Bell Angel

Use a jigsaw or coping saw to cut out a bell shape of wood. Mine is 3" tall and 3" wide. Paint the bell to look like the angel in the photo, but have fun using your own colors and decorative designs. When dry, antique it using a wash of brown paint and water. Brush on the wash, then wipe it off in strokes going with the grain of the wood. Paint a 1" wooden bead for the head, noting the example in the picture; antique it also. Let dry, then coat the body and head with a craft sealer; let dry again. Cut a 10" piece of matching 1/4" ribbon and thread it through the bead so there's a loop coming out of the top of the head bead and the flaps lay evenly over the shoulders for wings. Glue the head to the body. Put the year and your name across the bottom.