12-01-2017, 09:31 PM
For a while now, I've been wanting to do some other pony-related handicraft. Somehow, I got myself fixiated on buttons, but didn't have any buttons. Neither did I have any paint, nor know where to obtain any. I decided that maybe, instead of making the buttons, I could buy them, and add them to my bag, but looking online, the prices were not only prohibitive for custom buttons or pins, but I faced the same obstacles I've always faced when trying to obtain merchandise, namely, payment and shipping.
Lo and behold, a couple months ago, I began receiving buttons. First, I got one in a drawing at a local branch of a fast-food curry franchise called Coco Ichi. It was a Lupin III button, in which I had no interest, but I said, "maybe one day..." and kept it.
Next, I found 2 others, each at different times and places, walking through Osaka. There they were, just lying on the sidewalk. Neither were of anything I cared about but even though I still lacked paint, and had nowhere to get it despite looking, I said "maybe one day..." and put them in my pocket.
Finally, last week I was taking dog for her nightly walk and she decided to go somewhere we usually don't. I let her lead the way, as I occasionally do, and she led us to a home improvement store. "Hunh," said I, when I noticed that the store allowed pets. Not only that, there were even special pet-carts provided to more easily, and considerately escort your animal through the aisles. Knowing how much she likes exploring new places, and being rather curious myself, I loaded her into one, and we went inside.
You've probably already realized that therein, we found paint! Housepaint, yes, and that's all I was expecting, but the also had "poster" paint and model paint, too! Finally! So, I bought some. Arriving back home, I fished out the old buttons I'd previously gotten, and set about deciding what to make.
Above, taken on 26 November, 2017, are the buttons with the base layers of color applied. This was done with acrylic paints, and it took all day. Fortunately, once the last layer had been applied, they dried fairly quickly despite water having been used to thin them.
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Lo and behold, a couple months ago, I began receiving buttons. First, I got one in a drawing at a local branch of a fast-food curry franchise called Coco Ichi. It was a Lupin III button, in which I had no interest, but I said, "maybe one day..." and kept it.
Next, I found 2 others, each at different times and places, walking through Osaka. There they were, just lying on the sidewalk. Neither were of anything I cared about but even though I still lacked paint, and had nowhere to get it despite looking, I said "maybe one day..." and put them in my pocket.
Finally, last week I was taking dog for her nightly walk and she decided to go somewhere we usually don't. I let her lead the way, as I occasionally do, and she led us to a home improvement store. "Hunh," said I, when I noticed that the store allowed pets. Not only that, there were even special pet-carts provided to more easily, and considerately escort your animal through the aisles. Knowing how much she likes exploring new places, and being rather curious myself, I loaded her into one, and we went inside.
You've probably already realized that therein, we found paint! Housepaint, yes, and that's all I was expecting, but the also had "poster" paint and model paint, too! Finally! So, I bought some. Arriving back home, I fished out the old buttons I'd previously gotten, and set about deciding what to make.
Above, taken on 26 November, 2017, are the buttons with the base layers of color applied. This was done with acrylic paints, and it took all day. Fortunately, once the last layer had been applied, they dried fairly quickly despite water having been used to thin them.
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The bigger you build the bonfire, the more darkness is revealed.
Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour.
The bigger you build the bonfire, the more darkness is revealed.
Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour.