/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Those aren't AWFUL...just amateurish. With different colors they could actually be kinda cute.

>>8532737
mmm vagina cookies

>>8532755
Aw that's cute. I want to rescue it. Poor thing.

>>8532755
heh, I kinda like it.

>>8532755
I actually like this

>>8532750
>ignoring everything else...
>bleach white fabric
>"Materials Used: Rit Dye"
>even more keks

>>8532741
interesting idea, but the execution is just... no...

Iron Man Cosplay sweet gothic lolita
No. Just no.

every time i see these threads i'm reminded of how much i miss Regretsy

>>8536813
I immediately thought of Gaston

>>8536828
No... one...
sews like gaston

>>8536835
Ruins meets like Gaston

>>8536944
in a photoshoot nobody bombs like Gaston

>>8536813
it makes me think of the iron lass dress from homestuck actually..and for how much a lot of those suck this would be passable for it.

>>8532737
seriously thought this was one of those female-power style vagina accessories.

>>8536813
>>8536828
>>8536835
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>>8536948
I had to.

>>8532741
What is that supposed to be?

>>8536972
Moldy shoes, for your creepy cute coord.

>>8536972
>>8537011
I thought it was supposed to be like, ice or diamond shoes? Like for a shitty Elsa or winter-themed coord.

I reckon it could be alright if executed a LOT cleaner and.. overall better

>>8537044
I was just kidding, I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be snow on top. It's surprisingly realistic, but still looks like shit. Might be okay as an accent on some white shoes without any of the other stuff.

>>8532741
It's amazing how much better this would have looked if they'd taken the time to apply white paint to the black shoes. Seriously, if you have the time to coat the things in assorted crap, you have the time to slap paint on. It wouldn't save the shoes entirely but it'd be a good start.

>>8536955
Me too. I had to zoom in to make sure it wasn't a vagina.

>>8532750
>those fraying edges
shameful.

>>8538246

>>8538251
Upcycled OOAK fairy lolita burlesque, among other tags.

>>8538262

>>8538264
Jeans under what is supposedly a party dress. An excellent look.

>>8538264
Im sorry, but this actually looks kinda cool in a really rustic, trash way. I really like crazy mix-matched clothing items.

>>8538271
This steampunk beauty is looped around the neck with waxed cotton cord, btw. I'm including the link, because this shop is gold.

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/220244936/unisex-man-nectkie-steampunk-ooak?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=steampunk%20ooak&ref=sr_gallery_10

>>8538293
I kinda agree, but this was listed under 'lolita' and that's what made me post this here.

>>8532737
I'll never be able to eat a macaron ever again.

>>8532755
This is cute but it could be easily at home for a dollar tops.

>>8538294
This one confuses me. None of the pictures are very clear, I think they used a real bandaid, and I can't tell if they used plastic cutouts or just paper. This is a Galaxy S5 case for proportion.

>>8538321

>>8538331

>>8539540
>mismatched metals
>SillyPutty backing

not a bad idea but poor overall execution

>>8538307
to be fair, a lot of macaron shapes suggest a cooch.

>>8538339
Looking at that Ciel, they kinda have potential to make stuff that doesn't suck.

>>8539558
I think that's a knock-off figurine.

>>8538321
Well I guess that's one way to get deco cases to lay somewhat flat...

>>8532741
How did they achieve the main white frost effect? The stark white/blue parts look lame, wish the whole thing was like the translucent frost. Maybe better on a white base too.

>>8532750
THIRTY
DOLLARS

>>8538321
I wonder too, could be shrinky dinks? Looks cute!

>>8539540
These aren't even the good keys

>>8538321
I think it's those paper craft stickers from crat stores for scrapbooking?

>>8538251
You've found it. The ugliest piece of artwork to ever exist.

>>8538271
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>>8538262
idk i like unique weird stuff like this
>>8532755
i think its cute

I was gonna list everything wrong with this but I don't even know where to start...

