DIY big Cellophane Fairy Wings for cosplay

These wings are perfect for any fairy costume you can thing of! Use these for masquerade balls, Renaissance fairs, or Halloween! They were SO MUCH FUN to create, and I made sure to film almost all of it, so you can make your own costume fairy wings, too!
These wings are made with galvanized wire I bought at Lowes, and then covered in rainbow cellophane paper, that I got at craft stores!
I also used foil tape, spray paint, and spray adhesive.
Once they were wrapped in the cellophane, I ironed them to tighten and shrink wrap the paper, and then melted the edges with a flame, to seal the edges and prevent fraying.
Table of contents:
Drawing the wings - 0:19
Building the vein frames - 2:14
Adding the cellophane - 12:25
Ironing and cutting out - 14:36
Melting the edges - 16:58
Finishing the base - 19:36
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[@mermaidsanctuarydesigns6955]

FINALLY! Someone giving up the "big secret"! LOL Thank you for the tutorial, your wings are amazing!

[@AubreyBouck_Brandavir]

Thank you!!

[@claudiobobicchio6669]

I’ve been making wings for close to ten years using this technique. Bravo!! One easy way to keep the cellophane flat is to roll your bottom sheet out, leaving the cellophane attached to the role… Spray that first layer down with the sprayed he sieve and then reverse roll the cellophane back over the top of that and it’ll push all of the bubbles out because you’re still using the cardboard tube. Also, as far as burning the edges… I use a miniature blowtorch which is great because it provides an even concentrated temperature, which works great for burning Various sizes of holes with maximum control in a swift manner. Love the way you used bubble bubble wrap around the base, I’m going to have to give that a try myself!

[@AubreyBouck_Brandavir]

Wow! Thank you!

[@mattcoronel8378]

Claudio Bobicchi

[@mollieallwood8357]

My wire keeps bending and won’t stay flat!

[@avakay1]

i just wanted to let you know that i used this tutorial to make wings for my first ever ren faire and they were a huge hit!! i ended using a metallic gold webbed fabric (think veining on wings) to give them a more realistic look and i think it made all the difference. thanks again for this tutorial!!

[@averynave7835]

Sounds so cute! I wanna make a black goth pair and so confused where to start to make them more realistic. Any tips or pictures? Thanks !!

[@countryposh]

I am a retired cosmetologist, my dryer gets crazy hot, but the heat gun is a great idea it will grab all the way around each vein. Great job they are beautiful!

[@larptandembike7591]

Thank you so much for filming this step by step. I'm planning on making a Dark Crystal cosplay and needed a wings tutorial.

[@sineadlynch7282]

Lol, me too! Are we going to the same convention in February?

[@rulerzreachf4n200]

I’m a guy but I just want to dress as a fairy daily. I wanna wear wings like these and elf ears and have colourful hair and cottage core outfits and be confident wearing them 🥺

[@skeletalskeleton551]

Men are fairies too!! Do it ! 💖😇

[@carly85cs]

Doesn't matter what gender you are is fine❤❤

[@SunflowerKidAugust]

I have looked at sooo many tutorials and you are the only one that taped down the cellophane and you have the flattest best wings so im glad that i saw this one and learned this trick!

[@TheLballou]

Aubrey, I can't tell you how perfect the timing is for this video. I am costuming the Little Mermaid for a local high school and have been stressing about how to make sea creatures. I knew that I would use wire, but had no real concept of how to put them together. This technique is perfect! I always love your tutorials and your art. Thank you for sharing your talent, self and your adorable daughter with us. Much joy to you during the upcoming holidays.

[@AubreyBouck_Brandavir]

Thank you!! I have been wanting to make a mermaid tail for a few years, but can't sew well enough! (but I would make fins like this, if I ever did!) I know your creatures will be great!!.

[@nate8313]

published in 2017 and still saving projects (like mine) THANK YOU!

