My Book Fairy Costume

While not the most flattering costume you'll ever wear, this DIY "Book Fairy" or "Library Fairy" or (best yet) "Diction Fairy" costume sure is a lot of fun to make! After shopping a few yard sales and the thrift store, as well as raiding my mom's craft closet and dress-up box (for her grandchildren ;), she and I created this...

 

We basically followed the directions from the original post at  Lilliedale, and I encourage you to go see the original. As for ours...

• The supplies used were a Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, scotch tape, glue guns, notions such as ribbon, cording and beads, a belt, a  tiara, red glitter foam, a toy scepter (?)
• The headpiece is an old tiara with a piece of glitter foam behind the rhinestones
• The scepter is some strange toy I picked up at a yard sale. It has multicolored LED lights in both ends and has a disco ball effect when turned on. I covered it in ribbon.
• There's much less fluff in my skirt than on the original - a good and necessary thing, since I have enough back there anyway!
• The pages on the tutu is attached to a belt we found at the thrift store.
• All of the pages came from the dictionary, the cover of which became the foundation for the wings.

You can read about how I used this costume by clicking here. If you've made a similar costume, I'd love to hear about it!