/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

well well! thats my secret.

it's ridiculous how much on etsy looks like complete garbage then costs $20...and the scary thing is wondering if people actually buy that garbage...

>>7241649

>>7241656
It looks like wet PVA glue, or badly mixed icing...

I've been waiting to share this...

>>7241679
It looks like they covered this in sesame seeds.

Sometimes, I don't know what's worse. The ridiculous little decorations or the melting 'icing'.

>>7241679
is that a random CPU?

>>7241690
The plastic deco stuff is just taobao premades. Almost all the 'handmade' bits are shit, and as an aspiring pastry chef this looks makes me cringe.

>>7241696
*the way this looks

>>7241696
The ridiculous decorations part was mostly reference to clusterfucks like >>7241679

> That computer chip
> That jeweled donut
> That blue chocolate soap bar

If you go past the first few pages of fairy kei items on Etsy, it starts to get really awkward.

>>7241541
You can always look at their sales history to find out! It literally amazes me what will/has sold.

>>7241679
Mm, black sesame. Now I want sushi.

>>7241679
That "icing" looks like it's been raked through with a fork.

>>7241774

>>7241791
LOL

>>7241791
I'm glad I'm not the only one that saw this.

>>7241774
remember silly putty?
me too

>>7241791
You're silly, friend.

>>7241810
Vaguely yonic.

>>7241764
is that stuff on there upside-down?

>>7241738
okay really, they just shoved a blind bag pony onto a box. what a mess.

>>7241822
OMG, you're right. I think it is upside-down.

>>7241783
To be fair, it's a very slight step up from the "icing" on a couple of the other things posted in this thread. Although the decoration is another story entirely...

>>7241791
>>7241810
This is cringe-worthy

>>7241674
I guess it's suppose to be icing, but it just looks like a mess.

>check etsy for stuff using 'kawaii'
>see shit that's sold on taobao

I knew storenvy was bad but etsy too?

I have no words.

>>7241989
What the fuck..

Same artist as the maxi pad.

>>7241989
>>7241993
Hold on there.
Found these beauties.

>>7241998

>>7241998
why

>>7241983
you have no idea how bad etsy is.

>>7242007
Even worse, people are buying the bloody ones.
(Saw a few in the 'sold' part of the store)

why

>>7241998

>materials: sick mind

hahaha, lost it

>>7241993
>>7241998
I'm a woman and I'm definitely not okay with this. Why would this ever be a thing? Ever?

So disturbing.

>>7242016
gag gift?

>>7242016
Could be gag gifts.
Literally gag gifts.

>>7242022
Well, >>7241989 is pretty cute. I agree that >>7241998 is 100% horrendous though.

>>7242025
>>7242026
Would be thrown anyway immediately. Nothing fun or 'cute' about the pain and discomfort of menstration.

>>7241998
Oh god, the faces make them 10 times worse

>>7242015
Don't you have to pay for listings on there? That's why I couldn't really imagine it being a taobao resell place since storenvy seems so much easier... and cheaper.

>People suggest I start selling stuff on etsy.
>I'm all "nah, I'd rather wait until I'm happy enough with the craftsmanship to be comfortable selling it"
>See the stuff in this thread.
>Okay I don't feel so bad about my craftsmanship.

Still holding off until I'm satisfied with my construction though.

>>7242083
I know that feel.

>>7242059
I think their system is such that you pay a fee per sale made. Not per listing. Etsy is awful for other reasons.

>>7242083
Same here, though I'm also worried about mailing. Just one of the many things to figure out before selling on etsy/storenvy/whatever.

>>7242104
Yeah. Some stuff is easier(like anything that can fit in a flat rate envelope) and at least domestic US priority flat rate envelopes get either up to $50 or $100 insurance without an extra charge.

But otherwise yeah, I ALWAYS worry about shipping stuff out. Even if it's not merchandise and I'm just sending a package to a friend. I always worry something is going to happen to their package, so imagine how I'd feel if one of my goods were lost. Customer loses out and my time wasted.

>>7242048
Lighten up Anon. It's not hard to see the funny side of these.

>>7242089
what other reasons?

>>7242116
Ugh, my nightmare. Plus the things I make are quite 3D. I got a basic tip that mailing costs can be lower if the item can fit in a "2cm slot" (go Canada) but still... I don't think customers would appreciate a vacuum-sealed plushie, which would be just horrific to open a package to.

>>7242059
It costs 20 cents to list an item. Plus a fee if you sell an item.

