#From aliexpress but that’s not the point

[xstrawberryshiftsx]

I JUST BOUGHT A TWO TAROT DECKS

[kcid]

it's funny actually because even the wikipedia article for "alt fashion" lists "rejection of mass production" as one of its main characteristics and yet all we get from these people is shein etc oh well

[pissfizz]

Licca chan my beloved <33 one day

[bakenekobyte]

my custom ci flower plushie arrived home safe and sound a few days ago! so I went out to touch grass with her earlier

the artist did such a good job with her... I love how her hair turned out, especially the purple parts. they're so floppy

obligatory ci x kafu propaganda moment because I do own a kafu plushie too mhehe

two of them

[eveningdreams8]

(Miniature) couch restoration

I found this couch ( with a bunch of other things I didn't care about) for 2$ at a second hand store

Finding dollhouse miniatures is kind of rare around here so I grabbed it, I thought at worst it would be a cheap MDF off of AliExpress or something and I could repaint it, but once I scraped a bit of the paint off I was pleasantly surprised to find a nice wood finish!

There was at least 3 to 4 layers of paint through (⁠‘⁠◉⁠⌓⁠◉⁠’⁠) (white, gray, maybe white again and finally pink)

Out of curiosity I pried up the fabric which was obviously not the original, to find another unoriginal fabric and pried that up too and that was still not the original 🤣 matroshka doll of upholstery

After huffing 99% alcohol and paint brush cleaner for probably 5 or so hours I ended up with this

I left the back and seat of the couch rough as it would be covered in fabric anyway, it looks like that maybe at some point this got sanded in a few spots? I fixed it up by finally using my furniture repair markers as intended (mostly I don't think they had mini furniture in mind)

You can see on the left half where I tried different colours to see what would match best

Now new upholstery! I only had the original couch cushion seat so I decided to just redo the whole thing in silk of corse (⁠｡⁠•̀⁠ᴗ⁠-⁠)⁠✧

I wanted it to look a little worn so I picked this really textured blueish green/cream dupini silk

From barbie would be embarrassed to have this in her house to Victorian centerpiece! Or well I would like to think so ;;;

[metrodisco]

if youre american and can easily buy stuff with acessible prices thats great!! but u gotta destroy the "if you buy from shein or other fast fashion shops you are awful and irredeemable" argument that gringo leftists have. consider that a tshirt at my local store is at least 60$

[xenosagaepisodeone]

[moving in a two-frame flapping mouth animation because I am in a no-budget ONA] I better see some small juicy apples when I land in Minnie Appleis 🤨

TRANSLATOR'S NOTE: "Minneapolis" is derived from the Dakota term "mni" which means "water", therefore the emphasis on "juicy" is intended as further wordplay

DIRECTOR'S COMMENTARY: We thought the simplicity of the joke would be a hit with the audience, but it was only after the scene had been animated that we noticed a fatal flaw: the "polis" of "Minneapolis" translates to "city"...indicating that she was going to "the city of small juicy apples". "Why would she not expect to see small juicy apples in the city of small juicy apples?" Takagawa-san had asked me....perhaps the lowest point of my career.

VOICE ACTRESS NHK VARIETY SHOW INTERVIEW: I was very grateful for this opportunity, it was the hardest, but most rewarding role I've ever had in my career. When it was over, I found myself heavily depressed, but my fans cheering me on across the net inspired me to keep going.

MANGA ADAPTATION BY THIRD RATE ARTIST/WRITER COMBO: [capturing none of the original's flare] Wa-ha~! I hope I get to eat big Red apples in Minneapolis

ALIEXPRESS KNOCK OFF FIGURE SALES PAGE: ANIME MANGA NET ANIMATION ORIGINAL NET ANIMATION GIRL BLOG MINNEAPOLIS AMERICA FIGURE FIGURINE MOE KAWAII 2023 NEW GOODSMILE PVC ATTACK ON TITAN JJK

[vampbloodx]

DIY Basics

-Goth DIY Tutorials Number 1 (Part 1)- Hi there, I decided to start a little DIY series! I’m not the most professional at anything lol but I’ve been doing DIY and crafts my entire life and been part of the goth subculture for 10+ years. I’ve seen a lot of baby bats and people inexperienced in crafts online saying they don’t know how to DIY thrift store clothing to be goth so I’m here to help! I believe DIY is super important to the goth subculture and should be easy and accessible, and if I can stop anyone from buying big fast fashion brands I’ve done my job.

