Toilet Paper Tube Angel Ornaments
While angels may not be the first thing you think of when you hear the words “toilet paper tube,” after today, they just may be! Today I’m going to take you step-by-step through the process of creating upcycled toilet paper tube angelS.
These sparkly creations promise to add a cheerfulness to your Christmas decor, whether hanging on your tree or taking part in a festive Christmas village or nativity.
You can find 70 more Christmas projects and home decor ideas here.
I always love the challenge of taking something ordinary, something that you’d normally just throw away, and turning it into something fresh and new.
I think my darling angel falls into that category.
Would you like to know how I made her?
Materials
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Materials:
- (2) toilet paper tubes
- Scissors
- Ivory or white craft paint
- Foam brush
- 1″ Wooden ball or bead
- 1/2″ Ivory lace
- Hot glue gun
- Mod Podge (or white glue)
- Gold cord
- Glitter
Step 1: Cut the TP Tube
Make a vertical cut right down the side of your tube.
Step 2: Paint the Tube
Paint the TP tube with ivory or white craft paint.
Step 3: Cut the Tube
Make vertical cuts up to 3/4″ from the top at 1/2″ intervals all around the tube.
Step 4: Roll the Tube
Now you have a “hula skirt” of sorts and you’re going to roll up the “waistband” pretty tightly. Glue the waistband closed with hot glue and hold it together until it sets.
Step 5: Paint & Glue on the Head
Use a wooden bead for the head and paint it ivory or white. Glue it to the top of the “skirt” with hot glue.
Step 6
Glue a bit of lace around the angel’s neck and add a pearl or button embellishment if you like.
Step 7
For the halo, attach a loop of gold cord to the back of her head (see in photo above).
Step 8
Glue a piece of fine gold cord (for hanging the ornament from the tree) to the back of her neck.
Step 9: Make the Wings
You’ll be creating a set of wings from the second TPT roll using the above pattern. It’s available in the Member Library, along with a full tutorial, which you can get access to when you subscribe to my newsletter.
Trace the pattern onto the second toilet paper tube, cut it out, and paint both sides ivory or white. Once the paint has dried, brush on Mod Podge and sprinkled on some fine, white glitter (I glittered just the front side).
Step 11: Attach the Wings
Use hot glue to attach the wings to the back of your angel.
Step 12: Add More Glitter!
Since you can never have too much glitter, I sprinkled some on the bottom of my angel’s skirt as well.
The Finished Project
This makes a fun project for older kids.
Make your angel a companion or two. The pink-headed friend was my “prototype.” I decided I preferred ivory for the heads, but you could make an entirely gold angel, too.
Other Angel Projects You’ll Love
Final Thoughts
I love making pretty things out of what other people consider trash, especially toilet paper tubes! Here are two other TP tube projects: Christmas trees and bird house ornaments.
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Tooo cute.
Kris
Thanks Kris 🙂
Absolutely adorable.!
Thanks Sharon!
Adorable!! What a sweet repurpose!! 🙂
Thanks so much Keri!
Your are so clever. Love the little Angles.
Aw shucks. Thanks Audrey 🙂
So pretty, and I love that it’s from something we would all have around the house.
Kimberley
Thanks Kimberly 🙂
That is adorable Diana! Love it!
So stinkin’ cute! I have been looking for something to put in the goodie bag for the little girls that come to my annual “Ladies Christmas Party”. I plan to make little kits for the girls to put together after they go home. Thanks for the great idea!
What a cute craft – pinning to make later!
My daughters are going to love making these with me. Thanks for such a great tutorial with good pictures.
This is just perfection Diana! I love it love it love it!!! It’s amazing what you can do with toilet paper rolls,hey?
I love them, so very clever! Thanks for sharing, I think I might try a few!!
Wow. I would have had no idea it was a toilet paper tube if you hadn’t put it in the title. Visiting from Home & Garden Thursday and so glad I did.
It takes talent to turn a tube into such a pretty ornament. This is just lovely. Maybe I can find some tubes and make an attempt.
I could see a bunch of these angles on one tree. Between the lights making the glitter glow and maybe different colors it would be so unique. Great Idea! Funny though, on Halloween I grabbed a toilet paper tube to make a flamingo nose as I dressed up as a flamingo. LOL. I don’t know what I was thinking.
Love it! Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things hop. pinned xo
Diana, is there a way for me to pin your post?
Hi Keri–there should be a little “Pin” button just above the upper left corner of each photo in the post. Let me know if you don’t find it!
Very creative Diana! I think this would be a fun project to do with my grands. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
And how pretty is she! What a great idea…
We have lots of toilet paper rolls waiting to be used, and I’m sure my girls would love these when I show them.
Thanks for sharing!
My sister sent me a box of tp rolls along with some other of her crafty stuff just before she went I the hospital for her last cancer surgery in June. She passed July 28th and I’ve been looking for the right idea to use those rolls for. I just found it. Thank you. I sure do miss those long distance confabs we would have about crafts and recipes.
Oh Nancy. I’m so sorry you lost your sister. My sister is my best friend and I would be devastated, as it sounds you are. My consolation would be the knowledge that she is a believer with a strong trusting faith. I am so blessed that you have found the “right” project for those TP rolls!! I’d love to see some pics when you’re done 🙂
I have been making different kinds of angels for my church’s Christmas bazaar for years! This year I thrifted a shoebox of big fat yarn tassels labeled as “dolls” and turned them into angels! And I thrifted a box of gold rings and wings on another occasion! This will be one more I can add to the collection!