>>7242135
Stuff like Pillows and clothing tend to do okay vacuumed sealed. I don't think a plushie would handle it so well(especially depending on how packed you have the stuffing in it. I could only imagine something like this happening with a plush.

I hope to eventually get into making Lolita headpieces, so I always worry about those getting damaged in shipping. Things like skirts, capelets, etc... can be folded into a flat envelope nicely.

>>7242116
Part-time seller anon here. My local post office always asks me if I want tracking. It's cheap and they'll put a sticker on your package and give you a number on your receipt. It's great insurance to have if you're worried about packages going missing or if a buyer claims it never arrived and wants a refund, you can just check the number and then if they'r elying, just screencap it and your receipt.

>>7242053
the one with the single eye is nightmare fuel.

>>7242146
Haha brilliant gif. Also thanks for tips, things to think about when I'm ready to start taking it seriously.

>>7241679
PICK A THEME DAMMIT

whatever happend to so totally lame she was the only one who would make proper decoden phone cases

>>7242808
I also want to know what happened between her an the owner of joliepetitedeco. I used to love her tumblr, but she deleted her personal one and idk what's going on.

>>7242059
i'm glad other anons answered this; i've only bought from etsy once and after finding out about their policies (if you call out a chinese sweatshop, you get accused of bullying and banned, especially if you're right!), i can't support them in the slightest. at least storenvy doesn't put on an air of pretension about "REAL handmade" by crafty moms and clever hipsters.

>>7242903
I bet the alibaba and taobao resellers make up most of their revenue, since they're so much cheaper and produce in much higher quantities than real crafters do. Etsy is two-faced as fuck, pretending to be all about ~*unique, lovingly handmade, one-of-a-kind*~ while banning anyone casting doubts on obvious phoney storefronts.
I've been thinking of starting up my own lolita and mori accessories store to make some extra money, but don't want to support Etsy's hypocritical, pretentious bullshit. How good is storenvy to its sellers? I've never sold anything online before.

>>7241998
Is this person a serial killer or...?

>>7242825
I was just thinking about Jolie Petite yesterday.
She said she's back at uni, anxiety levels are bad and it looks like someone she's close with has cancer. (misskittyxo tumblr)

So Totally Lame took a bunch of orders, and never sent them, taking hundreds of $.
She has a new store, Suteki Parfait (well we don't know for sure but everything seems to match up) so I'd be wary of ordering from her.

>>7242969
Storenvy is pretty easy to use, no fees except credit card fees which you'd have to pay regardless as long as you accept credit cards for any business, but unfortunately doesn't have the traffic that Etsy has yet.

>>7242969
i'm certain they absolutely do and that's why etsy won't actually remove the factory sellers and instead bans actual small-time crafters to keep their precious revenue safe. supposedly storenvy is pretty easy to use and only takes their cut from whatever you sell, so no listing fees or anything, but i haven't tried it myself yet so i can't say.

>>7243173
The Storenvy FAQ says they don't take a cut from your sales, they imply they make their money from people getting optional store upgrades.
>It’s free! What’s the catch?
There is no catch! We believe that everyone should have access to an awesome online store to grow their business. After you open your store, you can choose to pay for a few Extras to enhance your store such as Custom Domain support and Super Discounts.
>Yes, Storenvy stores are really free! No sign-up fee, no listing fee, no monthly fee, no transaction fee.
For store owners, typical credit card fees still apply (2.9% + $.30 for all transactions up to $3,000), but that’s between you and PayPal. Storenvy never handles any of your money. For more info, check out PayPal’s fee structure.

>>7241649
>>7241656
I hate how everything decoden uses that icing stuff, I mean - what thematic relevance does hello kitty have with food?

>>7243192
huh! i'm partly suspicious but also tempted. A custom domain isn't a bad deal; cuts out a lot of the middle man of building a website with shopping cart options.

I perfer selling on Storenvy than Esty. I was paying lots in fees for Etsy when I hadn't sold anything. With Storenvy my sales have increased a lot even on my off season months.

People say Etsy has more traffic, but that all depends on how you advertise yourself. I also feel Storenvy is better if you like to customize everything you do. With Etsy it's just a banner, but if you really like having creative freedom you can make a pretty cute store with Storenvy.

>>7243258
I bought the custom domain name. I have 0 regrets. I pay about $11 a year for the name and then $5.00 a month for the hosting. I was late on my bill once and Storenvy didn't reset me back to the default name either.

>>7243276
nice, that's not bad at all. i will have to remember that...

>>7242969

And storenvy is really good about getting rid of things that get reported. Whenever I'm in a bitch mood and want to take it out on someone I search like 'MAC brushes' or 'Ray Bans' or something and report to storenvy any seller than claims to have authentic ones for like $5 or some shit. I always get emails from storenvy thanking me and the shops are gone the next day.

