As you know I make my own fairy wings. So far I've only made a pair of cellophane/vinyl wings, but I'm looking to make a pair of fabulous fabric wings for myself. I designed said pair of fabulous wings and I'm itching to get at it. Briana, my sister, also wants a pair of wings (cellophane) so I designed her a pair as well.

Design for my wings:




As you can see, there are two sets of wings, one smaller than the other. I thought this would give it a cool 3D look. It's a closed frame all the way around. There will be some soldering involved, but I'm perfectly fine with that. I just had to make sure that there were no solder points on sensitive spots. The spots that I sketched will be plain on the inside, but the fabric that I have is sheer white so you'll be able to see somewhat through it. The rest of the wings will be painted with an iridescent acrylic paint (like a pearl) so it will reflect multiple colors. For the line of the spots I'll outline the space with a paint writer (squeeze tube paint), and I'll probably end up putting little jewels here and there.


Design for Briana's wings:




These are going to be cellophane/vinyl membrane wings. She doesn't want the bar that can slip into a bodice, so we're going for clear straps instead. This means we'll probably decorate the support bar in something. You may notice that there aren't any color lines. This is because we are going to paint the membrane with glass paint (for a stained glass look) in the style that Amy Brown does her wings- watercolor looking. We'll probably end up throwing some more veins in there via paint as well.


So yeah! That's what I'm going for. If I get these wings done the way I want them then they will be hardcore kick ass. Woot!

I just uploaded my first video of my in my mermaid tail! You can view it here. You can also find it on YouTube!

Who says you have to pick just one mythical creature anyway? ^_^

My name is Kate Lee, or Winged Mermaid Iona, as some of the fairy and mermaid communities might now me.  I have one mermaid tail right now, but I'm planning on making another soon! I make my own cellophane fairy wings, and have learned to sew so I can make my own fairy outifts. I'm nearly finished with my first and from there I'm moving on to making my own corsets (after all, what fairy doesn't love a corset :P)!

I'm always on the search for fairy pretties across the web, along with any way to make my own ^_

I'm hoping I can catch some Ren/Fairy fairs this summer and fall- maybe I'll see you around!