Sports Angels

These started out (in my mind)

as little Love Bugs for Valentine's Day ...

but I quickly realized

(as I gazed at the many shades

of pink and red paint in my hands)

that my boys were definitely NOT

going to be crazy about my Love Bug idea.

For Valentine's Day.

So ...

They became angels instead of bugs,

and I used their favorite color

(instead of many shades of pink and red):

Start with a wooden ladybug shape,

a large mustache or wing shape cutout,

and make a halo from craft wire:

For the halo:

snip a 6" length of craft wire and wrap it

around a bale handle (or a large glue stick -

or a chubby round paintbrush handle)

Use needle nose pliers to wrap the short end

of the wire around the long end to

secure the loop.

You'll end up with something like this

pic above ^

Trim the long end to size (about 1").

I painted the body orange,

the wings a darker orange, and the faces

with a flesh tone acrylic paint.

The cheeks are blushed with pink powder

blush, and the eyes are black dip dots.

Also, I put some black dip dots

around the neckline ~ it was too boring.

Use hot glue to attach the wings

to the back of the angel's body, and use

hot glue to attach the halo behind the head ~

pressing a button magnet into the glue

while it is still hot and smooshable.

I got out the old calculator to determine what

years my kids would be graduating from

high school ~ and used that number for the

front of each angel (instead of their names).

Coat bodies and wings with Extreme Glitter Orange

and Multi-Purpose Sealer.

These will hold up artwork, sporting event notes,

and permission slips from school.

Nice and neat on the fridge!

Who needs Love Bugs when you have

Sports Angels??  LOL!!!

Peace and Sports Angels