>>7242022
It's part of life so you might as well have fun with it. >>7241989, >>7241993 these I find cute. >>7241998 this is incredibly creepy.

I don't know. I see it the same way I view penis/boob plushies. It's just strange and not meant to be taken seriously.

>>7242048
Stop PMS-ing so hard. Shit sucks but it is very much a part of life and something all women have to learn to deal with. People of all genders have to deal with pain. I'm not saying we should laugh off other people's pain, but we should at least learn to deal with our own. You don't have to hide your pain or always smile or anything, but at least don't be an insufferable bitch and ruin everyone else's day because you're in pain.

Making light of period products gets a laugh from me. I don't believe the plushies are making light of the pain associated, or even further the implications of gender, reproduction, a woman's place in society, and so on. You're just being a bitch and making an issue of nothing.

I don't like the turn this thread has taken...

Anywho

>>7244136
That dressform has some nice knockers.

>>7244222

>so I got some party favors at the dollar store

>>7244222
>$46.31

>>7244222
Oh hell naw

>>7244301
holy crap I didn't even notice the price
WHAT IS GOING ON

>dat hotglue

>>7244858
this would be cute...
if it wasn't just rolled scraps of felt and fucking hot glue.

>>7241989
I want one of these in dakimakura size.

>>7244858
You can literally make this yourself, and better. Just why.

>>7244136

This wouldn't be so bad if the fabric wasn't copletly crap.

>>7243291

What the hell is this ssupposed to be?? The face looks like a guy (Reminds me of the nostalgia critic-guy, ew), but the body looks like a women.
??
???

>>7244910
A very crude Booker from Bioshock Infinite I would guess.

>>7244910
I'm fairly sure it's Booker Dewitt from BS: I

>>7244932
>Booker from Bioshock

But... With boobs?

>>7244937

Apparently. Or the wooorst sculpting skills I've seen ever.

>>7241774
Steam Punk is so fucked. Have these people never ever looked at a painting or photo from before 1990? People did not wear random huge plastic shit on a chain prior to the late 1960s.

>>7241989
Love it. Where to buy?

>>7244991
Shop name is in the picture. Houseofplush

>>7244982
But anon, GEARS

"Lolita dress"

>>7246883
worn picture

She make more "lolita dresses" for 25 USD

>>7246883
>>7246886
If she improved on her construction a bit and used appropriate fabric this could be perfectly decent. It's a shame how many lolita seamstresses have terrible taste in fabric and prints.

>>7246926
yes, the only bad if she really want to do that, because in a facebook group a random anon put " I want to buy cosplays"
And this girl says " I can make a lolita dress, maid dress or any cosplay you want"
So yes, I don't know if she really know the construction of a lolita dress, but she really need to change the fabric

>>7246926
This is what I hate about so many of the seamstresses. They go for the ugliest or cheapest looking fabrics. You get a flood of ugly poorly made dresses and skirts. When with just a little extra time, you can have something decent.

I mean, yes you can be severely limited by why you can find, but you can still make up for it with a little creativity. I'd rather see some selling nice simple looking solid colored skirts with a bit of lace trim then some of the monstrocities they pass off with tacky cheap satin or heaving forbid that freaking licensed fabrics that so many "fandom" lolitas make.

and yes, that skirt on the right was on etsy and sold.

>>7247381
my cousin has a bunch of "fandom" skirts, and they all look horrible, but she buys them anyway. I wish I could tell her how bad it looks, but she loves them so much.

>>7247391
Yeah, I don't mind fandom stuff if it's done right. That picture is from searching for Captain America Lolita. The outfit on the left looks pretty damn cute and pays tribute without it going into costume or bad fabric territory. Even as something as simple as a border design on a skirt would be levels above that fabric on the right skirt.

>ctrl F brooch
>no results
belongs in every thread

>>7247450
Geez, what is it even supposed to look like? That is terrible. It looks like cat vomit.

>>7247450
>>7247459

>>7247450

>>7247450
All I can think of when I see that is that's what happen to Picasso's ear.

>>7247479
how do you fuck up that bad? That brooch is so simple that anyone could make it.

>>7247450
It's sad because with that big mess in the background, you know it was probably a big pain to make too.

>>7247494
Because Assley.

>>7244858
Why do people even use any form of glue on felt, ever heard of felting needles?

>>7247491
>Van Gogh

>>7241679
Decoden featuring cockroach eggs. Beautiful.

