Original Female Twitter Bird Costume

I’m obsessed with Twitter and was in a national contest on the social media network the year I did this. It was only right I do a little more shameless self promotion and dress the part.

What you’ll need:

XL light blue t-shirt
Feathers (If you can find light blue- perfect! If not, get white)
If you got white feathers, you’ll need blue fabric dye
Fabric glue
Light blue leggings or tights
Knee-high yellow socks
Yellow flip flops
Yellow face paint
White Posterboard
Ribbon
(Optional) Hair clip

Prepare the feathers

If you got blue feathers, skip this step.

If you have white feathers, you’re going to need to dye them. Prepare the dye on your stove top. Drop a couple of feathers at a time and take them out every 2 minutes to test their color.

When you’re satisfied with the color, lay them flat on a baking sheet lined with wax paper.

You will need enough feathers to cover the entire front and back of your shirt, so get a lot. More than you’d think.

Prepare the shirt

To create “wings” on the t-shirt I cut the sleeves off and cut them into the shapes of long triangles, AKA wings. I then glued them to the shoulders of the shirt, letting them hang/sit on the top of my arms.

Attach the feathers

After your feathers are ready, glue each of them individually to the shirt. Make sure only the top half of the feather is actually glued to the shirt, so they are able to move/look a little more natural.

You should cover the entire shirt and wings.