Puppy Fairy Costume Wings

Step 11 Painting and Decorating

This is the best step because all of the hard construction is done and you can use your imagination to make the wings look really great. Get ideas from paintings and drawings of fairies online. I used Molly Harrison's art to provide inspiration for these wings (mollyharrisonart.com).

Since my fabric was a lavender color, I used lavender, pink, aqua, and lime colored paints to make them really vibrant and colorful. You can choose your own color palate based on whatever color your chosen fabric was.

I like using acrylic craft paint over using fabric paint because it has great vibrant colors to choose from and you can always seal it later with acrylic sealant if you think its necessary. If using sealant, once the sealant is sprayed and wet, add micro-glitter to the wings and it'll help tack it down.

After painting the fabric of the wings, use your gathered supplies to cover up the construction elements of the joint of the wings on the harness. I glued on some fabric flowers, sewed on some plastic pearls and I'm going to affix some ribbon to trail over my dog's back. Of course, with something like this, glitter is never a bad thing.

A note of safety: When looking for decorative additions, note if the position of them on the piece is going to put them in reach of your dog's all-consuming mouth. Little hard pieces and curious puppy mouths never mix well.