>>7242026
Thank you for actually using the word "literally" properly in a sentence.

>>7242089
Actually, you do pay per listing *and* per sale. I'd switch over to Storenvy in a heartbeat but my shop on there got such pathetic traffic and compared to my Etsy one that I shut it down.

>>7247450
whatever happened to her?

>>7247709
She's slowly growing up and is not longer a lolcow.

>>7247479
is luvmonkeys that ashley chick who is bad at makeup?

>>7247745
Yes.

>>7247381
Yeah this always gets me. I know Joanns fabric selection can suck balls sometimes but there's other options, especially if you're trying to be a real seamstress. My grandma used to drag me everywhere looking for nice fabric for the dolls she used to sell, set a whole day aside just for that and go into the city. Now with the internet there's no reason you shouldn't be able to find nice quality fabric with suitable prints and just have it delivered.

>>7248058
I mean you can still find some decent fabric at JoAnns, but like you said, you can find some decent stuff online, and the cost you have to pay for some fabric some of them use(like that comic book print) you could spend the same amount for something with a nicer print. A skirt really doesn't even take that much, especially if you're sewing a a-line skirt with a gathered or pleated waist.

>>7241679
ohmanohmanohman. in junction with the horrible choice of decorations, this reminds me of those polymer clay artists who glaze every goddamn thing, regardless of what it is.

>>7247381
I hate this ugly trend of using comic prints to make skirts. The only thing is use it for is pillowcases. I know someone who made a vest out if Avengers print for Baltimore comic con.

>>7248068
I'm a fairly big girl but I can get a decently full skirt with wide waistband out of 2 yards of 45" wide fabric. The hems usually round out to about 3.5 yards so yeah thats just about perfect considering my 38" waist.

>>7249836
I think it looks neat as an accent kind of? I have a weird as fuck Beatles print in a similar style to the comics ones and I used it to line a jacket, then around the edges and on pockets. Small doses of it on a plain black jacket.

>>7249991
When I make skirts for myself, I usually end up picking up about 1.5 yards of fabric if it's around 45" wide. I still usually end up with enough scrap I can make a matching hairbow.

>>7243247
I love the icing stuff but it's kind of a double-edged sword - it's super easy to use (poorly), which makes a lot of people believe they can just slather silicone caulk all over any goddamn thing and slap random sprinkles/plastic toys in it and that looks good.
My favorite is when they shove the shit so deep in the "icing" it's nearly buried. It's supposed to look like a decorated cake... why would you shove shit so deep into cake icing?

>>7247450

hahahahaha christ!

10/10 would throw at someone

>>7249995
yeah, that makes sense and sounds cool; it's flashy and interesting without being an overload.

>>7241998
> this is just art not a cork

oh my fuck

>>7247681
But is "literally gag gifts." actually a proper sentence? Hmmmmmmm...

>>7242174
Yeah except Paypal still wouldn't take your side,

>>7251082
It's a sentence fragment, but colloquialisms (the speech pattern) aren't a crime when it comes to casual speech.

>>7241734
Christ. That ice cream thing is from hobby lobby. She just glued on a bow and a plasic lollipop. :|

>>7251140
Haha, I was just being facetious

>>7241693
It is a hard drive controller chip you put on the logic board of a harddrive

>>7251189
jesus christ what happened to that thing

>>7241679
it's lie someone covered a phone case in caulk and rolled it in their junk drawer

>>7251428
*like

>>7247491
>picasso
>not van gogh

>>7241989
adorable and looks quite well made

>>7252206
Don't you know Picasso only painted self portraits? His ear was the least of his troubles, really.

>>7252280
no, he also did paintings of his lover. also, did you forget the subject of his piece called "Guernica"?

>>7252289
>Guernica
>Guernica is a painting by Pablo Picasso. It was created in response to the bombing of Guernica, a Basque Country village in northern Spain, by German and Italian warplanes at the behest of the Spanish Nationalist forces on 26 April 1937 during the Spanish Civil War.

>Guernica shows the tragedies of war and the suffering it inflicts upon individuals, particularly innocent civilians

Why are you fucking plebs trying to argue shit about art when you don't know what you're talking about

>>7252296
I think it was a joke though
...It IS a joke, right?

>>7252296
tell that to anon that posted >>7252280.

>>7252296
you dont know what youre talking about either.
>>7252280 pointed out that "Picasso only painted SELF portraits" which i refuted by saying he painted portraits of his lover and paintings on the subject of war. so STFU.

inb4; Picasso wasnt earless.

holy shit bump

>>7243291
>GLAZE EVERYTHING