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Title: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: angel_rose on January 23, 2012, 08:25:59 PM

I've been wondering how to display them. I was thinking of a shadow box but couldn't get one right now. I found this in the hardware section at Walmart for $4.
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It has just the right amount of spaces for the set and I can close the lid to protect them and keep them from falling out. Only problem is that if I open it to display they tend to fall out especially the ones in Pinkie Pie's pose. I'm trying to figure out a way to help them stand better. Any ideas? Show me how you display yours.
 :)

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: CakePop on January 23, 2012, 08:38:55 PM

Oh yowza I'm jelly of that case.  :P
My blindbag collection is currently only the TRU collectible set, so I put the Mane 6 next to their brushable ad Fashion Style counterparts and mix in the rest of the blindbags with my brushable recolors. X3 /would totally just have posted a picture but I can't DX/

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: gabumon on January 23, 2012, 09:15:42 PM

ingenious AR!!!

I keep mine in Fluttershy's Puzzlehouse box.  They take turns "looking out the window"! 

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: sd_dreamcrystal on January 23, 2012, 09:19:25 PM

Ooou now why didn't I think of that XD maybe because I don't have many of them XD and my box has beads right now

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: ladybrooklyn on January 23, 2012, 09:27:50 PM

What an AWESOME idea! Love it!!! :happy:

Right now, my TRU set is still in it's box.

And I saved the boxes from the other TRU sets I purchased (for customs)... so I was thinking of shoving the Wave 1 blindbags that I aquired last week, back into that plastic.... But I'm sorta loathe to... since it's SO HARD to get them in and out...

But I really like how the case is set up... and how it will hold the card behind them... I just can't decide if I want to go thru with it.... O.o

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: Chi on January 23, 2012, 09:29:35 PM

Ohhh, I like that idea. :D Mine right now are just sort of stuck in random places with the other ponies. I'm starting to have wayy to many g4 on my shelf so I'm gonna have to find another place for some of those, too.

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: Sea_Breeze on January 23, 2012, 09:32:18 PM

GREAT idea!!. I have mine spread all over my bookcase getting in the way I wasn't looking forward to adding any more but I am now.

Thank you for sharing

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: kmlv23 on January 23, 2012, 09:57:26 PM

I've got mine on top of my jewelry box. Pinkie falls more than Fizzypop, oddly enough.

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: Taxel on January 23, 2012, 09:59:27 PM

That is a wonderful idea!!! Totally stealing it when I get enough non-TRU blind bags to fill one of those. :D

Right now I just have three TRU sets, two are sealed and just leaning against the wall and one box is used for storage of loose blind bags and other small FiM toys (like Spike).

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: square on January 23, 2012, 10:02:14 PM

That box is such a great idea! Mine are just sitting in various display areas by themselves.

 If I had that problem I'd use Blu-Tack or something to keep them propped up, though I don't know how safe that'd be with the blind bag plastic.

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: MintySocks on January 23, 2012, 10:05:32 PM

Genius! Now I think I'll buy all 24 BB ponies, hehe!
I think this idea is going to catch on and be standard protocol for BB storage... we're going to be seeing boxes of them on eBay like this 20 years from now and sellers claiming they originally came that way!

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: ShortyBoo on January 23, 2012, 10:20:29 PM

Right now, mine are in a box, but as soon as I can save up a bit of money, I'm planning on ordering a wall mounted nail polish rack. It has plenty of room for all of them (the one I'm getting holds close to 100 nail polish bottles) and it will look pretty nice below my pony shelves.

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: Quill on January 23, 2012, 10:44:32 PM

That's a great idea! They fit perfectly in that box! <3

Mine are all currently sitting on top of my computer monitor. This is just a temporary home for them and I'll definitely have to move them when I complete the first set since it's pretty much full. I'm surprised my cat hasn't went through a knocked them all over. Scratch that, I had no more than typed that up and the little butthead sent about four of them flying. :P

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: BridgetsMum on January 23, 2012, 10:54:06 PM

Great display angel rose!

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: ashes on January 23, 2012, 10:56:59 PM

They look perfect in that box!

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: Jadis4742 on January 23, 2012, 11:04:14 PM

I have two polish counter displays.


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This is an old picture - this rack is now full of regular G4s, and the second rack will just have the Tokidokis, Blind Bags, Petites, and Charms. I just have to rearrange some books so I have a clear shelf first.

