Owner and designer, Angela Jarman

Welcome to fairyland.

I create original designs in the form of fairy wings and accessories formed from my vision of what I've always thought fairies would look like. My background in professional fairy and princess parties got me started in making my own costumes and eventually, wings that I would later offer to the public.

I started selling iridescent fairy wings when there were none yet on the market, because I wanted wings that looked like they could have been plucked from a real fairy. Movies such as The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth were big inspirations in creating fairy wings that seemed authentic and 'real'. After finding a tiny set of iridescent insect wings that had been separated from their owner in a dog's fur that I was pet sitting for, I was inspired to make real life costume wings with that look. My very first set for myself was a bit clumsy, made of thin floral wire, film vinyl, tape and a wooden block based harness. My how they've evolved! My wire wings went through a few variations before finally creating the frames out of aluminum sheet cut directly from my own files, and is still the format I use today.
Born, raised, and back again living in the SF Bay Area of California
I have been selling iridescent fairy wings since 2003, but my very first pair I made for myself in the mid 1990’s.

I currently work mostly alone, with occasional help from my SO, Jordan Price when needed and for tech work on light up and moving wings. I've branched out into crowns and headdresses, and hope to continue developing new shiny things that have not previously existed. Since I now concentrate more on elaborately detailed designs and developing new techniques, I have started offering tutorials and peeks behind the scenes on my Patreon. If it makes you feel magical, then I've done my job well.

A small portion of each purchase of my handmade items is donated to the following organizations:
Alight (formerly ARC), they provide humanitarian aid to refugees and trafficking victims
Transgender Law Center - changes law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression.
Sogorea Te Land Trust - an urban land trust founded in 2012 with the goals of returning traditionally Chochenyo and Karkin lands in the San Francisco Bay Area to indigenous stewardship
Color Of Change Education Fund Inc - Color of Change leads campaigns that build real power for Black communities.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice - Asian Law Caucus - the nation's first legal and civil rights organization serving low-income Asian Pacific Islander (API) communities.
Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network, Inc - provides community, support, and resources for Autistic women, girls, nonbinary people, and all others of marginalized genders.

I also donate a small amount monthly to Planned Parenthood and Earth Justice.

You can find me on Facebook as Fancy Fairy Wings & Things! , on Instagram as fancyfairyangela and on Tumblr as fancyfairywings.