This icey cool set of Colette wings will be listing this Friday!
I thought I'd try the Colette Pix fairy wings with white veins, for winter brides, snow queens, or, maybe you want to cosplay as a dead pix from Carnival Row.
I used the Absinthe iridescent film, which is practically the same as the Aquamarine with maybe a hint more green.
I love the way it looks with the white veining, it makes me think of the brilliant teal and blue you might see in glaciers & icebergs in the arctic. Just like with the single film color Colette wings I've made before, these have an additional layer of fine little veins cut from an opaque vinyl to give them even more dimension and detail without the added weight or difficulties I'd have if I cut ALL of it from aluminum.
I'm including a photo of them against a dark background so you can see the contrast of the veining more, and will be adding more photos soon.
I'll also have 2 Trinket fairy wings listed, and another repeat style, maybe more. I may even list 2 of these Colette wings if I'm able to finish them soon enough.
Wings from this sale will ship next week.
Please also take note that I've added a catalogue page for Flash Sales to my Shopify store, so flash sale items will still show up on the Home page but will also have their own place without the digital and POD products so you can snap the wings up faster. That link is HERE
Good luck!
Fairy Wing Flash Sale! Tomorrow, Nov. 17 at 10am Pacific
Sorry to keep you waiting fairies! It took a minute to recuperate from the election stress but I’ve gotten some wings made for you. This Extra Large Pansy set in Ultraviolet film with copper veins is the star of the show.
They’re just a smidge smaller than the giant size, with the upper panels measuring roughly 26 - 27 inches long. They’re laminated with the Ultraviolet iridescent film, which shines mostly violet with some blue and hints of teal and a yellowish undertone. They are also the most clear of the films, so they look very ethereal.
In addition to these, I’ll also have a set of the Colette wings in clear Diamond Fire, there’s a set of the Rainbow Aquatica wings I already listed this weekend (surprise!) and I may add another repeat style if I can find time.
In case you need it, here’s the shop link: https://fancy-fairy-wings-things.myshopify.com/collections/flash-sales
Notice it’s different from the Home page of my Shopify store, although they’ll also show up there but the Flash sale page won’t have all the digital items showing first.
Rainbow Wings & Flash Sale Tonight, at 7pm Pacific Time!
Tonight, Monday at 7pm Pacific Daylight Time, I will have these ‘Bright Rainbow’ Pansy fairy wings with copper veins listing (above), along with a set of the same Pansy design in the Opal film with black veins (below).
I’ll also have just a couple repeat wings, a set of Goblin Princess and Elvina wings. Sorry it’s so small again, but it’s been an uphill battle most of the year with the last couple months being the worst o.O
Need the shop link? https://fancy-fairy-wings-things.myshopify.com/
Electric Rainbow Aynia Fairy Wings Listing Sunday, 9/13 at 9pm PDT
These convertible Aynia fairy wings have my digitally hand painted electric rainbow color pattern applied to the clear Diamond Fire iridescent film and black veining.
I may have a few repeat single color wings offered as well in this flash sale, tomorrow, Sept 13 at 9pm PDT.
A reminder that I haven't been able to get a hold of the clear elastic I used to include for straps, so they are now sold without them.
I usually ship within 3 business days of the sale, however, there's a small chance there may be delays due to the fire and smoke issues affecting California and the whole west coast.
I'm incredibly grateful that I'm still in my home and able to stay in business, even if I am very depressed and anxious about being trapped in here because the air outside is toxic, and covid is still a problem that keeps me from safely being able to do anything fun indoors anywhere else.
That's why I felt a need to make something bright and colorful, and maybe you need something bright and colorful too.
If you need it, the shop link is https://fancy-fairy-wings-things.myshopify.com/
Accessories Flash Sale Tomorrow, Friday Sept. 4 at 8am Pacific!
Surprise!
Well if you are a Patreon patron it’s not so much a surprise, but usually I like to announce things more ahead of time.
Tomorrow, Friday 9/4 at 8am Pacific Daylight Time, I’ll be listing all of the pieces below - 2 crowns, 3 hair combs and 3 each of the dark and light crystal Nightshade necklaces.
I’m never sure if any of these accessory pieces will be repeated because sometimes the specific settings & findings are unavailable after I’ve used a small batch, but I can tell you now I won’t repeat those tiaras exactly. That brass stamping was torture to solder to the metal band and although some of that was my own inexperience with soldering these types of things together, much of it was that type of stamping with no flat areas in back of it is just plain difficult to solder especially for a piece that needs to flex to be worn.
If it weren’t for an opportunity that unexpectedly came up, i would have jumped ahead by now to getting my own crown design cut from metal and am still moving forward with that.
Next time I offer crowns, they should be completely original pieces with a few added commercially available embellishments like jewels and their settings.
