My Little Pony Custom Supplies

Well to make a My Little Pony custom you'll need a pony to begin with. Now you have a few options, you can buy only the pony you need or buy in bulk or lots. The difference is the base cost of the pony and that fact that in a bulk buy not every pony may be usable. Generally I want something that is near mint to mint condition for my ponies.

• Pliers (long needle nose)
• Acetone, make sure it's 100% straight Acetone
• Tapestry Needles, I like size 22, found in craft stores near the embroidery stuff.
• Dental Floss or 20lb Beading Cord, personally I like the 20lb beading cord (that's cord not wire, the wire hurts the hands and doesn't bend as nicely)
• Scissors
• Zip Ties, Home Depot or other home store
• PITT Artist Pen, craft stories usually with the drawing supplies
• Sketch Pad
• Colored Pencils
• Future Floor Polish, Home Depot
• Mod Podge, craft stores with the craft acrylic craft paints
• Satin or Gloss Varnish, craft store usually with the acrylic craft paints
• Xacto Knife

Why do I need these funky items? Well they go with particular parts of pony customizing. My Custom My Little Pony Tutorial does a lot to explain their uses, but I'll give you some ideas as we go through the list.

I have only found two wonderful resources for pony hair.

Restore Doll: http://www.restoredoll.com High quality Saran Hair

Dolly Hair: http://www.dollyhair.com Actual My Little Pony nylon hair in a HUGE range of colors and also Saran hair, Mohair and other types.

Rule of thumb for purchasing: For any pony you'll need 1 to 2 hanks or skeins. This does not include when you do color mixes, which you'll need less. You may need more depending on how thick you go. One customizer uses up to 5 hanks of hair per pony o_0

BIG NOTE! The color on the screen and the color of the hair can be different, usually not by much, however play it safe. If you need a delicate pink and two colors look like what you want, be safe and get both. One will certainly be exactly what you want and another may not be what you want, but you'll find a use for it. Building a supply of hair is good, this way anytime you have a random idea you aren't stuck sitting at your computer just buying a couple hanks at a time. I personally buy as much as I can when I can. I also organize by colors so if I have no orange hair, I'll buy a few different shades of orange, same with brown or various whites. Then no matter what I want to do I have colors to go with my musings.

You can buy these at your craft store, one by one or in sets. There are two different sets you want.

A utility set, for your varnishes and other brush unfriendly chemicals. The utility set you can buy a children's set for like $2.00 and that works, just remember to wash thoroughly after each use.

A fine painting set for your acrylic work on the pony, I mean like Taklon or Sable Hair. You can play with these in a craft store but I find that I can get a better deal online or just by begging my mother-law-for a set for Christmas ^_^

For paints I highly recommend Delta Ceramcoat or Folk Art paints. You can easily find these in any craft store buy some nice lots online.

Sure you can stop at the basics and make some wonderful ponies, but why stop with the basics. Half the fun of doing things like this is to keep playing and experimenting. So let's take a snapshot of some wonderful and unique things you can add to your ponies.

Every little personal touch you can add is a beautiful thing, it also helps you set a style tone.

Beautiful and well sculpted pony, my interpretation of the Queen of Hearts form Alice and Wonderland. by sculpting the clothes I gave her more of a real feeling.