Flower Fairy Costume
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What's the most popular costume among girl tricksters under the age of seven? When we asked, we heard many a vision filled with fairy dust and brightly colored flowers. "I want my costume to have jingly bells that I can flap," said Taylor, age six. "And a crown of pink flowers," added Amelia, five.
| Prep Time: Afternoon or Evening | |
| What you need: | |
| Pipe cleaners
Hot-glue gun Artificial flowers (we purchased several bunches and pulled off the flowers and leaves) 3 fabric or feather butterflies (available at fabric stores) 7-inch piece of 20-gauge wire Package of jingle bells Four 27-inch lengths of ribbon One 3/8-inch dowel, cut to an 18-inch length Acrylic paint and paintbrush Tape measure Scissors Large safety pins Cardboard for templates 1/2 yard each of purple and pink satin or other shiny fabric 1/3 yard of green satin or other shiny fabric Sparkly fabric paint (we used Scribbles Dimensional) and paintbrush Straight pins (optional) Needle and thread 1 yard of 1/2-inch-wide non-roll waistband elastic Wings (we used Disguise sheer fabric wings, sold in party supply stores) Leotard and tights | |
| Seasons: Halloween | |
| Materials: fabric | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. |
A Jingly Crown:
Make a ring from 2 pipe cleaners to fit your child's head, overlapping and twisting the ends. To strengthen the crown, wrap 2 more pipe cleaners around the ring. Using the hot-glue gun, attach flowers and leaves to the top and sides of the crown.
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| 2. |
Wand:
Paint the dowel with the acrylic paint and let it dry. Tie the remaining ribbons to the top of the dowel, glue on flowers and leaves, and tie on the bells. |
| 3. |
Butterfly Ring and Pin:
To make a ring, glue a butterfly to the middle of a 4-inch length of pipe cleaner. Coil the pipe cleaner around the Fairy's finger. For a pin, glue a butterfly to a safety pin. |
| 4. | 
A Flowery Skirt, part 1:
Make cardboard templates for the flower petals and leaves using the dimensions shown (A).
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| 5. |
A Flowery Skirt, part 2:
Paint a 1/2-inch-wide line over each tracing line with the fabric paint and let dry. Cut out the petals and leaves using the tracing lines as a guide, being sure to leave the top 2 1/2 inches between the petals/leaves uncut, as shown (B).
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A Flowery Skirt, part 2:
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