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Arts & Crafts Corral / Re: Sparkly Dragon/Mermaid Belts
« on: February 20, 2019, 07:34:38 AM »
I do make custom belts! I have about 25 different colors, and as I make them, I'm slowly building up pictures of all of them so people can see what each color looks like in each scale type! I'm also working on making thinner ones so I can have some more frugal options!

I will have to try making a light box! I feel like if I can get good enough shots, the pictures will speak for themselves! I wonder if I can do videos or something to show the way some of the colors change based on angle! I have a bay window with a nice shelf, but it's difficult to get the sunlight in the right place to show things properly!

I think I will stick with Kateles Mermaid Leather for now, it should work well, I hope!

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Arts & Crafts Corral / Re: Sparkly Dragon/Mermaid Belts
« on: February 18, 2019, 01:00:45 PM »
So I ended up buying mermaid-leather.com which now redirects to my Etsy store, but I'm seriously considering modifying my business name! I love the name Kateles, my friend Bekki gave it to me as a nickname when I was in high school, and I've been using it in video games ever since then. But. Nobody can spell it! Or if people see it, they can't pronounce it.  I'll tell them my website is kateles.com and they're like, wait, how do you spell that? And then most fonts make it difficult to tell that the lowercase L is a L at all!
Also I was thinking that if my business shows up on a vendor list, "Kateles" isn't going to be very descriptive, but if it was something like "Kateles Mermaid Leather" that could be more helpful.  I actually got into it because I liked Dragon Leather more, but that name's already taken.

Any input?

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Arts & Crafts Corral / Re: Sparkly Dragon/Mermaid Belts
« on: February 15, 2019, 10:06:31 AM »
Ta-da!!!!

https://www.instagram.com/mermaid_leather/


Apparently it didn't like the google voice number that I was trying to sign up with, but it liked my new e-mail!!!

I haven't figured out the hashtag thing yet, but one thing at a time!

Thank you again for your help!!

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Arts & Crafts Corral / Re: Sparkly Dragon/Mermaid Belts
« on: February 14, 2019, 01:25:11 PM »
Hrmm, that's really helpful! I had tried to make a second separate instagram account so I wasn't spamming my family/friends with belt posts, but instagram denied it =( I'll have to try again and figure out why, I think!

You guys are all so helpful! Thank you so much for taking the time to help me figure this out, it really means a lot to me!!



Katie

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Introductions / Re: Howdy?
« on: February 12, 2019, 05:43:30 PM »
Welcome to the Arena!! Glad you could join us!!

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Introductions / Re: Hi from Washington State!!
« on: February 12, 2019, 11:16:29 AM »
So far just flat things like belts, bracelets, bookmarks, key chains and purse straps! I've mostly been stamping dragon/mermaid scales into them and then painting them with shimmery colors, they remind me so much of the color used in ponies!!! I really want to make a purse for myself with some leather my parents gave me for Christmas, but I'm afraid of messing it up and haven't quite gotten the gumption to try it yet!!! I just got some foam that I need to experiment with first. Thank you for your warm welcome!!

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Arts & Crafts Corral / Re: Sparkly Dragon/Mermaid Belts
« on: February 12, 2019, 08:57:28 AM »
Wow, I had thought about it, but hadn't really looked into it! I checked and there's one in my area in September, but they said they return applications by JANUARY!? I didn't realize these things had to be done so far in advance!!

Thanks for the heads up, I'll see if it's too late for me to join!

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Arts & Crafts Corral / Re: Sparkly Dragon/Mermaid Belts
« on: February 11, 2019, 08:23:34 PM »
https://www.etsy.com/shop/kateles
I need to recruit a friend to be a model for me, I can't quite get pictures I'm happy with of the angles I get taking them myself. I hadn't really thought about that though lately, thank you so much for the suggestion!! There are so many ideas running through my head that it's hard to tell what's actually helpful.
I have pretty much shunned all social media because I find it so intimidating, but I've started to post a bit recently on instagram!

Thank you again for your help, I really appreciate it!!!

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Arts & Crafts Corral / Sparkly Dragon/Mermaid Belts
« on: February 11, 2019, 12:22:56 PM »
I started making some leather belts for friends and family as Christmas presents, and I had so much fun with it that I started an etsy store so I could keep doing it! It's been over a month, and I haven't sold a single sparkly belt. It's starting to get really discouraging. I would really love any constructive criticism about how to make them better!

https://imgur.com/a/YmpAu85

Thank you for looking!

