Comments on: Tip Tuesday — Faeries (A Contest)

By: edna

edna — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:38:09 +0000

If you need Tights, do as i do …go for the Thick Black 60 denier opaque ones that are worn by the younger genaration..you dont mind cutting them up for crafts as they are of no use to you.

By: herbalmom

herbalmom — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 03:49:46 +0000

I make faery wings by taking wire clothes hangers and forming them into wing shapes, then you get some old tights, you know the ones with the feet all soiled from a little after-church puddle-jump? and holes in the toes…
any way, take those things and stretch them over your framework and then tie off the feet, and tie off the top/waist…cut them off and leave the knot in place.

Now for your craft paints…and glitter. you now take just regular acrylic craft paints, dilute with water, and paint glittery wing designs on it. Set it in a nice warm place to dry.
I use elastic to tie it on with, you just make a loop and it goes up behind the neck and around the shoulders… my kids helped me think that up.
These take some time to put together, so you should do them in advance. you could save some minor decorating for them to do themselves, for an activity, but this is definately not a project to undertake with 10 4-5 yr olds bouncing around your house.

If you are doing them for an entire group you could get those little knee high nylons in white or cream that come in the little balls for like .33 cents each at walmart….it would take 2 pairs per set of wings, I think though.

If you can get enough tights or old nylons for free, there is no expense except for the elastic, and if you have any old underwear laying around you could sabotage them…!!!
If you don’t have craft paints they are super cheap, (unless you go in for the whole color spectrum all at once…. something I would do…) Hope you have fun! Shannon

By: Lei

Lei — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:55:30 +0000

Okay – an attempt at my own unique idea here… I feel like I have a reputation to uphold aorund you, lol! Another cute idea is to give them a “fairy sized” baggy of trinkets… a few little gems perhaps (i.e. rhinesones).

By: Lei

Lei — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:47:45 +0000

Oh, Barb beat me to it!!!

By: Lei

Lei — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:47:00 +0000

How about a little kit to take home – you could supply them with little flowers cut out of felt (which is way cheap), some string or yarn, and a little baggy of fairy dust (glitter) to make a fairy head wreath? Or you could use that as an activity during the party. Anything glittery would be great as a party favor, as you can call it fairy – sorry FAERY – dust.

By: Penny

Penny — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:11:25 +0000

I have made a pinata before. It was a ghost for Halloween, though. Blow up a big balloon, make a flour and water paste, applying paste to each piece of paper you put on cover the balloon in a few layers of paper. Let dry. Apply crepe paper with glue when dry. Cut a flap in the top to put in treats (popping the balloon in the process, so take it out). I know that I also must have applied some type of cording to hang it from in the first stage, but I honestly can’t remember what I used. It has been a few years, sorry.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:51:17 +0000

How about fairy bubbles? Fairy wands and Fairy sweettarts.

By: bon

bon — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 18:34:03 +0000

A single item from the dollar store is what does the trick in the Chaos household. I’m always a little shocked at the treasures you can pick up for a buck.

By: Barb

Barb — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:38:14 +0000

Oops that second post was supposed to be
http://stopmonkeyingaround.blogspot.com/2007/02/flower-fairy-craft.html

By: Barb

Barb — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:37:20 +0000

Give them little containers of glitter labeled “Fairy Dust”. If she’s really into fairies check out my post http://stopmonkeyingaround.blogspot.com/2007/02/nightlights.html

and http://stopmonkeyingaround.blogspot.com/2007/02/nightlights.html