{"id":24004,"date":"2012-10-25T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2012-10-25T13:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/?p=24004"},"modified":"2019-08-01T16:21:50","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T20:21:50","slug":"how-to-make-a-hymnal-angel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/how-to-make-a-hymnal-angel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make a Hymnal Angel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A hymnal angel is a beautiful Christmas decoration and a wonderful way to use up old hymnals that aren&#8217;t being used anymore.<\/p>\n<p>A few years ago, I wanted to make these, but I just couldn&#8217;t get myself to alter the precious books that my husband had used in leading music.<\/p>\n<p>So recently, \u00a0I was setting up our new library, and I ran across the very dusty and never used hymnals. \u00a0I decided that hymnal angels would be an easy craft my kids would enjoy making.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Make a Hymnal Angel<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24026 size-full\" title=\"Hymnal angel supplies and instructions found at The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Supplies-for-Book-Angel.jpg\" alt=\"Hymnal angel supplies and instructions found at The Happy Housewife\" width=\"393\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Supplies-for-Book-Angel.jpg 393w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Supplies-for-Book-Angel-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Supplies Needed<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Old hymnal<\/li>\n<li>Styrofoam, <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DBuhS5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wood<\/a>, or paper m\u00e2ch\u00e9\u00a0ball for head (I used an old doll head.)<\/li>\n<li>Ribbons (or anything else you would like to use)<\/li>\n<li>Glitter<\/li>\n<li>Glue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Directions<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Gather materials.<\/li>\n<li>Open hymnal and turn to the first page which should show the first song (with music) on the back side of a page.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24027 size-full\" title=\"Hymnal angel instructions found at The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Making-a-Book-Angel-with-kids.jpg\" alt=\"Hymnal angel instructions found at The Happy Housewife\" width=\"291\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Making-a-Book-Angel-with-kids.jpg 291w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Making-a-Book-Angel-with-kids-189x300.jpg 189w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Take the bottom corner of that page and fold toward the center of the book.\u00a0 This is the Angel&#8217;s wings.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24028 size-full\" title=\"Hymnal angel instructions found at The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Hymnal-Angel-folds.jpg\" alt=\"Hymnal angel instructions found at The Happy Housewife\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Hymnal-Angel-folds.jpg 480w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Hymnal-Angel-folds-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Turn to the back of the book. Find the last page with music on it and make another wing doing the same thing.\u00a0 (Folding the bottom of the page to the center of the book.)<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24029 size-full\" title=\"Hymnal angel instructions found at The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Kids-Craft-Hymnal-Angel.jpg\" alt=\"Hymnal angel instructions found at The Happy Housewife\" width=\"320\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Kids-Craft-Hymnal-Angel.jpg 320w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Kids-Craft-Hymnal-Angel-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Go back to the front of the book after the wing fold.\u00a0 Start a new fold from the upper corner of the page toward the center of the book.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24030 size-full\" title=\"Hymnal angel instructions found at The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Angel-Book-Dress.jpg\" alt=\"Hymnal angel instructions found at The Happy Housewife\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Angel-Book-Dress.jpg 480w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Angel-Book-Dress-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Continue making the hymnal angel&#8217;s dress until the end of the book.\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24032 size-full\" title=\"Hymnal angel instructions found at The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Hymnal-Angel-Dress.jpg\" alt=\"Hymnal angel instructions found at The Happy Housewife\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Hymnal-Angel-Dress.jpg 480w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Hymnal-Angel-Dress-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><br \/>\nMake sure the folds are straight and even.<\/li>\n<li>After all the folds are done, the book should be able to stand on it&#8217;s own.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24033 size-full\" title=\"Hymnal angel instructions found at The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Old-Book-made-into-an-Angel.jpg\" alt=\"Hymnal angel instructions found at The Happy Housewife\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Old-Book-made-into-an-Angel.jpg 480w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Old-Book-made-into-an-Angel-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Now add a head and details.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24034 size-full\" title=\"Hymnal angel instructions found at The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Book-Angel-with-head.jpg\" alt=\"Hymnal angel instructions found at The Happy Housewife\" width=\"404\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Book-Angel-with-head.jpg 404w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Book-Angel-with-head-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Add a ribbon, hair or even a halo.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24035 size-full\" title=\"Use an old hymnal and a few craft items to make this adorable hymnal angel decoration found at The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Book-made-into-a-Fall-Angel.jpg\" alt=\"Use an old hymnal and a few craft items to make this adorable hymnal angel decoration found at The Happy Housewife\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Book-made-into-a-Fall-Angel.jpg 480w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/Book-made-into-a-Fall-Angel-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Enjoy your new creation!<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24037 size-full\" title=\"Use an old hymnal and a few craft items to make this adorable hymnal angel decoration found at The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/How-to-make-a-Hymn-Book-Angel.jpg\" alt=\"Use an old hymnal and a few craft items to make this adorable hymnal angel decoration found at The Happy Housewife\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/How-to-make-a-Hymn-Book-Angel.jpg 480w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2012\/10\/How-to-make-a-Hymn-Book-Angel-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong> Other ideas:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use as a centerpiece.<\/li>\n<li>It makes a very simple and <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ilovemy5kids.com\/2009\/04\/77-ways-to-save-or-at-least-spend-less\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>inexpensive gift<\/strong><\/a> to give to a music minister or choir director.<\/li>\n<li>Change the ribbon and decorate for every season.<\/li>\n<li>Make <strong><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/ilovemy5kids.com\/2008\/10\/our-fall-village\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a Fall Village<\/a><\/strong> and add some angels.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2B450xf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get my 100 Homemade Gifts on Amazon with step-by-step instructions.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>By contributing writer\u00a0<a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/wZeT5E\">Lana<\/a> (like banana).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A hymnal angel is a beautiful Christmas decoration and a wonderful way to use up old hymnals that aren&#8217;t being used anymore. A few years ago, I wanted to make these, but I just couldn&#8217;t get myself to alter the precious books that my husband had used in leading music. So recently, \u00a0I was setting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[2551],"class_list":{"0":"post-24004","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-diy","8":"tag-diy-holidays","9":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24004","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24004"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32564,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24004\/revisions\/32564"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}