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: elvanui on January 23, 2012, 11:15:35 PM

Wow AR, that box is a really great idea!
I just thought, if you maybe put small balls of Blu Tack (or was it Blu stick? the one that teachers use to stick things on the blackboards in classes, it can be re-used when removed from the items after use, and it does not affect the plastic) and it might stick them seemlessly into place so they wouldn't fall out? Just an idea though.
I'm tempted to get some, though I dont collect G4, but I like these tinies, especially the glowy and glittery and translucent ones, and this might be a great idea to display them...

Post Merge: January 23, 2012, 11:19:41 PM

Oh I just realized the BluTack idea was already mentioned before, sorry. But the white-coloured stuff does not affect old Strawberry Shortcake figurines nor Rainbow Brites, and I've got some Tiny Tins also displayed like that on the tiny shelf, and they are not harmed by it. Dont know about the blue coloured though...

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: angel_rose on January 24, 2012, 12:32:08 AM

Quote from: BridgetsMum on January 23, 2012, 10:54:06 PM

Great display angel rose!

Thanks BM! Long time, no see!

Thanks all! I'll try that blu-tack. Where do I buy it?  Yeah that's another problem with the case, it won't hold the cards but I guess I'm ok with that. About the cats, no sooner than I got that pic, my cat jumped up there and knocked it all down and halfway pulled off the tablecloth!! grrrr!!! I wasn't too happy with him since I had arranged all the cards in order.
That nail polish display is really neat and an awesome idea! I could use that for my petites.

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: kiwimlp on January 24, 2012, 12:43:09 AM

angel_rose, that box looks like it was MADE for Blind Bag ponies!

Jadis4742, I like the tiered shelves you have.  They display every row really well :)

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: PandoraFox on January 24, 2012, 03:08:45 AM

Oh wow, that box is a brilliant idea! I should get something like it for my petites and my other small figurines.
Though I'm not sure where I would put it. Unfortunately my room is under a slanted roof, so I don't have that much usable wall space, and most of it is already taken up by display shelves. (And you know, a large clothing cupboard and such, you can't display things on one but is IS a rather nice thing to have.  :P )

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: Einhornbaby on January 24, 2012, 03:22:49 AM

Oh, I agree, it looks great !! :D Mine are just sitting on a shelf in front of my other ponies, but they fall off easily, so thats no good place for them -_-

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: LadyGuinevere on January 24, 2012, 04:17:23 AM

Love the displays!

I currently have mine lined up in front of ponies on some of the pony shelves. Well, the ones I've made PI versions of anyway (and Bumblesweet). The rest are still downstairs! It's the same sort of display I have for my Comics Spain figures and the dollymix ponies as well.

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: SweetTune on January 24, 2012, 12:44:14 PM

I love seeing all of these display ideas. I'm currently in the process of designing my ultimate ponyroom and I'm trying to find smart, attractive solutions for everything MLP.

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: bladed on January 24, 2012, 12:52:53 PM

With all my others, on top of the cupboard.
In a LPS bed X3
Also, when I clear my baby toy clothes out they might go on my bookshelves, but IDK.

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: PonyMonsters on January 24, 2012, 12:57:09 PM

Mine live posed on our kitchen side and I have one on my desk at work!

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: Ginger on January 24, 2012, 01:16:40 PM

I LOVE that box! I have an extra box like that so if I end up getting a lot of blind bags, I might do that too. =)

Right now the six I have stay on a small wall shelf my grandpa made me:

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Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: angel_rose on January 24, 2012, 02:22:11 PM

Cute box Ginger! That's like what I had in mind originally. Couldn't afford one after spending so much on ponies last week!

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: Jemofirongate on January 24, 2012, 02:46:24 PM

I keep all mine in a big glass vase...bit of a rubbish photo but you get the idea. In there is Wave 1, Wave 2 and the TRU exclusives.

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Jem :biggrin:

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: DazzleKitty on January 24, 2012, 07:05:40 PM

Mine are all in a neat, long row on my bookcase along with other ponies. I haven't had issues with them falling as of yet. I may need to move them to a different shelf, though. I may try to get pics of them when I'm not lazy.

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on January 24, 2012, 09:08:10 PM

I display my Ponyville size ponies on a gray CD case shelve. And yes, the Pinkie Pie pose does fall over a lot.

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: gargoylekitty on January 24, 2012, 10:16:24 PM

A shelf just for them...
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Have a second one set aside to paint as well since the group's expanded since then. XP

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: will2Bfree on January 24, 2012, 10:55:20 PM

Quote from: TheBeatlesPkmnFan42 on January 24, 2012, 09:08:10 PM

I display my Ponyville size ponies on a gray CD case shelve. And yes, the Pinkie Pie pose does fall over a lot.

