Since I've had a few good months of plugging through all of those "things" I've been wanting to do, but haven't had enough time or confidence to try; I decided to add a project I'd been storing up and never done. These in the hoop angels were a free project and design from Viking. I did the project with one of my wonderful creative friends Terri. We spent an afternoon buying supplies, modifying the design and working through the instructions. Once we got one done we were off and running. I ended up making 25 little angels to give as Christmas presents this year.Total Cost: $1-2/ea. The biggest cost was in the buttons for feet and the lace for the edge. Both of which could probably be found for cheaper but I was "in the mood" so didn't worry.
Total Time: 15-20 minutes each. I made my little darlings like an assembly line. First all the fronts, then all the backs, then all the hair, etc.
What I Learned:
- If I'd had more time I would have used that darn ruffle foot and substituted a small ruffle for the lace (lace is expensive)
- I also could have sub'ed out a different button or bead for the foot but I was stuck on making mine just the way the instructions were layed out
- The assembly line approach was much more fun than making one from start to finish and then starting over. This way I got all my hair done at one time, I never had to change feet and I learned as I went
- Instructions, Smuctions...either I didn't understand these instructions or they just weren't ordered well, but doing one angel from start to finish gave me the opportunity to work it all out and look for places where I could save time before I began making 25 of them
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