[@roseaesthetic7969]

Your daughter is my spirit animal lol

[@nanonova5909]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! We are an OSDD system (basically DID with a couple of differences) and there's a fairy alter who is super uncomfortable without wings. But she wants something big and 'correct' compared to the cheap ones we can buy so this tutorial is going to be great for us so we can make her wings to wear so she feels a little less uncomfortable!

[@macyunderwood4868]

Hey, if you don't mind me asking (please don't feel pressured to answer) does the fairy alter have something like phantom limb syndrome?

[@nanonova5909]

@@macyunderwood4868 Yeah that's a good way of describing it. Like she can feel a weight there and feel like she can move the "wings". It's hard to describe other than it makes her feel off when she doesn't have something. Like if you randomly lost a limb you'd still feel it there.

[@macyunderwood4868]

@@nanonova5909 thank you so much for responding! I just wondered because I have a bit of a special interest in researching mental stuff that's connects to the physical, it fascinates me.

[@TaylorMLPFIDAU]

I completely get it. We haven’t been diagnosed yet but We have proof to have some form of DID through my girlfriend, and my sister. It was shocking to find out I wasn’t alone in this body, and it explained why I would pass out for days, but anyway, some of the male alters feel uncomfortable being in a female body. And I myself have felt ‘phantom limps’ before. Because inside I have animal ears. But not having them it’s strange.

[@carlosdaraque]

Hi Aubrey, thank you so much for sharing this awesome video. After looking for thousands of tutorials, I got a lot of boring wings until I hit yours. I followed each of the steps, and I was able to build my first-ever Fairy Wings for my wife's cosplay. I used clear contact paper on the bottom instead of the adhesive over the cellophane and then cellophane on top, though. Cheers. 🥰🥰

[@andreapannucci3409]

By far the easiest tutorial. Used this not only for my wings but doll sized wings too. Thank you!

[@StudioSilverCreek]

WOW!! I am impressed. Amazing wings! I love them. Thanks for sharing. :)

[@marynitz7882]

Instead of the iron could you use a hair dryer or a heat gun?

[@mspears107]

Watched this video a thousand times and made some fab wings. Thanks so much for posting. I got so many compliments. (I was a water fairy.)

[@kad050209]

I'm a children photographer! Planning on making a few of these! Saves me a lot of money! Worth the time! Thanks!!

[@AubreyBouck_Brandavir]

Fairy kids would be so cute!!!

[@iseleylaura]

These are gorgeous! The craftsmanship on your wings is one of the best I have seen for cellophane. I can't wait to give this a try; thank you!

[@AubreyBouck_Brandavir]

Thank you!!!

[@im_lilas_]

Thank you SO MUCH! You’re a LIFESAVER! I want to dress up as a fairy for halloween but the wings cost like 50-200 dollars. I love creating things so doing this will be saving me money AND making me have fun. Thanks again❤️

[@emma_estrella854]

same!! i need to tear up my wings tho

[@leccentrica1223]

I subscribed, somehow I knew you must make wire-wrapped jewelry based on this amazing tutorial I to make wire wrap jewelry so nice to stumble across someone with the same interest.

[@n0ss4aa2]

I'm making a pair of small resting-style pixie wings for a larp event next weekend, I've seen tutorials but this visual aid is fantastic. Thank you for this!

[@PleasanceLiddle]

Absolutely brilliant. I was brainstorming ideas with fabric, tulle, hosiery...and I never would have thought of cellophane. B R I L L I A N T!

[@judichristopher4604]

"WOW!!!!" You know it's going to be a GREAT Video, when the first 5 seconds blows you away!!! Super impressed... Love this video

[@AubreyBouck_Brandavir]

AW! Thank you!!!!

[@AlottaBoulchit]

BEAUTIFUL! Your lil one is going to look so cute with wings too! I LOVE Mommy/child fairy wing sets 😢 precious!