For the first post of this series I thought I’d link some sources for people new to DIY or looking for some easy projects to do yourself (projects will be in part 2)🖤This will help you find a starting point if the idea of DIY is overwhelming.

None of these links are mine! I will be posting my own tutorials as part of this series though:)

Some of the most basic starting points for goth DIY are using fishnet tights as a top (just cut a hole in the crotch and cut off the feet), putting safety pins in everything, adding holes to clothes, and adding pins and patches. I like to make my own patches, either by free handing or stenciling, which I linked a tutorial for in this post.

Helpful tools to have:

(I don’t agree with buying from aliexpress but their other sources are great!)

Sewing Tips for Beginners:

T-Shirt Design Methods:

This is just s few ways to weave t-shirts, there are a ton of different ways to do it and YouTube has some great tutorials, especially on Angela Benedict's channel

RIT Dye Tutorial:

Patches:

Sewing them:

Stenciling them:

[hughungrybear]

PSA for people who also want to read the Chinese danmei, Mou Mou (A Certain Someone) by Mu Su Li:

Sidenote: There's no such thing as free lunch when it comes to Chinese danmeis - particulary those that are fortunate to be adapted to live-action. You need to pay for them. Most danmeis have 4 to 6 volumes with 10 or more chapters each. 😄

A. If you can read Traditional Chinese (Han) with ease, congratulations! You just need to download and install the JJWXC app. The app itself is not available on Google Play (not sure about the other app stores) and must be downloaded directly from the website. Just follow the instructions and you're all set.

B. If you are an international reader (or have a very shaky foundational understanding of the Chinese alphabet like me 😅) and would want an English translation, it will be slightly complicated. Better use your desktop for the following procedure:

1. Read and use this site as a guide: https://bookswithqianya.com/support-authors/#google_vignette

2. Whatever you do, please make sure your browser's auto-translate is ON. Also during registration, keep in mind that the website DOES NOT accept the usual English alphabet (They do accept arabic numerals though).

To solve this, you can open another browser to auto-translate whatever it is you are typing into Han characters, copy then paste.

3. Once registered, the JJWXC website uses points to purchase novel so you need to top up your account. The only international payment method they accept to buy points is PayPal. The cheapest you can buy is 10,000 points for USD 15. This is more than enough as the novel is only worth around 2,000 points. Again, follow the guide in procedure 1 when you buy the novel.

4. Once you bought the novel, take a screenshot of your invoice (turn off your auto-translate atp since the translator only accepts proof of purchase in Chinese), fill up this form with the attached screenshot then submit. You might need to wait a couple of hours before the translator can send you a link to the translation in google drive (or whichever cloud storage device you use).

The translator also has certain stipulations (like not sharing the link to anyone who did not buy the novel, downloading and converting the files to epub or pdf, etc), so please be respectful.

Note: THE TRANSLATION ITSELF IS FREE. The only "payment" the translator requires is that you support the original author by buying a copy of the novel. 😄

Edit: I almost forgot — if you don't like digital copies AND you can read Chinese, you can purchase the physical novel (i think AliExpress and Taobao sells them). The novel has five volumes and 1 extra. Not sure about the price though 😊

[sketchy-angel]

Custom Hualian dolls

𓂃 ࣪˖ ִֶָ𐀔

I started this project in February 2022. I originally made a Puqi Shrine diorama out of an old cardboard box. I still have it and I'll post it soon after I make some minor alterations. I just really wanted to share these 2 since I spent so much effort on them.

Back then, I purchased 2 Obitsu 11cm dolls. I bought them on Aliexpress but judging by the packaging and the fact they were around $15 each I'm pretty sure they're legit.

In this blog I'll talk a bit about the process for those unfamiliar with doll customizing and everyone else who is interested in the process. I'm a doll collector but my customizing skills are very rudimentary and mostly rely on winging it and hoping for the best.

And my motto during this process was "nobody's gonna see the back."

I made the prototype clothes back in 2022 and the stitching was ass. And it took me until last week to gather enough courage to start working on the wigs. I originally purchased very cheap doll hair but it refused to cooperate and I decided to use felt instead.

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His clothes were already basically done when I started over. I added the red ribbon details, added the flower nail charm, the red string and I made the wig, of course.

These outfits are by no means historically or cannonically accurate. I had to modify them to accommodate the scale and my subpar sewing skills. I've gotten much better at sewing since then so don't look at those shoulder seams...