That's one of the reasons I decided not to get any in that pose. There are a few I'd like to have, like Flower Wishes (I like the purple and green together), but I just don't like that pose. So I decided to keep my money.

Wave 2 is going to make me really sad, though. All the best ones are in that pose. :( Tea Love, Star Swirl, Ribbon Heart... It's going to be hard to pass them all up, but I guess I'll just have to save my money for wave 3 and hope more of the blind bags get made into brushables (that aren't international exclusives!).

I might not get any in Rarity's pose either. It's my second least favorite. I thought about getting Cherry Spices (brown ponies are so rare!) and that dolphin one in wave 3, but I'm still debating that right now and leaning on the side of keeping the money in my pocket.

Right now I just have my blind bag ponies in front of my brushables, which are in front of my Fashion Styles. I'd thought of doing something like that craft/tackle/tool box display and maybe paint it black or find one that's already black, but those nail polish tiers look really nice too.

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: Juri on January 25, 2012, 12:40:55 AM

That box is a wonderful find! I ordered a plastic nail varnish holder for mine - but at the moment they are all in rows on a shelf like a little army :)

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: square on January 25, 2012, 01:38:40 AM

Blu-Tack is sold in most places that have at least small stationery stuff available, I get mine from basic supermarket chains. I think that America has a competitor called Elmer's Putty or something? If there are any neutral colours in that range they'd be what you'd need.

Quote from: elvanui on January 23, 2012, 11:15:35 PM

...the white-coloured stuff does not affect old Strawberry Shortcake figurines nor Rainbow Brites, and I've got some Tiny Tins also displayed like that on the tiny shelf, and they are not harmed by it. Dont know about the blue coloured though...

That's certainly relieving! Hold on, propping all my ponies up with blu-tack..

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: dollhands on January 25, 2012, 02:07:50 AM

I have mine sitting on my bookcase with my regular sized G4s. :) The pinkie pie poses seem to sit okay most of the time but Flowerwishes keeps falling over, so like the others have mentioned, I put some blue tack under one of her hoofs. ;)

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: angel_rose on January 25, 2012, 04:59:58 AM

Quote from: gargoylekitty on January 24, 2012, 10:16:24 PM

A shelf just for them...
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Have a second one set aside to paint as well since the group's expanded since then. XP

That is adorable!!!

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: will2Bfree on January 25, 2012, 04:52:12 PM

Wonderful paint job, gargoylekitty!

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: Oneleo1 on January 25, 2012, 07:00:16 PM

I wonder if you could use some poster tack to hold them in?

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: SpaRx on January 25, 2012, 11:31:45 PM

I put mine on this shelf I got years ago and never knew what to do with :þ
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Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: Scraleos on January 25, 2012, 11:56:49 PM

I have a new display for my blind bag ponies, I'll get a picture when I come home from school! The Pinkie pose is really bad for falling over! I decided to put that pose up last, and one fell over, then EVERY SINGLE PONY FELL OFF. Took ages to arrange again! XD

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: Koudoawaia on January 26, 2012, 09:00:50 AM

I just have one so far and she's standing next to Plumsweet on the wraparound shelf on top of my desk.

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: BerryMouse on January 26, 2012, 10:39:02 AM

Like this :D

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Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: Bellevi on January 26, 2012, 11:13:53 AM

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A big ol' pink Eiffel tower.

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: Sanadaookami on January 26, 2012, 11:57:18 AM

with my ponyville  :biggrin: I have one shelf where I normally rotate displaying various ponyville sets- currently this is the setup~

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I rotate what gets displayed there every month or so because I just have to much ponyville stuff to properly display and I love all the little accessorys.

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: dollhands on January 27, 2012, 02:45:04 AM

That is sooo cute!!

Hasbro should totally release sets for the blind bag ponies. :D

Title: Re: How do you display your bling bag ponies?
Post by: TokiBear on January 29, 2012, 03:04:15 PM

@Jadis4742: I just wanted to say that I absolutely adore your Toki Doki unicorn collection!  I have the little cow one.  I really want the whole set but there isn't any place around here that sells them and online, they are expensive!


Anyway... Here's my new display!  I wasn't able to pick up all of them... these were the only ones left in the box and they hadn't restocked today when I was there... but the little spice rack is absolutely perfect for them!


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