[@Dronkey64]

Garnet a treasure, to treasure forever! 😍

[@msaddicted2utube]

I believe you can use a blow dryer on high heat to shrink cellophane as well. Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@gspncr]

Thank you so much for such a detailed tutorial! I've been working on my wings for months and they're finally done, and they work perfectly!

[@collfitzpatrick]

This is so lovely!! I definitely appreciate the calm music over the timelapse video 🤩 (I’ve never seen that or thought of it but it makes it so much less chaotic feeling.) The wings turned out so beautiful! I’m glad you had so much fun and thank you for posting all the details :)

[@DarrenLandrum]

The painting worked amazingly well. I would've expected it to destroy the iridescent effect, but it didn't. That's nice to know. Great job! (As an aside, I would call those cut-ins around the veins "scalloping" but that's the me.)

[@AubreyBouck_Brandavir]

That's a great word for it!! LOL! I just have brain farts doing videos!

[@rayneb2595]

Have a big convention here in 3 months and have been trying to figure out how to make a giant set of pipevine swallowtail wings for my dnd pixie cosplay. This greatly inspired how I make them, except I'm using solder for a less bulky bond and window tint for a more opaque color (I need to paint the insides and outsides of the wings two totally different patterns)

[@AquaAngelfire]

Those are absolutely stunning! I’m hoping to make a pair in black ❤️

[@arianna8859]

I love the finished product! This is the first video I found while looking into making fairy wings and I'm not even the slightest bit disappointed!

[@arliezachary5371]

I like this tutorial a lot. Thank you for making it. Also, LOVE your daughter playing through out. She made me smile so much.

[@AubreyBouck_Brandavir]

Thank you!!!

[@whatswiththenoise]

Fantastic. Easy to understand. Very beautiful.

[@lilgi2]

so cute that your baby is there too. THat's how i feel, working with a baby can be a bit tough at times. wings came out beautiful

[@KidOfMischief]

THESE ARE GORGEOUS! I did something similar a few years ago but the wings were too heavy for the base I made, this helps a lot to show me how you did the back that goes under the corset!! Also I am going to try the layering like you did, hopefully they come out even half as good as yours! Thank you so much!!

[@dogsdrawings6622]

This is amazing!! You look incredible! I was so stuck when it came to attaching the cellophane to the wire. It just wasn’t working for me but I will try the towel and flat iron trick. Thank you so much ✨💖🦋

[@kittyd7469]

Very informative and and beautiful set of wings! (And I cracked up watching your daughter in the hamper...mine boys used to do that too 😂)

[@Roberto-tt7yv]

Your tutorial was SUPER helpful! I had to make some wings last minute and I had never seen this method with ironing and plastic- so I decided to try it out. It worked really well! thank you again!

[@tishsmiddy71]

Thank you for sharing 🤩❤️🤟💋 you have taught me so much , Ms. Aubrey. 🌹🌹. Great Teacher with so much talent 🎉🤟☺️

[@HaleyyFire]

SO HAPPY I FOUND THIS! I am making a mist dragon costume for Halloween! This will work amazingly!!!

[@beautyboss2630]

This is so helpful, I’m doing a Battra cosplay and this method is PERFECT for the wings! Thanks!

[@ElveeKaye]

These are beautiful! Going to try a similar technique for doll-sized wings. It looks easy the way you do it, and fun, too!

[@shadoecalliope8412]

Thank you!! I am looking forward to creating custom wings for me and my son to show off at Faerie Worlds this summer. Great tutorial and yours are beautiful. I am no longer afraid of working with cellophane...

[@Dronkey64]

that's so sweet! working while taking care of your kids! 😍 they will remember this!

[@piezr4mez101]

Super helpful tutorial and much appreciated! I'll be using this to make my wings for my fairy queen Asuna cosplay! 😁

[@AubreyBouck_Brandavir]

I Love SAO! You will look awesome!