And I still don't know what's going on with the back of his red robes. I think I ran out of fabric :-|

The braid is made using a string of black yarn. The vambraces are actually fake adjustable ear cuffs.

I'll show the wig making process more in Xie Lian's section since Hua Cheng's was easier to make. I just slapped a bunch of felt pieces on the wigcap with glue and voilà!

And E'Ming was made using pencils and gel polish on a piece of cardboard and Xie Lian's butterfly was made with the help of a nail sticker and magnetic cat eye polish. In the finished photo you can see a red gem sticker on E'Ming's eye. I don't know how I feel about it. Do your prefer the design without it? I can easily take it off.

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Xie Lian's outfit and hair was a bit of a challenge but it was fun. I was inspired by several designs and decided to just wing it and make my own outfit instead of recreating an existing one in its entirety.

Also, as you can tell, these dolls have many articulation points that allow for so much posability. I sewed the clothes onto them to keep it in place so they have limited range of movement, especially Hua Cheng, but I'm fine with it. They can still pose nicely.

Instead of making inner and outer robes I decided to make one pair of robes and the second pair that's folded over the shoulders stops at the waist and is hidden by the belt/sash(?) idk English forgive me.

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I tried to make the "main robes" fold over at the waist but I misplaced the rest of that white fabric 2 years ago so I just extended the edges on 3 sides with the sheer fabric from an old curtain and hoped for the best.

Oh, and the shoes are also from Aliexpress. I try not to purchase often from them but I could not find any alternatives...

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The wig making process was... Interesting. I won't show the entire wigcap by itself to spare your eyes so here's balding Xie Lian lol.

The bun was made by rolling felt into a little roll. I then stuck two bigger felt circles onto one side and glued the edges after I cut the outer edges like you would cut a pizza. Does this make sense? Probably not.

Basically, make a rose type thing.

And if you're wondering, the wigs are removable and kind of posable as well.

𓍯𓂃𓏧♡

And that's basically it <3

I wanted to include better quality pics but it won't allow me to post more than 10 at once so I had to stuff them into collages.

Forgot to mute the video so if you hear my cat wreaking havoc in the background no you didn't.

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I may or may not be working on another project centered around Beefleaf...

When I was a kid, I couldn't afford good quality dolls so I played with small doll-like keychains that had knitted dresses, arms and legs made of string, heads made of painted wooden beads and little beanies on their heads.

I have similar beads laying around so I plan to make similar keychains that look like fem Beefleaf.

Of course, I gotta finish that damn Puqi Shrine and hope my cat doesn't cause it to collapse. Maybe one day I'll make keychain versions of other TGCF characters as well!

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[elaine19day]

To those who are confused as to where and how to buy OldXian's new artbook and merchandise, let me try to break it down for you.

A few days ago, OldXian announced the pre-sale of their new artbook which comes in two versions.

Variant A (regular) includes: - the new artbook - a poster - 2x postcards

Variant B (deluxe edition) includes: - the new artbook - a poster - 2x postcards - 4x buttons - a shishiki board - a sticker sheet - a 24 page booklet

Furthermore there's two new acrylic standees which can be purchased separately. A tianshan and a zhanyi version.

The cost of these items is as follows: Artbook (version A): 89 Yuan [roughly: 13 USD | 12 Euro | 10 GBP] Artbook (version B): 189 Yuan [roughly: 27 USD | 25 Euro 21 GBP] Acrylic Standee: 49 Yuan (each) [roughly: 7 USD | 7 Euro | 6 GBP]

All of these items are available for purchase in their taobao store now, under this link: https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?ft=t&id=786971367604

But if you have trouble creating a taobao account or your country isn't on the (very short) taobao shipping list [China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand] then you have several other options to get your hands on these new items.

1. You could use aliexpress, koonbooks or any other China-based shopping app/website to buy these things from a 3rd party seller.

Now, keep in mind that these sellers obviously want to make a profit, so you will pay more than in the original taobao shop. However, on the plus side, they usually offer free shipping, which is nice considering that items like artbooks are heavy and shipping costs are based on weight, so if you pay over, some of that money also goes towards covering the shipping costs, which is not bad.

The risk of ordering with such a website is obviously that the independent seller could turn out to be a scammer and keep your money and not send you the goods. I have no idea about koonbook's policies, however in the case of aliexpress you are at least protected by such practices and should you not receive what you paid for, you will be refunded and get your money back.

Also keep in mind that the artbook and merch is still in production at this point! But Old Xian said the merch will be shipped out BEFORE May 20th. That's less than 4 weeks from now.