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Wanted! / Re: My G1&G3 wish lists **SS,TE,Babies**
« on: February 11, 2019, 09:04:42 AM »
If you are still after them, I have some of the G3s that are on your list!
Shenanigans
Piccolo
Sweet song (I and II)
Winterberry
Wondermint (some glue near cutie mark and around neck)
Blue Mist
Rainbow Swirl I and II
Snow'el
Aloha Pearl SLH
Silly Sunshine SLH
Sparklesnap SLH
Banjo Blue
Flutterbutter
Blossomforth Dance jamboree with blossomforth - plastic on the box has turned yellow somehow?
Star Shimmer
Ribbon Wishes
Cloud Climber
Island Delight
Misty Blue
March Mischief
Fair Weather
Alphabittle
Fancy Flora
Sunshine Blossom
Lulabelle
Spring Breeze
Fizzy Pop
Citrus Sweetheart
Dream Blue not SLH

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Pony Corral / Giant G3 PC with Reward!!
« on: February 10, 2019, 08:33:02 PM »
Hi! I am finally needing to sell off my collection, and if someone can help me get through all these prices, I'd like to make them a monogrammed leather keychain like the one I have listed here!  I looked back in the price check archives for a couple of years and only found prices for a handful of them!
https://www.etsy.com/listing/678934479/custom-iridescent-leather-monogrammed

Here is the list

mib
Berry Pickin’ Fun with Butterscotch
Sunshine parade
Study break with shenanigans
Rainbow sunrise
Royal twist
Flower wishes
Pumpkin tart - card is damaged/bent
Candy heart
Pearly pie
Gigglebean
Abra ca dabra - card slightly bent
Rainbow dash with special pony charm x2
All my heart
Sew and so - box missing pony points
Lovey dovey
Bashful bonnet
Decorating pony star catcher
Sweet sparkle
Komono
Aurora mist
Cloud climber
Hula lula
Green apple
Cheerilee
Dance jamboree with blossomforth - plastic on the box has turned yellow somehow?
Peach blossom
2007 comicon pony super hero
2008 comicon pony super hero x2
Sweetie belle
Love wishes x2
Snow’ el
Royalette missing pony points
Tiny tins bent card sweetberry
Decorate your own blank pony x2

Hard plastic smaller mi pequeno pony
Minty
Yellow with purple flowerx3
Pink with pink heart swirlx4
Pink with rose

Shower curtain with sunny daze, sparkleworks, pinkie pie
Set of 6 mlp fillable easter eggs x2

Open box
SLH Rainbow flash - baby removed

Loose
Scotaloo I
SLH petal blossom w/ crown $6
Rainbow Swirl I
Rainbow Swirl II
Kimono II
Royal Beauty #2 (Castle edition) (Hair still in plastic)
Sweetsong I
Sweetsong II (Hair still in plastic)
Bumbleberry
Royal Rose
Misty Blue
Aloha Pearl (SLH)
Star Catcher
Wish I might with tutu
Strawberry Swirl (I)
Citrus Sweetheart
Desert Rose
Wondermint - some glue near cutie mark and around neck
Lulabelle (I)
Winterberry with butterfly shoes
Flutterbutter
Sparklesnap (SLH)
Bumblesweet
Fancy Flora
Royal Bouquet (I)
Rarity (Styling) w/ butterfly clip
Wish-I-May with necklace and heart wings
Cherry Blossom III
Sunshine Blossom
Sno-GLo with hood
Serendipity I
March Mischief
Morning Monarch
Fluttershy I
Fancy Free
Love Wishes (Plastic in hair)
Wysteria II
Razzaroo x2
Crystal Lake $6-7
Island Delight
Abra Cadabra
Star Shimmer
Twinkle Twirl I
Fair Weather
Shenanigans
Waterfire
Blue Mist
Piccolo
Dream Blue - not SLH
Silver Glow
Banjo Blue
Jazz Matazz
Sweetberry
Ribbon Wishes
Wind Drifter
Silly Sunshine (SLH)
Breezie
Fizzy Pop
Yesterdaisy w/ crown
Spring Breeze
Alphabittle
Goodie Goodie

I also have a couple of scooters.

Thanks so much for looking!!!

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Introductions / Hi from Washington State!!
« on: February 09, 2019, 08:27:46 PM »
Hi! My name is Katie, and I haven't actively collected since the end of the G3 years, so it's been a while! I used to operate a pony watchlist back then too! I am thinking about selling off some of my less favorite ponies to make some more space for my new Leather workshop, and thought I'd come see how the community is doing!!

Thanks!!

Katie

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Introductions / Back after a decade!!
« on: April 02, 2018, 08:59:01 PM »
Hi!  I live in the Pacific Northwest and enjoy anime, hiking and playing final fantasy xiv!
I used to be an avid pony collector, but my collection was getting a little out of hand! I'm needing to thin the herd a bit and wanted to make sure to get my ponies nice new homes where they'll be properly appreciated, so here I am!

Thank you for having me back  =D

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