[@esmeraldamatos646]

This is so lovely! Love the baby girl. 💜🌸 Thanks! 🙏

[@xezazase]

Ok that's pretty adorable

[@crocodilewrestler]

Wow. What an amazing pair of...wings

[@Rachelishes]

I love, love love these wings. I want to try making them but it looks like a lot of work and skills.

[@cosmojinxable]

Wonderful tutorial! Thank you for sharing!

[@ЕкатеринаИванова-я2д]

Greetings from Russia. Your wings are stunning! I'll make myself the same. Thank you!

[@tammyhoward777]

Wow! These are amazing.

[@adaholmes9210]

every time I see the picture of you in your wings you it makes me smile

[@AshlaStargazer]

LOVE these. Well done.

[@murphy1384]

Amazing....they look real...love the irridescent, just like real wings.

[@AubreyBouck_Brandavir]

Thank you!

[@suzannebeyer5369]

Your so creative! I admire your commitment to this project!

[@demondragon2026]

My mom and i would like to thank you for making your tutorial so easy to follow. These kind of wings are perfect for a cistume ive been planning for over 4 years. If you have a facebook, i would love to send you pictures as for how my wings came out and how they look with my costume. And again, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

[@AubreyBouck_Brandavir]

Sorry for the long wait! Yes, I do have a facebook, and would LOVE to see what you made! It's just Brandavir Jewelry! Thank you!

[@fairygrammy]

Firstly your little girl is adorable!! 😊 I really enjoyed watching your video. I've tried making these types of wings in the past, but failed. Now, having watched your very educational how to video, I feel like I can make my wings!!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge of fairy wing art!!! 😃😃🦋🦋😊😊🐞🐞😎😎

[@AubreyBouck_Brandavir]

Thank you!!!!

[@isabelladavis1363]

Absolutely gorgeous wings...thank you for sharing all of your time and energy

[@jesscummings4039]

So helpful and clear instructions. Love it! I'm working on fairy wings for fairy godmother in a play. Will definitely be using this method!

[@dt_kathybrown]

Nice job on the wings, and the great detailed instructions on how to make them. Thanks!

[@TheArtisanTarotTBMoon]

This was a beautiful tutorial! I use to work for bath and body works when they used cellophane and shrink wrap for the gift wrapping process. The best way to get it close without using a flame is using a hair dryer on high for less than a minute but you have to move it around spots as your doing it. But it does work for those who don’t feel comfortable using the candle or the iron.

[@AubreyBouck_Brandavir]

I LOVE BBW!! Lol And thank you for this tip!! I wondered if that would work, too!

[@crystalguido6324]

This is a great tutorial, I will be making wings for the 1st time using this as guidance. Thanks!

[@o0shiba0o]

Love this! 😍 Will be trying this out tomorrow. The only thing that worries me is that I can't draw At all 😂 so fingers crossed 🤞🏼

[@ELFASHIONISTA]

awesome job ! the shape and the proportion are beautiful ! CONGRATS

[@arreilaa4872]

Is there a way t wear it if I don’t have a corset?

[@AubreyBouck_Brandavir]

YES! I have seen people make a circle in the back instead of a U and then they attach ribbons or leather straps, to tie around their shoulders!

[@Feeoryne]

thank you for sharing!!

[@Kinzichi]

How would you attach them to your little one? I'm going to make one for my niece and I'm not sure about the idea of a baby corset! Lol Maybe a harness style with elastic?

[@AubreyBouck_Brandavir]

I plan to make them with little ribbon holders, to tie around her shoulders

[@Kinzichi]

@@AubreyBouck_Brandavir oh that'll be so cute

[@babadeedee214]

Just spectacular!! Best ever faerie wings! For you I wish they could fly’🧚🏻‍♂️

[@cerileehadley5271]

Fairy*

[@wickedbasket8858]

Hubby was definately recording at the beginning😂 beautiful wings.

