I’m nauseous from the effort, but the smile on his face was worth it.  Out of some wire and fabric, today I made David the butterfly costume he has been wanting for weeks.

The back includes antennae.  It’s tied on like a mei tai, comfortable and tough enough for running around.

Carmen requested wings like a dragonfly.  I had been working on this one a little longer, trying to get the wire just right.  After I strapped on the wings she snatched the mirror (with the mounting hardware still on it) to see them from every possible angle. 

Her wings are made of wire and two pairs of queen-size L’eggs pantyhose from the grocery store.  If we do this again, I’d use a stiffer wire; we used 12-guage and I think the dragonfly wings would have resisted the compression "sheer control" of the L’eggs a little better.  Either way, Carmen was plenty happy with the result.

If all goes well, they’ll be wearing their costumes tomorrow at the Arbooretum.