>>8540609
I seriously wanna know the inspiration behind this and why this person thought it looked ok to sell.

>>8539695
probably fake ice/snow from the craft store.

>>8540609
From the thumbnail I thought it was themed on Disgust from inside out.

>>8532750
holy shit, that looks like someone's first try working with a sewing machine/sewing
the thread doesn't even match the color of the cloth

>>8532750
And I thought I was bad at ruffles.

I just ran across this on etsy and couldn't keep it to myself.

>>8544054
why did I have to see this

>>8544054

>pandering to middle aged woman by doing a crossover
>why did someone make this

I know a girl who recently discovered decoden and instantly dove straight into selling and it's so hard to not tell her to maybe stop and learn how to do it better and also learn some design properties before trying to sell this stuff

>>8544354
What the fuck is wrong with the sides

>>8532741
"Atmosphere" these are from Penneys/Primark, really cheap and you can bet the heel will snap off pretty easiky.

>>8536813
McDonalds coord

>>8544614
I'm guessing she used colored hot glue to attempt a drippy effect

>>8538262
>one of a kind
Good.

>>8544354
Is anyone actually buying her shit? That's what boggles me most about some of these regretsy creators; their shit sells. Why?

>>8544880
Made by weebs for weebs?

>>8544054
I can kind of see myself buying it as a joke gift.

>>8544054
I'm rather disturbed by the floating ball gag.

>>8544880
You know twelve year olds who get into lolita and want to buy a Milanoo satin floor-length number with kitty ears for their first coord? This is the crafty equivalent of that. It's easily accessible, relatively cheap, and useful enough for their equally blind parents to agree to buy. Sometimes, people don't outgrow this phase of buying whatever tacky (sometimes literally) bullshit they find online and become the PS I Made This lady.

"Rapunzel inspired hat"

>>8547626
at first i thought maybe it was mickey ears which would at least make sense, lots of people make custom mickey ears. but why a cat hat

>>8548104
Anon, the hat has a corset, which is in my opinion worse than the ears, if only because it's distorting this clusterfuck even more. I think this is basically a really shitty base hat with ribbons on it. At least they added Pascal, I guess.

>>8538331
In a weird way, I actually kind of like those little pill things.

>>8544880
She hasn't sold anything yet, I dont think. Judging by the way shes been spamming her etsy store in literally every single sales group on Facebook

>>8548730
they're message pills, they have little notes you can write on in the middle. You can get like 100 for $2 on ebay. I got them for a pill prop for a friends Gorillaz cosplay.

>>8532738
They don't have different colours and they look like shit.

>>8538264
It's actually quite interesting

>>8539540
It actually makes me mad when I see handmade products made with this little care. Like, if your intentions are to sell the damn thing, how can you look at it and think it's fine and ready to be sold?

Ok, honest question.

Does anyone actually non ironicly use the fat as fuck deco cases for phones? I mean those things look horrifying to handle.

>>8538262
Looks like Sofia the First pulled a Miley Cyrus.

>>8551187
I don't think I could use it for a phone, a thin case takes up enough space in my bag already

I feel like they could be more useable for Nintendo DS cases, I've actually been meaning to deco the plain white top faceplate for my New3DS for a while... I don't use it since I have starry plates on instead.

Though I suppose that only people who live in Japan/Australia/have an import New3DS (and Europe? I'm not sure if they got the regular size ones) could use decoed faceplates so there isn't really a market for selling that.

$385 for this.

I wouldn't even pay fifty.

>>8552387
It doesn't match her face or hair at all but I think this is cute, very mahou shoujo-esque. Probably not for everyday wear but a cute fairy/mahou kei convention coord, maybe.

>>8552724
It's supposed to be a Nui cosplay.

Sorry I should have specified.

>>8552724
It remind's me of Nui's dress from KLK

>>8532735
Every time I scroll past this image it looks like they are tiny Princess Leias.

