Tropical Angel Christmas Ornament

As we head into the monsoon season, Christmas in Singapore is lush and tropical. So my angels are decked out in colourful florals and hung on the bougainvillea shrub.

Paint the styrofoam head with flesh-tone acrylic (I've used Titanium buff straight from the tube)

Glue on the dolls' hair and draw in the eyes and lip with a felt-tip pen

Cut out the underskirt and 2 wings using this template

Cut out the overskirt using the template (without the tab) and glue the skirts together

Wrap the skirt around the styrofoam body and glue down the tab to secure

Glue on the wings and punch two holes with an awl

Coat the feather stem with some glue and push into the hole created

hide any gaps at the back with a string of pearls or a ribbon

I've add a pearl necklace to the neck, some ribbon trim to the skirt base and fussy-cut flowers to the overskirt.