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GLAMOROUS Fallen Angel Wings

GLAMOROUS Fallen Angel Wings
We've all seen them: white, fluffy angels at Christmas time, their gold-painted, aluminum halos on their heads and store-bought, feather angel wings slung gaily down their backs as they sing carols, hymns, and jolly Christmas tunes. Well, being the non-conformist that I am, I thought I would teach you all how to construct another king of angel- the fallen angel. These slightly tattered-looking wings arch up and have a wide wing span resembling the wings of turkey vultures. Of course, I decided to add a twist to this as well by making them BRIGHT PINK and adding some rhinestones, but you could always go for the more conventional dreary, black look if that is more "you." These gargantuan wings are also strapless so the wings look like they are coming right out of your back! It will seriously freak your friends out, not to mention delight, amuse, and fascinate kittens. You can also tweak this tutorial to construct the more conventional down-turned angel wings, or anime-style, short, perky wings. You can extend the design (and use thicker wire) in order to make absolutely HUGE wings. The possibilities are numerous. Have fun with the design and make it your own!

Having made wings on my site Fairywingsandthings.com for 10 years now, been featured in Maker Fair 2007 and the Maker Fair DVD, I thought I'd give back to the community that has given me so much by sharing this FABULOUS feather wings tutorial. Like a good sloppy joe, it's messy but a lot of fun. And unlike a sloppy joe, you can wear these wings out on the town for Halloween, photo shoots, weddings, or to spice up dinner parties. Enjoy!
 
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Step 1Get Ideas and Get Inspired

Get Ideas and Get Inspired
As with any costume, the first step is to decide what your wings will look like. This may seem simple enough, but I think once you start to look at lots of sets of different wings (real or not) you'll see that you have lots of options and narrowing it down can be difficult. There are LOTS of different styles of angel wings out there! A quick search on Google Images for "angel" should give you some good ideas and I've included some links below to sites that might help shape your vision. Also, don’t be afraid to sketch your own design too! I made some sketches to modify these wings so they wouldn’t be quite as huge. A sketch can also help you decide how many feathers you will need, of what kind, and where they will be positioned. It's important to have a clear idea of how you want your wings to look in order to choose a pattern that will accommodate it. You should determine the color, size (including wing span), and shape.

Wings, wings, and more wings (feel free to recommend some sites!)
http://www.nati-art.com Natalia Pierandrei (artist)
http://www.enchanted-art.com/catalog.php?category=5 Jessica Galbreth (artist)
http://browse.deviantart.com/?section=browse&order=9&qh=&q=angel - Deviant Art
http://www.animelab.com/anime.manga/pics/Angel_Sanctuary - Angel Sanctuary (anime)

Classic Angels:
http://www.allpaintings.org/v/Renaissance/Raffaello+Sanzio/Painting+details/Raffaello+-+The+Sistine+Madonna+_detail_.jpg.html - Raffaello Sanzio - The Sistine Madonna
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Victory_Column - Siegessäule (Victory Tower) - Berlin
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:William_Blake_-_Christ_in_the_Sepulchre%2C_Guarded_by_Angels.jpg - William Blake - Christ in the Sepulchre
http://www.florin.ms/Jameson021.jpg - Angel by Rembrandt
http://www.allpaintings.org/v/Renaissance/Giotto+di+Bondone/Giotto+-+Angel+5.jpg.html - Angel by Giotto di Bondone
http://www.allpaintings.org/v/Renaissance/Fra+Angelico/Fra+Angelico+-+Annunciation.JPG.html - Fra Angelico - Annunciation
http://www.allpaintings.org/v/Baroque/Bartolome+Esteban+Murillo/Bartolome+Esteban+Murillo+-+The+angel_s+kitchen.jpg.html - Bartolome Esteban Murillo - The Angel's Kitchen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:028MAD_Sphinx.jpg - Sphinx - Delphi