That being said - in some cases the merch will be cheaper on aliexpress after official ship-out, because there will be more people offering it, competing for best prices.

However there's obviously also a risk that the deluxe edition will sell out before that or that these re-sellers only ship the artbook itself with none of the extras.

Here's two links where you can have a look at potential resellers, but carefully think about all the pro's and con's I gave you before you consider to buy. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006893284852.html https://koonbooks.com/products/old-xian-19-days-art-collection-3-chinese?variant=46493038674166 2.

The other option you have is using a taobao shopping agent. If you google that, you'll find dozens of websites offering their services. I myself have used parcelup, 42agent and superbuy before. Here's links to all of them: https://www.superbuy.com/ https://parcelup.com/ https://www.42agent.com/ What all of these agents have in common is that you need to create an account BEFORE you can start searching and shopping. All you need for that is a valid email address. I'll show how it works with superbuy screenshots here. After you signed up, you can copy the taobao-link I gave you earlier and paste it into the search-field.

What will come up is an embedded view of the taobao listing where you can pick which variant you want and then add it to your shopping cart.

Once you have added everything you want, click on the shopping cart and simply follow all further payment instructions.

They will also ask you if you want them to keep the original packaging or if you want them to remove anything unnecessary and repack everything in order to make it weigh less so shipping will be cheaper. It's up to you. You will then be asked to pay for items, domestic shipping (so mosspaca studios can ship the goods to your agent's warehouse) and in some cases a service fee. For example, superbuy has no service fee, however they stopped offering paypal as payment method recently so you'd need a credit card or other online methods to pay for your order and everything. Parcelup, however, still offers paypal, but they also charge service fees. (They are fairly low though, if you ask me.) So after you paid for your goods, they will order the items for you and then you'll have to wait about 4-5 weeks for them to arrive, because keep in mind - like I said earlier - everything is still in production and Old Xian aims to ship everything out before the 20th of May. There's hundreds, if not thousands of parcels arriving to all agent's warehouses every day, so it will take them a few days to sort through things after your order arrives. You need to be patient!! They will get back to you with pictures of your order, trust me. When this happens you need to look at the pics and if everything is okay, you can reply to them to proceed. You will then be presented with shipping quotes. Usually they offer more than one shipping method and some are tracked, others are untracked, some will take only a week or two until they arrive at your doorstep, others will take 6 weeks or up to two months. Choose wisely which method you want and consider what is in your budget. (Obviously fast shipping with tracking is more expensive than slow shipping without it, however personally I'd always recommend a tracked service.) Just to give you an estimate on what to expect when it comes to international shipping - parcels with that amount of merch and weight, will always cost me about 50 USD or more to ship from China to the UK, where I live. (So keep that in mind before you order. International shipping is very expensive!) But once you picked a shipping method, you pay for it (that's your 2nd payment) and once they have processed that - your goodies will be on the way to you within a few days. And that's it. Sit down, eat your food and wait patiently for it to arrive. If you have further questions, just plop them into the comments and I'll try to answer them.

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How to make a tiny TV-head doll

This is a long post, so I've put it under a cut. It's not difficult, it's just fiddly. You need a keen eye and a steady hand to make this project (or a friend with the above, to do it for you). The parts cost less than $20, not counting tools or doll clothes, so this is a cheap little friend to make!

You will need:

This headless doll body from YMYDoll (or a headless Obitsu11 doll body from Parabox) Only use these 2 brands; this is important.

A tiny TV keychain, like this one from AliExpress (no link because the links change practically every week):

A 2mm screwdriver

An Xacto knife or other small blade

(Optional) A hand drill (I didn't use one)

Clothes to fit an Obitsu11 or similar doll

Start by cutting the keychain attachment off, unless you particularly like the idea of a dolly keychain for whatever reason. I don't judge.

Take the entire mechanism (carefully) out of the keychain. Make sure you remember where everything goes, so you can put it back in later. (You can remove the wires going to the tiny round speaker, if you don't want the "static" sound effect. I did.)

Cut or drill a 3mm hole in the bottom of the keychain, toward the back. (On mine, this is the blue part.)

Now for the tricky part. You see the white plastic piece that the LED shines into? You're gonna want to cut the bottom-right corner out of that piece so that the neck joint will fit. See image. (You can remove the back of this white piece, to take the LED out. I highly recommend doing that before you cut.)

