Coolest bag ever

Is this not possibly the coolest bag you have ever seen? It’s from James Piatt and can be found here.

James Piatt - Persuader

Medusa custom my little pony

So I was digging around my half finished stuff the other night and came across a head I’d rooted with wire.

The making of a custom my little pony

I was a little perplexed for a minute until I rememered Medusa my little pony! A fair amount of clay and paint later and here we have her!

Medusa Custom my little pony $55

All the pretty paper flowers

As lovely as flowers are I hate that they fade so quickly.  So I was looking around etsy for the fake kind and man those people are crafty! My favourite is the paper flowers at the top but you’ve got to love the strawberry sundae.

TangleAndFold Paper flowers $19.99

ReallyBadKitty button bouquet $18

PomLove silver stem poms $25

Letters4Lilly strawberry Sundae bouquet $26

In progress

Just a quick post with an update of some ponies I’m currently working on. Below we have (from top left) Ayla from Clan of the Cave Bear, The Hulk, weird eye thingy and Tank Girl.

Clan of the cave bear, The hulk, weird eyes, Tank Girl

I have some orangey hair coming soon and then I’m starting on bat girl, one of the few super-girls who wasn’t completely annoying.  How come the baddies were always so much cooler?

Bat girl

How to re-root my little pony

Here’s a simple, step by step tutorial showing you how to re-root a my little pony. You could also use the same technique for any doll that can be re-rooted (blythe, some barbie, fashion doll).  If you have any question feel free to email me or leave a comment!

What you will need:

• scissors
• needle nose pliers
• acetone (not always needed)
• doll hair!
• doll needle / embroidery needle
• time & patience

The first thing you need to do is get rid of the original hair. Cut it down as close as possible and use needle nose pliers to pull the hair out from the inside. Sometimes the glue is a little thick – acetone works well to shift it or you can soak it in hot water if you want something a little less harsh. When using acetone please please please remember to use gloves – 100% acetone can cause liver damage when absorbed through the skin (in large quantities but better safe than sick).

For information on the best way to remove a ponys head check out my previous tutorial here.

First take a strand of the doll hair and make a knot in the middle. It shouldn’t be too wide or too narrow – trial and error is the way to go on this one until you figure out how you like it best. The strand will be doubled over so make sure it’s not too small length wise either. You can always trim it but you can’t add to it once it’s on!

Lonely little hair strand

Next simply double it over to thread onto the needle. Pinch it tightly to thread on – you want to thread all the strands through the eye.

Must let fingernails grow...

Once it’s threaded onto the needle pull the knot away from the needle eye – this will make it easier to pull out once it’s in place on the pony’s head.

I can thread a needle me

Once you’ve got the needle a little way in use a steady base like a desk or a hardback book. Push down on the end of the needle – trust me it’s much much easier this way!

Save your fingers, use a desk

Push down as far as you can and then pull out from the other side. Don’t be too enthusiastic with the pulling – you want to keep the knot on the inside. Sometimes you may have to use pliers to get the needle out but it tends to just slide out most of the time.

Don't use a needle that's too large or you'll rip the holes

Yay! One strand in, about a hundred or so to go! Work your way from the front of the head down the neck. It’s also easier to see where the needle should go if you have a lamp in front of you.

If you're adding clay to the head re-root after it's baked/dry.

Off with its head!

This is just a quick tutorial with some handy tips about beheading that cute little pony. In my experience generation 1 ponies are a lot harder to chop up than generation 3. Can’t comment on gen 2 as I haven’t used them yet – the big eyed quasi kawaii/alien thing is starting to wear me down a bit though. Gen 1 ponies are made from a harder plastic and in general they were a lot more liberal with the glue. You can always use some 100% acetone to soak some of it away if the cutting is getting tough. (always wear gloves when using acetone, liver damage is not fun).

First things first – give it a little twist. You can be pretty brutal with ponies – they’re very hardy   It shouldn’t budge but you never know, could always get lucky.

Next give it a good soaking in hot water – you can leave it as long as you like but I normally just run it under for as long as I can stand.

Next is the fun part! Get your crafting blade. It has to be very sharp and you really want a good quality blade – I use x-acto and swear by them but I’ve still managed to snap the odd blade. It doesn’t really need to be said when handling a knife but be careful! Always cut away from yourself and cut slowly – if it slips you have more chance of keeping control of it that way.

Always follow the original neck line of your pony. It makes it easier to reattach and will look much better than just slicing through.

And there you go – a cute but headless pony ready for a re-root.

Here's one I made earlier

Another zombie etsy treasury

Another great zombie treasury – this time curated by Liatte.

Zombie treasury - mmmmmm braaaiiinnnss

From top the bottom here’s the links for all the zombie sellers on etsy!

Zombie pinup pony: Fugsly

zombie brains bowl: foldedpigs

zombie cushion: cipolla

zombie sock monster: underroos

valentine zombie t-shirt: pinuppixie

top model zombie doll: mrsevils

Danger zombies sign: YeeHaw

Printable zombie goods: prettyfnmess

zombie bear: DeliciousHobo

zombie girl ID tin: sweetheartsinner

zombie in a jar: LittleAtoms

zombie bart munny: gammaraybots