The Blue Fairy

Picture courtesy of Arlie Reed 2004.

As mentioned in the original credits, this costume does not have to be a blue fairy, nor does it have to look exactly like mine. This is only my concept of a fairy and is only listed as an idea of something you may do. Now that that's out of the way, I may begin to expalin how I went about making this particular costume. This fairy costume is one I wore to a Rennaisance faire in the summer of 2004. I began by finding my main outfit, which consisted of an old dance costume with an attached skirt. I consider myself lucky to have had this in m closet. If you are not so lucky, however, other alternatives to this can be found. Wal-Mart and local dance companies sell leotards and skirts that can be paried together, or a skirt can be made from gauzey material found in Wal-Mart and other fabric stores. If you are handy with a sewing machine, you can make a bodice and skirt to wear, if you go this route, however, I suggest wearing bloomers under your skirt. The next step is to make your wings. I found instructions on how to make my wings here. Wings may be decorated with glitter, fake flowers, feathers, fur, paint, and anything else imaginable. Just have fun! If you don't wish to make wings, you can purchase them from online vendor, but this will get expensive.

The next step to take is to decide on footwear. Ballet slippers are a good choice for people of the fairy, but if you are afraid of ruining such shoes, house slippers make good sustitutes as do light sandales. Personaly, I chose to go barefoot, but that may not always be the best idea, particularly if you will be walking in an area where there may be broken glass. An opptional step to be inserted here is accessorizing. As you can see, I wore a pair of blue horns with my costume that I had purchased from a vendor at a previous faire. there are also some websites that carry horns and ears, but they can overstep your budget. One good alternative is to make your own. Mine seem to have been made from clay and painted. there were holes near the bottom for a string to fit through and the string was knotted on eiter side of each horn. Another thing I accesorized with was a drawstring pouch attached to my waist by a blue ribbon. this pouch contained all the items I would need that day, such as money and driver's license, as well as fairy stones that I hade made from decorative flower pot stones. These can be purchased at Wal-Mart, dollar stores, and craft stores. I bought my drawstring pouch, but they can be easily made. Click here for instructions on making your own. You may also accessorize with jewlery, but stay away from iron. Fairies hate iron. Anything shiny and sparkley, however, is perfect for one of the fae. The final step is to paint your face. Given, this is not required, but it does add something to your costume. You may even want to design your pattern in advance. I went a little farther and even found blue lipstick to wear. You may also wish to curl or tease out you hair and decorate it with twigs and flowers. Hopefully, you now have some good ideas for your fae costume! If you have ay aditional questions, feel free to email me. Be sure to put "costume", "Fairy", or "fairy costume" in the subject heading.

Here are some additional fairy costuming links that may help you. Please keep in mind, some of these run a bit expensive. DreamWeaver Production The Fairie Grove Wings The Coolest Costumes Personaly, I don't like this one as much, but it may provide some incite...

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