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How To Make A Scrap Denim Angel Christmas Ornament

16th October 2019 by Claire Armstrong 10 Comments

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Who says denim isn’t for Christmas? I always like to sneak in an upcycled denim ornament or two into my Christmas decorations. This year I have made a scrap denim angel.

I actually made a few wire angels one of which I covered with denim and the other a fabric sample scrap.

As well as making a new denim Christmas ornament every year I also like to make angel-themed Christmas ornaments. I love to use upcycled materials when creating an angel ornament. I’ve made shuttlecock feather angel wings and doily angel wing Christmas ornaments in the past. I’ve even made angel wings out of painted pinecones.

wire and denim scraps.

Angel Tree Toppers?

I’ve found that people can be put into two camps when it comes to decorating a Christmas tree. There are those that top the tree with a star ornament and those that like to top the tree with an angel or fairy.

The star on the top of the tree is supposed to represent the star of Bethlehem. An angel is supposed to represent the angel Gabriel.

I am very much in the star at the top of the tree camp. I’ve even made denim patchwork stars as a Christmas decoration

That is not to say there aren’t any angels on my tree. If you look carefully you will find a few upcycled Christmas angel ornaments amongst all the others in the tree just not on the top.

Both the denim angel and the fabric angel will feature on my Christmas tree this year. I think I’ll put them on the DIY wooden Christmas tree I hang in the kitchen.

This quick and simple craft shows how you can make a cute Christmas ornament out of a few bits of scraps. There is no need to go to the shop for expensive craft supplies.

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What You Need To A Make Denim Angel

You hardly need anything to make this denim angel.

  • Scrap wire – craft wire or garden wire. I did try an old wire coat hanger but the wire was just a little bit to stiff to use for the wire angel frame.
  • A scrap piece of denim. I like to use a faded piece from an old pair of jeans.
  • A pair of pliers and wire cutters.
  • Gorilla Super Glue Brush & Nozzle
Gorilla brush and nozzle

How To Make A Denim Angel

1. This must be one of the easiest Christmas ornaments I’ve ever made. To start off make a wire angel frame. Cut the wire to a length about 50cm.

Fold the wire in the middle to create a triangle shape, like in the picture below.

creating wire angel body

2. Next, make the angel head. This is easier if you use a round object about the circumference of the head you want to make. I used a shot glass for this.

Wrap both ends of the wire around the glass to get a nice round shape.

making the wire denim angel head

3. Next, wrap the two end of the wires together to secure them. Cut one end tight to the top of the head. With the other end of the wire make a small hook shape, and then cut to size.

cutting the wire

4. Finish the wire angel frame for the denim angel by making some wings. Just cut to smaller lengths of wire and twist them into basic wing shapes. Then attach them to the body by simply twisting the end of the wire around the frame.

Making angel wings
wire angel christmas ornament

5. Place the wire angel on top of a scrap of denim and draw around the main triangle body with a pen. Then cut it out.

denim scrap
cutting out the denim shape

6. To finish off the denim angel brush super glue on to the wire angel frame and stick the denim triangle to it.

Brushing the glue onto the wire
Upcycled denim angel Christmas ornament

If you want a more colourful wire angel Christmas ornament you can use other fabric scraps, not just denim. I made another angel from some pink velvet in my scrap box.

Scrap fabric wire angel ornament

If you don’t want to use glue, simple hand stitch the fabric scrap to the wireframe. You can also experiment with different shaped wings for your angels/fairies.

stitched denim angel ornament
Upcycled fabric angel ornaments

If you liked this denim angel Christmas ornament then check out some of my other denim and upcycled Christmas crafts.

  • Denim DIY Christmas trees
  • Upcycled Denim Flowers Bouquet
  • Vintage Wooden Thread Spool Ornament
  • Sweater Upcycled Christmas Ornaments
  • Wallpaper Paper Stars Decorations

Find more Christmas angel ideas here.

Filed Under: christmas, Denim, DIY Upcycling Tagged With: angel, angel ornament, denim angel, denim Christmas ornament, fabric scraps, wire angel

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Comments

  1. Michelle Leslie

    28th October 2019 at 2:48 pm

    Adorable Claire. The little one that you sewed on is probably my fav. It’s the wings I think. You can almost hear them flapping away.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      28th October 2019 at 5:49 pm

      Aww, thank you Michelle. I was just playing around with bits of wire and material seeing what I could come up with.

      Reply
  2. Julie

    26th October 2019 at 11:34 pm

    You can’t beat a denim upcycle! Your little angels are super cute 🙂

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    • Claire Armstrong

      28th October 2019 at 5:51 pm

      Thank you so much, Julie. As you know I love crafting with scraps especially denim ones.

      Reply
  3. Cecilia

    24th October 2019 at 9:23 pm

    Your denim angel is darling, Claire. Thanks for sharing at Vintage Charm!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      25th October 2019 at 6:15 am

      Thank you so much ?

      Reply
  4. Baby advisor

    23rd October 2019 at 2:15 pm

    That’s how we can get things from scrape. Totally creative thinking of mind. Very clever way to use waste jeans in nice way. Love this. It’s perfect and awesome and so fun!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      23rd October 2019 at 6:43 pm

      Thank you, I love using scraps of denim

      Reply
  5. Kristi Dominguez

    23rd October 2019 at 4:28 am

    These are super cute! I love the idea of repurposing jeans in this way!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      23rd October 2019 at 2:02 pm

      Thank you, so simple too.

      Reply

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