to hold a tiny candle or music sheet or perhaps a Christmas flower.
9. Glue on a ribbon hanger to hang the angel on a tree.

       These fun homemade icicles are so easy to make, even a child would enjoy the process. Of course, I can't guarantee they won't poke each other with the skewers while they craft these; so parents, watch them closely to make sure your kids behave!  

A silver and gold tinsel icicles hanging
on my white Christmas tree.

Supply List:

• wooden skewers or toothpicks
• wire for hanging
• aluminum tape
• decorative gold wire with stars
• aluminum foil 
• masking tape

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. Cut or break your wooden skewers to the lengths you prefer for icicles. I choose to make my versions 6 inches in length.
2. Bend your wire in half and attach it with masking tape to the top of the icicle.
3. Crush a bit of aluminum foil to the upper part of the icicle in order to wrap it into a tapered shape.
4. Cut the aluminum tape into stripes and twist these down the skewer, overlapping the tape a bit. Cover the entire skewer with the aluminum tape.
5. Cut and twist the gold wire around the silver tinsel icicle.
6. Add a hanger.

Step-by-Step wrapping process for tinsel icicle.