Last updated on November 15th, 2024 at 10:44 pm
Make a woodland pine cone angel to stand on a side table with wings made from real or silk leaves.
Craft Supplies:
- medium sized pine cone
- sheet moss
- dried or silk leaves
- wooden disk or wooden ball
- tacky glue or white glue
- flesh colored craft paint
- fine tipped black permanent marker
- pink marker, crayon, blush makeup or lipstick
- small length of gold rickrack, wire edged ribbon or metallic cord
- optional – spray sealer, decoupage medium, or spray paint
– invisible thread or fish line
By Jane Lake
Project Instructions:
1. Choose a pine cone with open petals and a flat bottom that will stand up fairly straight when placed on a table.
2. You can use two dried leaves as the angel’s wings, or four leaves, as shown in the photo. If you use four leaves, glue them together in pairs, using small dots of white glue between the leaves. If desired, protect the leaves with a coating of decoupage medium or spray sealer, or decorate with gold spray paint.
Glue the leaves in place at the back of the pine cone, near the top where you will be placing the angel’s head.
3. Paint the wooden disk or wooden ball in flesh toned paint and let dry. Draw on the facial features in pencil, then trace over the pencil marks in fine tipped black permanent marker. If desired, add pink cheeks using a small dab of pink marker, or a small smudge of pink blush makeup or pink lipstick.
4. Glue small pieces of sheet moss all around the edge of the wooden disk, or all around the face on a wooden ball.
5. Cut a small length of gold rickrack, gold cord or even thin gold wire and form this into a circular halo at the top of the angel’s head. Secure with a dab of glue at the back.
6. If necessary, break off a petal or two at the top of the pine cone to make room for the angel’s head. Glue the head in place.
7. If you wish to hang the angel from a Christmas tree or in the window, tie a length of invisible thread or fish line to one of the pinecone petals near the head, at the back.
Variations:
I’ve often wondered what this angel would look like if I had used a wooden bead for the angel’s head. So I asked AI to help me reimagine this project. I hope you enjoy the possibilities as much as I do. I can see this variation working quite well, using a wooden bead as the head, but also adding smaller pine cones to create the upper body and arms.
If anyone tries this, I’d love to see your variation! Happy crafting!
Here’s one that I did make, combining potpourri with a pine cone and, as it happens, a wooden bead for the angel’s head.
Is there a way to print this. I want to make copies to distribute at Girl Scouts for our camping craft but cannot find a print option. 🙂
Hi, Tanya,
On my computer, I just go to to the menu bar, find the word File, then down to Print Preview, check it over, adjust as needed, then hit Print.