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Downloadable Pattern for a Paper Mache

Angel

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Make a Paper Mache Angel Sculpture with this Downloadable Pattern

The pattern helps you create a beautiful, one-of-a-kind angel that stands an impressive 36 inches tall, making it a stunning decoration for holidays, special displays, or year-round inspiration.

No sculpting experience needed — the pattern forms all the shapes for you. Simply print the pieces, glue them onto cereal-box cardboard, cut them out, and tape them together to build the armature. From there, add paper mache and paint to bring your angel to life in any style you can imagine.

And when it’s finished, you can proudly tell your friends and family “I made it myself.”

Print the pattern and put it on cereal box cardboard.

Cut out the pieces and tape them together, using the instructions and videos as a guide.

Add paper mache or paper mache clay (I used both.) You can find recipes by clicking the ‘recipes’ tab at the top of the site.

Bring your angel to life with acrylic paint, and add feathers to her wings. I also added a purchased LED light strip,, to give her a halo.

Finished size:

About 36 inches (91.44 cm) high, 11 inches (27.94 cm) deep and 26 inches (66.04 cm) wide. The size can be changed by printing the pattern larger or smaller, but smaller sizes may be more difficult to put together. You can see how to change the size in this post.

You can also use the pattern to make an angel without the skirt. She will be about 17″ (43.18 cm) high, and will sit on a table or shelf if you put some weight inside to keep the wings from tipping her over .

My downloadable PDF Patterns come with full instructions.

There’s no waiting for your pattern to arrive, and no shipping costs, so you can start on your project right away.

Note: If you’ll be saving your pattern to and iPhone or iPad, those devices like to hide your downloaded files. You can scroll down this page to see how to find them.

And remember – if you have any problems downloading your files or putting your pattern together, just let me know. I’m always happy to help.  🙂

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Watch these videos to see how to tape all the pieces together to create your angel sculpture.

In this first video, I introduce the angel pattern. As soon as my own angel is completed, I’ll add another video to this page.

Taping the pattern pieces for the angel’s head:

The first few pages of the angel pattern have fairly small pieces, so patience is needed. After the head, the rest of the angel’s body and wings are larger, and tape together much faster.

Taping the Angel’s body pieces:

In this video, you can see how the Angel’s body and hand pieces go together.

Taping the Angel’s wing pieces:

Now we’re adding wings to the body. The first few pieces create the ‘bones’ that hold the wings up, and the rest of the pieces go on quickly. After the paper mache is added to the wings, you can add feathers – I intend to make very simple feathers using white construction paper. If you decide to sculpt the feathers with paper mache clay, remember to add some weight to the base of your angel to keep her from falling over.

Taping the Angel’s skirt and base:

In this video, you can see how the skirt and base are taped together for the angel sculpture. I didn’t add a weight to the bottom of mine, but you may want to put a few pounds of dry sand in a plastic bag and tape it to the base piece before you tape on the first inner brace.

Sculpting Angel hair with crumpled foil and masking tape:

You can hair to your Angel, in any hairstyle you choose. It’s easy with crumpled foil and masking tape. I decided to give my Angel a very simple hairstyle, with just a little foil around the front of her head to indicate the volume of hair, and a thin ponytail down her back.

Adding Paper Mache Clay to the Angel:

Note: I updated the pattern after making this video, and added two pieces to brace the skirt from inside. This makes the skirt stiffer, so now the paper mache clay doesn’t change the shapes of the large pieces while it’s drying.

Painting the Angel and Making Feathers for Her Wings

My angel is almost all white, so painting her went pretty fast. If I did it again, I’d watch some YouTube videos that show how to mix skin tones with acrylic paint. After this video was made, my daughter showed me that the colors I used were OK, but I added too much white. The large photo at the top of the page shows how she looked after I followed her advice and repainted the angel’s face. 🙂

After painting my angel, I added an inexpensive LED light strip for a halo. I think it looks great. 🙂

To make your Angel sculpture, you’ll need:

• The downloadable Angel Pattern
• Access to a Printer
• Copy paper or full-sheet labels (I always use the labels, because it’s an easy way to stick the pattern to the cardboard)
• Glue stick if using copy paper instead of the labels
• For a complete Angel, you’ll need cardboard from 18 standard-sized cereal boxes or 36 letter-sized sheets of light chipboard.*
• For an angel that sits on a shelf, without the skirt, you’ll need 11 standard-sized cereal boxes or 21 letter-sized sheets of light chipboard.
• Sharp scissors for cutting cereal box cardboard.
• A box cutter for the corrugated cardboard pieces
• Clear plastic tape and masking tape Note: Don’t use disappearing gift wrap tape – it isn’t strong enough.
• Aluminum foil (optional)
• Glue gun
• Aluminum foil for the hair
• Paper strips and paste or paper mache clay. (I’ll be using both to finish my angel.) You can find recipes for paste and paper mache clay by clicking on the “recipes” tab at the top of the site.
• Acrylic paint and varnish
• LED strip light for a halo – it’s totally optional, but it does look really nice. 🙂

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Do you have a question or need help with your pattern?

There are two ways to contact me: The fastest way to get an answer is to leave a comment below. I read all comments and answer them as soon as I can, usually within a few hours. One of my readers might also chime in to help – we have a very supportive community here on this site.

If you prefer to reach me privately, you can send me an email.

I get a ton of spam and I don’t want your email to get lost, so please put “paper mache” in the subject line so your email won’t be accidentally deleted. If you don’t hear back from me within 24 hours, assume the cyberspace gremlins ate your email, and try again. 🙂

Sculptures Made by Readers with This Pattern:

> Click here to show off photos of your own angel sculpture.

Angel Lee

Made by Janice Erickson

Saint Bridget

Made by Alex Mcmorrow