My 3 year old decided she wanted to be an autumn nature fairy for Halloween this year, so I set out to make her a pair of autumn themed fairy wings. We had recently used contact paper and some pressed autumn leaves to make placemats with neat autumn leaf art, so I thought I could try using a similar method to make some wings. After a little bit of trial and error, we came up with a method that worked and the wings came out gorgeous!
Instructions:
To make your own set of autumn fairy wings, you will need:
- an old pair of costume wings (Dollar Tree wings work great)
-clear contact paper
-pressed dried leaves
-scissors
-clear tape
-gold glitter (optional)
Before you can get started making your wings, you will need some autumn leaves. You can collect your own outside and press and dry them inside a heavy book or with a flower press. It typically takes a couple days for the leaves to completely dry. We noticed leaves with really deep colors like red and bright oranges, tend to keep their color as…
Instructions:
To make your own set of autumn fairy wings, you will need:
- an old pair of costume wings (Dollar Tree wings work great)
-clear contact paper
-pressed dried leaves
-scissors
-clear tape
-gold glitter (optional)
Before you can get started making your wings, you will need some autumn leaves. You can collect your own outside and press and dry them inside a heavy book or with a flower press. It typically takes a couple days for the leaves to completely dry. We noticed leaves with really deep colors like red and bright oranges, tend to keep their color as…