I just about died when I saw the $6 price tag 😳 Anyone have a current price check?

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It was my birthday last Wednesday and my hubby was away for business, so to make up for it, he took me shopping yesterday! Pretty darn happy with this haul!!

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I'm looking for a baity Kingsley for a custom project. The baity-er the better, but no holes/missing ears/etc. Can have marker scribbles all over or missing/cut hair. I plan to do a FBR and rehair, so as long as the body is in one piece that's all that matters. Would really prefer a super baity one as I feel really bad customizing good condition ponies.
Thanks!

Wowzers, what a great day for pony mail! The 3 packages I've been waiting for all arrived today! I was worried as we have new community mailboxes and I thought they'd leave a pick up notice and I'd have to wait, but the mailman brought them straight to our house!

Excitement!!
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First box was full of freebies from my friend from university. She was cleaning out her old room at her parents' and found these and contacted me to see if I wanted them. She refused to take any money, not even for shipping. Free G1s? Yes, please!
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Next box was from a recent ebay win. Four new plushies for my collection!
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Finally, the box I've been (im)patiently waiting for! My ebay wins from the Delaneys!
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The CP Blossoms are my first Italian ponies, and the 3 no symbol ponies are my first Brazilians! Plus the adorably cute French Clairebois rocking horse - I can't stand the cuteness! I'm so happy right now!!

I can't for the life of me figure out the best way to organize my ponies for display.

I like the idea of doing it by pose, as I think it looks nice to have say, all the shy pose ponies grouped together.

But I also like the idea of keeping sets together - say all flutter ponies or all so softs together.

Of course then I run into the problem of wanting to keep moms and babies together. I can't have all the shy pose girls together and leave my poor Baby Applejack and Baby Bowtie orphans! Which would happen no matter how I organize them.

So right now, I really only have a few "groups" that are together - all moms and babies in one group, all so softs together, and all flutter ponies together. But what do I do when I eventually get my hands on a SS Crumpet? I have Baby Crumpet so do they go with the so softs or the moms and babies? (Baby Crumpet is currently hanging out in the Nursery since she has no mommy yet!)

How do you organize your collection?

So we just got back from our mini road trip with my new travel buddy Scout (http://mlparena.com/index.php/topic,379117.0.html).  Unfortunately, Scout didn't make it through unscathed. She's got a paint chip out on the bottom of one of her feet. Luckily it isn't visible in any pictures, but I'm worried the more I take her on travels, the more she'll chip.

I FBR'd her in several thin coats of acrylic paint. The paint was somewhat watered down - I would dip my brush in water, then in the paint, then apply. After the FBR, she was sealed with mod podge gloss. I didn't like the gloss, so I got some Testor's dullcote and applied 2 coats of that. Then when I rehaired her, she got a couple small chips around the plugs, so I touched those up, covered up her hair, and resealed her whole body with Krylon® UV-Resistant Clear Matte.  So she's had 3 different sealers and still chipped!

What did I do wrong? Should I have primed her first? I should be able to touch this chip up well enough, but I'm worried next time she'll chip in a more noticeable spot!

My second custom is finally done!

The thread about people's ponies that go on travels with them inspired me to make this custom. Poor Baby Blossom was beyond help and made a perfect bait.

Thanks to everyone for all the help with making backpacks, using temporary tattoos, and covering a gloss finish with a matte finish. I couldn't have finished her without your help! She's painted with a mix of a pink Folk Art acrylic and a white Folk Art acrylic, whose names I can't remember, and rehaired with Dollyhair's Atomic Turquoise.

Scout will be leaving on her first road trip with hubby and I tomorrow, so I got her done just in time!

Scout with her backpack and maps:

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Maps all rolled up and packed away:

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Ready to hit the road!

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I'm attempting my second custom. I've FBR'd a baity Baby Blossom with the plan to use temporary tattoos as the symbols (because I'm not artisitic LOL) which I would seal with mod podge.

So, she's all painted and sealed. Pulled out my baity Gusty to test the tattoos to gauge how long I should apply wet pressure. 45 seconds seemed perfect. Moved on to Baby Blossom only to discover the tattoos won't stick to the mod podge!

Can I repaint a few coats over the mod podge? Or is painting over a sealer not recommended? Should I cut my losses, give her an acetone bath, and just start from scratch? Will temp tattoos even stick to paint? Or should I attempt to dye her?

Any help would be greatly appreciated! She's going to be my little travel pony and we have road trip plans in 2 weeks so I need to figure something out!