[@sevenleggat4191]

Im deffinetly using this for my tinkerbell

[@lauratigert3849]

Thank you great video!

[@judyday5677]

We made 2 sets for ren fest here in Texas everyone love them!

[@chanah-rivkam525]

how do you put them on? Since I can't see how it sits on your body, I"m having a hard time imagining how the U shape goes. HOw do you get this thing on?

[@isthaliadehyse1629]

She simply stucks the U part on her corset

[@archery411]

she inserts the U into/under the back of the corset and the corset is what holds the whole thing up

[@Levleri]

Спасибо большое! Очень красиво! Вы вдохновили меня повторить ваш опыт! И у меня получилось по-другому! Но тоже очень здорово! Rus. Welcome!

[@BeatrizMcLean]

I loved it😱😍❤ I have a baby so I was laughing so much watching her with the laundry basket on her head. Doing something around them it is an adventure😂🤣😘❤

[@PhoebesWorldProductions]

Wow!!! Those are gorgeous! Great job! 😃👍🏻

[@lexyvonfae3678]

So pretty. For the live of me I can't make big wings, will try your technique soon

[@narinahmed3134]

Best tutorial on all of KZbin! Thank you!!!!

[@theresaminks2362]

thank you I really appreciate the fact that you took the time to answer my questions, thank you

[@christinawingfield3997]

These look amazing, I can't wait to make mine.

[@britneyvance8955]

These are sooo beautiful!

[@christinatime1828]

So amazing ! Super cool

[@Be_Kind7683]

@Aubrey I watched your video on the fairy wings! You are so creative and talented!

[@kaylois1307]

These are incredible. Great videos. You are very creative! Thank you.

[@googlethis313]

Beautifully done and impressive!

[@lissajoy179]

This is a fantastic tutorial, and I'm going to use it for my Ren Faire fairy wings this year! Thanks!

[@internetdork1018]

I laughed so hard! Your daughter is adorable😂

[@rachelackerman3430]

this and you are amazing!!! thank you for sharing!!!

[@elmojado1758]

very crafty. Your daughter cracks me up.

[@googalsalot]

Absolutely beautiful, I'm impressed

[@jessicabowers4081]

Awesome job thanks for the tutorial they look great

[@lilief]

Really beautiful wings!!

[@yoongicowboy6780]

This was so helpful and your wings turned out GORGEOUS thank you so much!!

[@artlover1490]

they look beautiful you did a amassing job :)

[@maripresta1351]

Beautiful!! Thank you for the wonderful how to vid!

[@camilla4783]

Thank you so much! Lovely work !! ♥️♥️

[@isabellacampione]

You should sell these!! I would absolutely buy them

[@illikumuri9432]

These are gorgeus! How strong material is cellophane? Like do you have to be very careful with your wings?

[@dragoncat2000]

i followed this tutorial and you don't have to be tooooo careful but id imagine if you bump em around too hard the wire can rip through, and if you hold em by the cellophane it could hurt it

[@Ingalol95]

I know this is an old video, but I hope you can see this comment. I really want to try to make these wings, but I was wondering if there is a substitute for the 9 gauge wire? I've found the 14 gauge, but it seems to stop at 10 gauge in my country (Norway), and the 10 gauge I found was an amount of 650meters. I was hoping that 12 gauge could work or maybe an other type of wire? Thank you! I really like your videos!

[@AubreyBouck_Brandavir]

The 10 and 12 gauge will both work, but the wings will need to be a little smaller than mine. I chose to use 9 gauge because of how big i wanted them, but I've seen many others that were smaller use 14 and even 16 gauge!

[@Ingalol95]

@@AubreyBouck_Brandavir Thank you!

[@NL-rj9uk]

WOW! I just came across this. . .I'm very impressed; the process of making Wings is actually hard. I've honestly tried and I rather stick to making costumes of sorts. ;) Thanks for sharing this. :)