Winged Characters (mostly anime)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokusatsu_Tenshi_Dokuro-chan - Club to death Angel Dokuro Chan (I recommend this one for those who haven't seen it.)
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b45/niwawillow123/TMM/Minto%20Aizawa/Mint9.jpg - Mint - Tokyo Mew Mew
http://www.geocities.com/johnnyfighter/Belldandy.jpg - Belldandy - Oh My Goddess!
http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m47/cerraazizi/Card%20Captor%20Sakura/card_captor_sakura.jpg - Sakura - Card Captor Sakura
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Sep 4, 2011. 11:55 AMHoopAngel says:
wow!! I was thinking about making wings for my halloween costume but I found these ones and I think I am going to make them.. thanks!!!!
Oct 13, 2010. 5:58 AMGoodgodman1964 says:
LOve the rhinestones.... Too! Beautiful wings.
Oct 10, 2010. 4:07 PMyuanyuan9.mli says:
is there something i could use instead of felt?
Oct 5, 2010. 1:26 PMyuanyuan9.mli says:
Where did you buy feather's? I can't find any in the shade I like
Nov 1, 2008. 9:57 PMsharkman92 says:
you are pretty
Oct 4, 2010. 6:05 AMlegless says:
She looks a lot like Kari from Mythbusters in that photo.
Jan 6, 2010. 1:37 PMjaniemw says:
How does one clean these wings?
Sep 20, 2009. 12:44 PMAncient Soul says:
:D They're perfect! Thank you thank you thank you! I've been looking everywhere for a way to make wings for my costume and this is just perfect! *glomps* Uno question though...how much did it cost? A guestimate would be great
Oct 8, 2009. 8:04 PMThundertydus says:
Would it be rude to say that I think you're beautiful?
Oct 28, 2008. 6:09 AMvalamaldoran says:
Love it! how cool me and my friends like love the book maximum ride, so these wings say, send some to "max" our friend who moved away, we are aways do maxride projects and sending them to her lol
Sep 20, 2009. 12:45 PMAncient Soul says:
I love your name -
Jun 6, 2009. 1:20 PM3kittygirl says:
Maxride ROCKS! And so do these wings.
Oct 2, 2009. 8:29 PMyour dog says:
ditto
Sep 12, 2009. 10:34 AMyouknowwhoiam says:
well, for my taste, there a little too small, and too pink, but that looks easy to change.
Sep 4, 2009. 3:12 PMbecauseican says:
great ible. not to be a bible fiend but the bible says nothing about angels having wings or even having a form at all. actually some scriptures say angels are made of light.
Jul 15, 2009. 11:50 AMIrisLinnae says:
the wings are beautiful and so are you! thanks for the 'ible i've always wanted to make some dark angel wings! :)
Jun 13, 2009. 11:06 PMacidXxqueen says:
Hey! I liked your design so much, I made a pair for a wear-white party in Regina. put up pics when they're done ;]
Oct 3, 2008. 2:41 PMLuminousObject says:
Perfect costume idea. But I, being a guy, wouldn't go for the pink. They're going to be bigger and black and grey.
Apr 21, 2009. 6:53 PMzafiros says:
I'm doing the same thing to add to the wardrobe in the movie I'm making.
Oct 5, 2008. 12:26 PMdragonfire9000 says:
lol funny
Oct 5, 2008. 2:09 PMLuminousObject says:
Thanks, I guess. I wasn't trying to be funny, but if you think it's funny, then good for you.
Jan 21, 2009. 12:09 PMmaid63 says:
aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh oooooooohhhhhhh she's pretty
Nov 2, 2008. 2:28 AMwupme says:
I thought about buying such wings on an onlinestore (pretty expensive those things), need them for a photoshoot coming up. But now i think i'm gonna make them myself. Just in really huge and red with black, because the theme asks for it.
Sep 30, 2008. 11:43 PMpunkatsub says:
i may make a black version of this.
Sep 17, 2008. 8:52 AMismailkumar says:
goooooood
Aug 27, 2008. 3:12 PMSunny124613 says:
nice,great for a party or a hall-o-ween thing w00T w00T
Aug 24, 2008. 7:30 AMWiilittle says:
The person who made this kind of looks like Kari Byron.
Aug 23, 2008. 12:34 PMrulerofthefreeworld says:
Nice job, turned out well.
Aug 20, 2008. 7:24 AMchunya says:
amazing idea!
Aug 12, 2008. 6:35 AMItsTheHobbs says:
Well, I personally would make them bigger, and darker, like gray and black feathers. Still, it's a really great 'ible.
Aug 18, 2008. 8:20 PMnimitz says:
Aug 13, 2008. 12:44 PMItsTheHobbs says:
Yeah, I have human-avian on my list for Halloween costumes, but I didn't know how to make the wings, so I'm definitely going to do that now.
Aug 19, 2008. 8:45 AMItsTheHobbs says:
I will, it's dark and cloudy around here today, so I might start the outline.
Aug 17, 2008. 7:00 PMPumpkin$ says:
you guyz do know that fallen angels are demons cast out of heaven right? XD jk
Aug 11, 2008. 9:30 PMalex-sharetskiy says:
yay not shopping at Halloween stores! you got a little javascript on step 13, might want to fix that
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