Fairy wings are beautiful items that can be made by almost anyone by using materials that is generally lying around in most cases. Making fairy wings is actually a Do-It-yourself task that requires following a few simple steps to accomplish:
Acquiring the Necessary Wires
After obtaining 4 wire hangers, they should be bent to ensure they are easily handled and are easier on the fingers when they are bent. They can also be acquired free of charge from the neighborhood dry cleaners, since they are often recycled or actually throw away. You can also use a very thick beading wire of roughly 16-gauge especially when making smaller wings.
- Take 2 hangers, and cut the hooks off to where the spiral wire starts then bend this part on the first hanger rightwards and on the second leftwards.
- The twisted parts should be overlapped then wrapped tightly using duct tape.
- This process should be repeated with the other two hangers.
- The hangers should then be bent into the desired shape of wing.
- Duct tape should be used for joining the wing sets to have a complete wire structure.
- 4 socks off knee high length should be stretched individually over the wings and pulled tight center ward before twisting all the wing sets while holding the nylon ending. The wing sets can then be twisted by holding the nylon ends centrally until they are all tight before wrapping them against their mid-section to ensure the socks hold tightly onto the wings.
- The wing set middle should be wrapped with glue and velvet and it with hot glue. The wing edges should be Spray-painted before they are painted. Glitter and acrylic paints may be used for topping the wings off.
- Arm bands are made by using elastic head bands, which should be put on prior to putting the velvet center to hide the elastic seam. Elastic loops are put on by tying a knot-loop on the elastic before putting it around the wing’s bottom and top wing to ensure the loop passes amid the wings.
Dressing up in fairy costume made of beautiful fairy wings is ideal for Halloween, holidays, birthdays, and spring celebrations. These are fantastic fashion accessories with numerous uses and great gifts especially for little ones. They are especially common at costume and sci-fi conventions where there are multiple variations. Fairy wings are a unique addition to the wedding dress of a bride.