DIY Parrot costume!! After many hours of sewing and working with jewelry wire, I successfully pulled off the best costume ever. I started with some amazing basic feather boas, a headband, and feather packs. I sewed and got glued feathers onto the headband, and used 16 gauge jewelry wire to make the tail. The get the tail on me, I made a belt of 14 gauge wire and tied it around my waist with twist tie. The wings were luckily easy to buy pre-made, so I can’t take credit for those! For the dress, I bought something that already had a pattern on the front. The back came blank, so I hand made and sewed each tulle and feather decal onto the dress. I paired it with my black sheertex because the parrots have black legs, and some boots to keep feet warm!