How to DIY NO SEW costume Felt Wings for toddlers or adults
Why not DIY No sew costume Felt wings for halloween? Felt is cheap, I bet you have a wire hanger somewhere (I had to hunt for one, cause if you read my Capsule Wardrobe post you know we aren’t exactly a dry-clean-only kind of house) and you know you like an excuse to fire up your glue gun. A quick and easily modifiable felt costume project perfect for halloween or holiday celebrations.
The first wings I made for the boys were just ribbons on a stick. They pretty quickly asked for wings the “COULD WEAR”. I was happy for them to have a quick an easy halloween idea – they haven’t dressed up since they were 18 months old and they dressed up like the stuffed fox I wish wasn’t in our house – and I’m ready to go all out for halloween.
I decided on a style similar to the Pegasus in Fantasia or My Little Pony. My twins love Fantasia; I was shooting for a more cartoony aesthetic. That way I could focus on the overall look rather than fussing with detail work.
This could easily be modified to be dragon, bird, angel, or other wings – how to make felt wings includes all kinds of winged creatures. The two color style (again, reminiscent of cartoon wings) give it depth and visual appeal without having to go overboard with detail work. For a no sew costume this fit the bill perfectly.
Because I knew I would be sandwiching two layers together I wasn’t particular about marking and altering my design with a marker. Rather than “Cut 2” I decided to fold the felt along the middle and cut both left and right side at the same time connected in the center along the crease.
You can see here the three component pieces. I love how they look like a video game logo. You can clearly see the crease.
I knew this project had to get banged out during nap time Wings were going to be like so many other Fort Birthday Projects. So I had to keep my felt wings streamlined (get it?).
This chromatic design lends itself nicely to costumes based on regular clothes. Toss a hoodie on and ‘poof’ you’ve got a costume. Or, if you are my twins, toss it on ANY time or ALL the TIME and POOF you are a pegasus.
What you need for your no sew costume wings
- A yard of Felt – I used two colors to make my design
- Glue Gun – always have a burn proof surface to rest it on, and keep a bowl of water nearby in case you drip on fingers or hand
- Elastic, ribbon, or fabric for straps
- Wire Hanger – straighten with pliers and cut to length
- Pliers, scissors, pins, markers for decoration
What to do
- Use a long sleeved jacket or shirt to measure your shape
- Free hand the felt wing shape and outline with marker
- Cut out pieces
- Straighten A wire hanger and cut out the bones for your wings
- Use a generous amount of glue from your glue gun to secure the bones to the wing.
- Sandwich the bones between the two layers, adding straps before you seal all the edges together using your glue gun
- Bend wings into desired shape
There are tons of great quick and easy felt no sew costume ideas out there this time of year. Check out this Duke Kaboom for kids and Adults. Or This fabulous no sew Mermaid
Want more inspiration:
This sweet T-shirt Based Owl from Moneywise Moms
Wings for Archimedes the Owl from Sword in the Stone
Fringy Skully the Pirate Parrot from Jake and the Neverland Pirates
I have a warm and fuzzy place for these Ninja Turtle Felt Costumes
Great Tutorial for an Owl Costume for you cricut lovers out there.
And don’t forget to come back to Fort Birthday for our next Nap Time project.
2 Comments
Sheilah Egan
Such a great and quick project. Thanks for putting the visuals together with all the other links.
Stephany
Omg these look so cute! Definitely going or try these especially because it’s so easy to make!! I love felt anything, so cute for kids!