Description
Bring Serenity to Your Christmas Décor with the Handmade Floating Angel Decoration
Embrace the spirit of tranquility this Christmas with our simply styled, Handmade Floating Angel Decoration in solid oak. Supported gracefully by steel support, the angel floats above a solid oak base, creating an enchanting visual appeal. Its limed oak finish gives it a rustic texture, evoking an understated elegance that pairs beautifully with traditional and modern aesthetics alike.
Whether displayed alone or amid festive ornaments, the Solid Oak Christmas Angel adds an air of serenity and joy to your holiday setup.
Making The Floating Angel
Here are the key stages in making this item.
- The material for the base is dimensioned
- The edges are rounded and a disk and belt sander. This gives a softer more rustic feel
- The bases are then drilled for the floating rod
- The angel body is cut to size as a rectangle
- The body is then drilled to accept the floating rod, the head/neck dowel
- A jig is used to drill the wing dowel holes at an angle
- A template is then used to mark the angel body shape
- The body shape is then cut on the bandsaw
- The body shape is finished on the disk sander
- The body edges are rounded and a disk and belt sander to give a softer more rustic feel
- The angel head is cut to size as a rectangle
- The head is then drilled to accept the head/neck dowel
- A template is then used to mark the head shape
- The head is then cut on the bandsaw
- The the head shape is finished on the disk sander
- The head edges are rounded and a disk and belt sander
- The material for the wings is reduce to 12mm thickness
- A template is used to mark the shape of the wings
- the wings are rough cut on the bandsaw and then shape on the disk sander
- A jig is used to drill the wings fro dowels at the correct angle on the pillar drill
- Metal pins (dowels) are inserted into the body and the head and wings are attached to the metal pins
- the angel is them mounted on the floating rod which goes into the base.
- The angel then has a final sanding before being finished with liming wax.
A Rustic Design Icon
When designing our Christmas decorations we always aim to leave a little to the imagination.We try to do this by creating items that are evocative of the festive season. We think our Floating achieves this. It is serene whilst maintaining a level of rustic charm. If you are looking for ideas to enhance your christmas decor this item maybe an ideal choice. We hope so.
The Rustic Christmas Handmade Guarantee
Each of our pieces is entirely handmade to an high standard in our little Derbyshire workshop. The small batch making process ensures that each item has it’s own distinct character, whilst still embodying the same level of craftsmanship, quality and rustic charm present throughout our product range. For more info about our making process please see our workbench page.
Why Buy From Us
Rustic Christmas aims to be the very best place to buy high quality handmade Christmas decorations in the UK. All our products are backed by our no quibble guarantee because we are confident you will be delighted with your purchase.




