Tiny Things for Blindbag Ponies

[Xenotropos]

This'll be my masterpost for all the tiny things I make for my blindbag ponies: props, food, and whatever else.  Any pics I take in the future will be added to this to keep me from clogging the forums 


Let's start with some apples. And applecrates.

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Here's the Apple Family playing with their new baskets.  Poor Granny Smith got cut off on the right side there.  This is why I'm never asked to take photos at family events.
I haven't found anything I wanted to make the handles out of.  Staples are too thin and too large.  I'm working on that part.  For now the Apples will just have to deal with handle-less baskets.


The baskets

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The apples are not glued into the baskets.  I just put them in there to make it look nicer.  The baskets are made from cardboard strips.  I figured the Apples use old barrels that are way past their prime to gather fruit in, so I didn't try to make them look pristine or even.


The apples (the fruit, not the ponies  )

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Good ol' fimo to the rescue.  The stems are made separately from a thin roll of brown fimo that I cut and glue into place once the apples are baked.  It's hard to tell from the show just what size the apples are, as they resize the objects in the animation to fit the situation.  I guessed and sort of went for a largish size.


(I just noticed that it says "I LIVE IN FEAR" on the dvd spine right behind Apple Bloom.    You can rest assured she's with her family and totally safe.)

[Safflower]

Aww, this is soooo cute and sweet! The apples look really good and match the colors in the show nicely. For the handles for the baskets, maybe you could use some clay

[Baby Sugarberry]

Well done!

For basket handles, I'd recommend some heavy duty paperclips (easily gotten at the local dollar store) bent into shape with pliers.  If you make an eyelet at each end of the handle, you can anchor them to the wooden barrel panels with another vertical 'C' shaped bit of paperclip, and your handles will be hinged.

[Mewtwofan1]

Aww! These are awesome! Not to mention could be used with other toys as well. Can't wait to see what you make next!

[BuckinghamAlice]

Those are so cute and well made!

[Taxel]

They turned out really great! The size of the apples is pretty spot on imo. Nice and big and juicy without being crazy oversized.

I'm excited to see what else you make!

[BlackCurtains]

Awesome! Great work, everything looks good. I really like the baskets. It's nice to see more miniature artists here

[Leave a Whisper]

Cute!

[Griffin]

So cute, those baskets look amazing even without handles!

[ColdRuru]

LOVE those, amazing skills!