Need a link to the shop? Bookmark it so you won’t be late! https://fancy-fairy-wings-things.myshopify.com/
3 Faerie Crowns in Search of Their Queens
Faerie crowns for queens of their own kingdoms, the Aynia Lilac, the Aphrodite Azure, and the Vivienne Rainbow Faerie Queen crowns will be listing this Thursday morning, May 28 at 8:30am Pacific Daylight Time.
The metal crown portion of all of these is designed by Alessio Benetti of The Original Atelier.
They've been popular among fantasy designers, who often cut them up to rearrange into crowns and accessories.
I'd only done 2 that way a few years ago before I knew the artist behind them, and thought I would embellish these with my original wings in mini form, along with all the bling, to get out of my creative rut in this pandemic anxiety mode .
First, the Aynia Lilac Queen Crown - my favorite!
This crown has a color theme of wine, lavender and burgundy.
The 5 inch Aynia wings (side) and 1 & a half sets of smaller wings in front and accenting the side top (Salome and Vivienne designs) are all painted in the same color family with touches of bright blue. Wine colored glass jewels decorate the base of the wings, with iridescent Swarovski crystals on the wings and front of the crown.
Brass and clear glass chains hang from each side with pale lavender iridescent crystal drops and purple iridescent beads. This crown will be $479 USD
Next, the Vivienne Rainbow Queen crown.
The metal on this one is a slightly deeper brass color and it has a bit of a tarnish to it, FYI. Gives it a more antique look.
The mini Vivienne wings are painted in the Electric Rainbow Palette, they practically glow! Clear AB oval cabachons decorate the center and each side. A bright, almost neon tangerine AB Swarovski crystal accents the bottom front while clear AB crystal drops hang from brass chains on either side.
This crown will be $300 USD
Finally, the Aphrodite Azure Queen crown.
A silver colored crown (unlike the brass crowns this silver was painted on as that is how I received it) features the 5 inch Aphrodite wings on the sides and the smaller version on front painted in teal and deep blues.
Swarovski crystals are scattered on the wings and decorate the front of the crown, with a giant iridescent magenta and blue cabachon in the center.
It would be perfect for a dry land mermaid.
Silver and iridescent blue beaded chains hang from each side, ending with blue crystal drops.
This crown will be $425 USD
Each comes with ribbon at each side that can tie behind your head. They are removable as well in case you want to try your own attachment methods.
I’m still figuring the pricing, as these took a lot of time and love, and I won’t be making these exact crowns again.
I talked to Alessio Benetti after completing them and showing him the finished crowns, and he informed me that the ones I purchased were actually copies of his work by counterfeit companies!! o.O
Naturally, that is upsetting , as you all know how I feel about infringement.
He was not bothered by it, and it sounds like he’s been dealing with it for quite some time, years in fact, but since he is based in Italy and the counterfeit company is in the US, there isn’t much he can do - unless they ever go back to Italy, where authorities would be waiting for them.
Alessio even suggested I just buy more from the copycats if I like them, because of the expense and difficulty of selling wholesale to America - which he also offered anyway - but I will not be buying any of the copies. I refuse to support art theft, no matter how pretty or cheap it is for me.
Below is what the crowns looked like before I altered and embellished them.
What I will be doing instead, is finally put my original crown project into motion with my own original designs.
I started the project a couple years ago but lost momentum when a life event killed a lot of my motivation, but I now have quite a few designs drawn out and I will be picking a few - maybe 2 to start with - and finalizing the cut files.
This will allow me to build attachment points into the design itself, removing a lot of the headache that’s induced from trying to attach my own work to existing pieces that were meant to be as-is.
That’s the scoop!
If you want to see more behind the scenes and work-in-progress content, you can join my Patreon - my Patrons there also get the earliest peeks at new projects as well as early notification of the next flash sale dates: https://www.patreon.com/faeryangela
Need the shop link? https://fancy-fairy-wings-things.myshopify.com/
Aquatica Wings Also Listing Tomorrow
There will be 2 of the Aquatica fairy wings in iridescent Absinthe film with silver veining for sale tomorrow at 12pm Pacific Daylight Time, in addition to the Datura wings.
I think they are prettier in person, TBH I finished them too late in the day and the lighting was not ideal, but this film is much like the Aquamarine except with a bit more green in it. Slightly thicker too, I really like it!
I always intended these to be for the water fae, sirens and mer folk but realized I had yet to actually make some in any kind of ocean color, so here they are 😊 there will be 2 of these as well.
Here’s a direct link to the shop: https://fancy-fairy-wings-things.myshopify.com/
Flash Sale - Datura Fairy Wings in Dark Crystal with Copper Veins!
I’ll have 2 of these wings, plus a couple others tbd, Thursday April 30 at noon Pacific Daylight Time.
Remember to be ready early, and be aware that with these, due to the lockdown issues around the pandemic the processing & shipping time may be a little longer than normal.