This was really annoying to do, but my Xacto blade is dull. If you use a sharp blade like you're supposed to, it should take about 15 minutes. That plastic piece is thick, so go carefully and be patient.

One more step before we put the wires and stuff back into place! You see the extra neck joint that comes with the doll? The one that looks like this?

You want to use THAT neck piece. It has a screw in the top. Unscrew it, and carefully remove the pieces above the round ball.

Stick the peg into the head, then put the top pieces back on and screw the neck piece back together. This will secure the neck joint, so your doll's head doesn't fall off. You can also go ahead and install the neck peg into the doll at this point.

Carefully put all the electrical parts back into your keychain, being careful to put the white plastic piece back in around the neck peg. Your doll now looks like this:

If you want to draw a new screen for the doll, you can absolutely do that! I tried to draw static, but I'm not very good at it. If you're doing that, do it now.

Now, put the front part back on, making sure you didn't lose the tiny rubber button. Screw it in place.

And that's it! Dress up your new TV-head dolly however you want.

[mons7errr]

there is absolutely no reason for you to be buying your "punk" clothing from aliexpress, shein, amazon, etc.

"how else am i supposed to get punk outfits" the very essence of punk is DIY. for your clothing to "be punk", it's more than likely modified or completely handmade.

"but i don't know how to sew" you can learn, it's not very hard. there's hundreds of written and video tutorials, i'm more than happy to give you some tips for starting out

"i cannot sew due to a disability" that's okay, you can have someone else do it for you, such as a friend or artist. please try to support artists instead of companies!

"i can't afford anything but aliexpress/shein/etc" PLEASE tell me you're joking. as someone that has shopped on aliexpress, it's not like you're paying pennies for jackets. the items there are average thrift store prices, except you could go to a real thrift store and get something with much higher material quality. i found three genuine leather jackets at goodwill today for 12 to 14 USD.

"i don't know where else to shop" mercari, ebay, and poshmark are great starting points! i recommend etsy and independant artist shops for finding accessories such as patches and jewelry.

[seat-safety-switch]

SO-LAR-FUCKING-POWER. Or, as the appearance-obsessed image consultants want us to refer to it now, "photovoltaic energy." Yeah, okay, nerds. A lot of people have been shit-talking solar in the press, because they're afraid that individuals will set up their own power generation facilities in their backyards, roofs, sheds, community centres, what have you, and start pumping out electricity. That will make the big electricity corporations sad, so they've paid all these handsome people to come on the news and yell about it.

Let me put it this way: if there were a magic machine in the sky that shot out a bunch of candy bars every day, like an absolute shitload of Milky Ways, and you were hungry, would you run out into the backyard with a bucket? Or would you feel bad about it because Bob Milky Way, up there in his hateful Cadbury tower, is no longer able to perpetuate his existing business model?

Personally, I've gone big-league on solar, mostly because the utility company disconnected my house after decades of non-payment. Now, I can't afford the new stuff: even the cheap panels that the proud people of China throw onto AliExpress are too costly for my budget. What I've done instead is dig through the landfill (after hours, of course) for several hundred solar desk calculators.

These calculators are electronic devices that we used to use before smartphones in order to compute numbers. And they ran on the sun, because replacing batteries is annoying. After breaking open the calculators, I looped their solar cells together in series, and eventually built a big enough panel to cover my entire roof.

When I say it like that, it sounds easy, and this is the myth of engineering progress: it was actually a lot of stop-and-go stuff, bumps in the road. Rooftop fires. Wiring fires. I fell off the roof a few times. The cops came by at one point and were idling in front of my house, waiting to see if I'd come outside so they could bust me for stealing all those calculators from the dump. In the end, though, I am now able to charge my phone for free, and even run my coffee maker if it's a particularly sunny day. That coffee is the best-tasting coffee I've ever had, because it tastes like billionaire tears.

And I won't stop there, either. Things are going to improve dramatically at the old Switch Family Solar Array as my bougie neighbours throw out their old panels in order to upgrade to the latest and greatest. Pretty soon they'll be paying me to take them – I have it on good authority that the dump charges you like minimum $20 this weekend. If you flip to the last page in my investor deck, you'll notice that I have projected to be able to run my refrigerator by 2025. You better get in on this shit, or we'll bury you with the coal.

[fossette-promenade]

I don't often talk about Taobao brands on here, despite it being very popular. Chinese lolita brands are a great option if you're on a budget, want to buy something brand new, and usually have a wider size range than Japanese lolita.

