Christmas Angel toppers

Hello Everyone!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

 

Today's topic is Angels.

I know everyone at one point in

time has had at least one of these

Christmas Angels on their trees!

There are so many different kinds and

they are all beautiful. They get prettier

every year. I happen to love

the lacy ones, but over time being stored

in your attic, they become yellowed and

age really fast. The inside plastic becomes

brittle and yellowed. They may have lost the

pretty bows that once adorned them.

The lace begins to look tattered. Well I

have many of these angels.

At one time I

put Angels all over my tree - so I have plenty of them.

When I bought them, I cut the inside

plastic away and just sat them on the 

branches. My tree was gorgeous that year! Of course this

was many years ago that I did this. Every

year my ornaments seem to change.

 

This year I noticed that I had a few

lovely Angels that had yellowed really bad!

I know that you cannot see the yellow

but they are yellowed!

The 3rd picture

shows some yellow spots just above the

lace. Their hair is still very nice, but

I do not have any intention of remaking

over these Angels.

 

Well - it is time to reuse these Angels!

So I got to work. My trusty paper scissors

helped me cut away those yellowed plastic

cones. Then I grabbed my little red

handled pliers. That is my favorite

(tear-up) tool of destruction!

 This was the only Angel that was small. I tore away

the inside lights also. I will use them somewhere

else. The dress looks white but I assure you it

is yellow! I do not know why my pics have made

them bright! Strange!!!

 The yellow plastic came out easy in

this little doll. The holes in the plastic

held the lights. Most of these plastic

things come out really easy with very little

glue to clean out of the heads or body.

 Here are the bodies. Yep - I tore up all 4 of them!

I will donate their heads, arms and what little bodies

they have. I will also donate the wings.

Crafters would love to get their hands on them and

remake them over.

I know it is Christmas - but these little dolls could

also be made into HALLOWEEN WITCHES for

next year. Put on your thinking caps and imagine

it. Be sure to tear off the gold wreath on the

little angels head if she is not going to be an Angel

anymore.

 Hoo-ray!! Tide and a little bleach whitened them

up very nicely! Even the yellow spots came out.

 I noticed that the fat wings to the left is still a little

yellow but it is brighter! It could be that those wings

should not have been bleached.

 The bodice and sleeves on this dress did not clean

up like the lace. I remember the bodice and sleeves

being a beautiful white. It might be because of the fabric

it is. And so I will cut away that fabric.

Oh well - they still look better.

These laces are going to be used for my miniature

dresses that I am going to make. The lace will look

gorgeous!!

 

Have a lovely night with you and yours!

Hopblogger