Both Santa's helper or the naughty angel are made from natural materials: wood, terra cotta, string. These figures are made from 1 terra cotta plant pot (1.6 inches in diameter) or 2 pots, if using one for the hat, a bead in unfinished wood (1.2 inches in diameter), a little felt and some string... First of all, paint the 2 pots red (acrylic paint), then paint the bead light pink.