Sewing Angel

I got this in my e-mail.







When I was growing up, my mother had one very strict rule: Never touch her sewing scissors! This cute and easy-to-make angel will serve as a guardian angel over your precious sewing scissors or shears. Just tie her to your favorite pair and sweetly inform the family that no one touches the scissors with the angel! The angel also makes a great ornament.



Materials



Small purchased tassel

1/2-inch wooden ball or bead

Acrylic paint: flesh tone, red, brown

Stylus and paintbrush

Glue

Scrap of fabric (3-inch circle)

7-inch scrap of ribbon for tie

1-inch pearl piping or small crochet ring (for halo; optional)

Small button

Needle and thread

Instructions

Paint wooden ball with flesh tone of your choice. Allow to dry. Dot heart or round checks with red. Dot eyes with brown. Allow to dry.



Sew a running or gathering stitch around circle of fabric to create a yo-yo. Pull the gathers tight and tuck in any raw edges. Knot securely. Now gather at center with thread or ribbon scrap creating wings.



Glue head to top of tassel. Glue wings to back of tassel. Thread ribbon for tie through the button holes with the raw ends of the ribbon coming through the button as the front. Apply glue to back of button and place at center of wings. Glue on halo. Allow all glue to dry completely.



Tie angel to your sewing scissors to protect them from being used as household shears! The angel is also great as a package bow or ornament.