Chinese lolita fashion is a little different from Japanese style. I notice that Chinese style is a bot more extravagant, with lots of details, frilly collars, extra laces, bows, and embroidery sewn into the dress. While Japanese style often has a structured JSK, with lace just on the hem and a bow at the waist. One style isn't better than the other, and there's always a variety! It's just something I don't often see talked about.

see how the chinese style has the corset ribbons, larger necklace+bow, extra lace on the blouse, very full skirt? Both so beautiful! Chinese lolita is like a princess meeting her prince for the first time, Japanese style is like a princess strolling around town~

It can be hard to navigate through quality lolita pieces vs. mass produced, fast fashion lolita when shopping on Taobao. It is important to check the shop for details like: is the general brand aesthetic cohesive? Do they have a brand name at all? Is it a "too good to be true" price? (<$25) Try reverse image searching the product and seeing if it's sold on Aliexpress or Amazon.

Here are some Taobao brands I recommend if you like classic/sweet lolita:

Akane & Alois

Forest Wardrobe

Sheep Puff (shoes)

NyaNya

Mademoiselle Pearl

Raschel Gallery

Miss Point

huayegeye (jewelry)

There are many others as well!

I highly recommend buying shoes and purses from taobao especially. There are very many cute designs, will last longer, are more affordable, and have more size options.

You can use a shopping service like Superbuy (I have used and like it!) or many people in my comm recommend 42lolita or ChineseLolitaUpdates on Facebook. (Haven't used personally)

What do you think? Do you like Chinese lolita style? Have you shopped on Taobao before? Recommend any other brands? Let me know!

[maskerat]

Could I have a tutorial fir the sebastian mask and tail?? Im a sebastian kinnie and I'd love to have one to use for cosplay!!! /nf /genq

oh yes absolutely! I will try my best to include both pictures and additional links to videos for more precise tutorials.

» The Mask

you'll need:

feline mask base (I got mine off of aliexpress, it's also laminated)

light blue & black felt fabric

fuzzy wires (blue and yellow)

mesh (the type usually used for cross stitching embroidery)

1cm thick foam

hot glue gun

first, I've cut off the ears of the feline mask and glued on custom ones made from foam. I've also made the eyeholes slightly bigger and rounder + adding a third eyehole. I've then glued on small teeth at the bottom made from foam as well.

then I grabbed the felt fabric and glued it onto the mask, going along the curves. here's a tutorial for making such a therian mask using felt fabric.

next, I've cut out circle shapes of the mesh and glued it at the back side of the eyes. then I grabbed some acrylic paints and gave the mask some gradients to make it more lively.

after the painting is done, I've made the hair - sadly I threw out the original paper patterns for it, but I suppose this part is pretty custom with how you want the hair to look like.

I made several parts of the hair to give it a layered feel, then I again used acrylic paints for more gradients. lastly for the mask, I've used fuzzy wires to make the angler fish light - making a little bulb from the yellow one and then sticking the blue one into it. I simply then glued it at the back of the mask covering it with some felt fabric for extra stability.

(a back view of the mask)

» The Tail

you'll need:

paper for pattern making

blue plush fabric & blue felt fabric (can be different shades for a more realistic feel)

black felt fabric

hot glue gun

buttons

firstly, I've made a pattern cutouts out of paper. I simply searched up whale plushies and got inspired by them when it comes to seams and such. there's also this tutorial for shark tails if anyone wants to make a bigger and more professional one.

the bottom part - felt fabric and the two sides part - plush fabric.

after sewing all the parts together, there still was a hole in the front that needed to be filled in. I grabbed a piece of the felt fabric and simply sewn it across the other parts, basically winging it. I left one line free for turning the tail inside out, filling it up and then using the invisible ladder stitch to sew it shut.

next I've made the bag details on the tail. I firstly had to measure the girth of the tail, note it down and make approximately 1cm thick "belts" from the black felt fabric to glue around the tail. then I've added details like the "bags" by simply cutting out rectangular and triangular shapes out of the black felt fabric and again glue it on places I deemed the best - this is a pretty custom part too. you can add as many bags or belts as you want. then I've sewn buttons below the triangular shapes of the "bags".

lastly, I've grabbed some old denim fabric pieces and made attachment points. this is how the mechanism for wearing the tail looks like:

and that's it! I hope this helps a bit - tumblr sadly doesn't allow me to add more pictures to one post. perhaps someday I'll make a pdf document pattern so it's easier to follow.