>>8538264
Thought this was okay til I saw it was a neck accessory and not a corset/bustle skirt type deal.

>>8552859

Holy shit anon I thought they were supposed to be Princess Leias. If they aren't , are they monkeys??

>>8553102
it's made from neckties, it's still a bustle thing

>>8553110
>If they aren't , are they monkeys??
>filename

>>8553143
Ohhh! My bad. The filename made me assume it was a collar because I thought it was alright as a skirt. Sorry about my confusion — and probably bad taste.

>>8552387
It's actually a decent Nui cosplay but not $385 decent.

It's like a cosplay for your dick!

>>8547626
from the thumbnail I thought these were panties on a cat hat

>>8553229
doyouwannabuildasnowman.webm

>>8553229
is that olaf?

>>8552387
This is a better Nui dress than even HALF of the dresses people make for her. I'd pay maybe.. $100 plus shipping for it because of how well made it is and how much dresses like these sell for cosplays on most sites.

>>8549345
Oh thanks for the info! :)

Just popped on my "recommended" list from Ebay

>>8553793

>>8553793
I hate fat fetishists so much.

I literally just stumbled upon a fat-drawn version of one of my favorite characters within the last hour. Can't they just make their own original fatty characters instead of disgracing existing ones?

>>8553793
>tfw being able to recognize that cancer anywhere

>>8532735
I want a pair of Princess Leia monkey earrings.

>>8553956
I thought those were fucking Teletubbies God damn

>>8555146
They can't be teletubbies, they don't have the antennas.

>>8553229

Holy crap anon I'm laughing way more than I should.

$99 for what appears to be a sissy costume

Tons of bad maxi pad headdresses in this shop

Her piping work doesn't look that bad but that is the most random shit to put on a deco case

Ruffled fanny pack. Tagged as lolita
Fanny packs are so kawaii!

>>8552748
...because it is?

>>8555342
Wouldn't pay $99 for it, but it's not total shit.

>>8552387
holy fuck her hair is so fucking ugly and gross

>>8555362
its like a signal device to tell you shes on her period

>>8555406
>cheap lace and satin
>not terrible

>>8553265
The main problem is that it's ill-fitted and has sloppy seams, so asking for nearly $400 for it is ridiculous. I wouldn't pay that amount of money unless it looked professional.

I could see it going for $100 as a budget cosplay though.

>>8555342
It looks like it's attempting to be Burlesque. The prime market for that sort of thing is the fat middle age housewive

>>8556391
It was tagged as burlesque. But also lolita. Those two things do not go together

>>8556448
>>8556448
Ahh I see, that's even worse!
I'm really into Burlesque, currently building up a wardrobe for it, but I'd never ever mix the two subcultures up.

Also sick of all the tat and plain ugliness that you get looking for 'burlesque' things - it's even harder than finding decent Lolita on Etsy and other sites. The god awful corsets being offered for £200+ when you could get a beautifully constructed one from WKD is so bad it's bordering on offending - take the picture you linked earlier as an example

>>8538251
I'm getting tacky Lisa Frank vibes.

>inb4 muh nostalgia tho!!

>>8555356
Please let the gummy bears be made of resin. And please let this person learn how to see if accessories match, because I have no idea what the theme of this is, what made them put this crap together on the case, or wjy they thought this looked good or even vaguely coherent.
To finish this rant, I'd like to poin out the glitter still stuck to the non-piped parts, and the drippy bits down the side don't look at all like icing.

>>8538264
I actually think this is kind of cool in a renaissance fair garbage kinda way. It looks nicely made, too. I would wear it.

>>8557032
for what reason

>>8555356
looks like a novelty soap

>>8557032
I find this cute in a strange uncanny way

>>8557032
is this what they have at satanic parties or something?

>>8557032
uhm..

>>8558085
That's what I thought too anon. Especially because I had a soap making obsession about two years ago

>>8551187
I've seen Japanese girls use them. I guess they're really careful with their phones?
I have a sticker on my phone case and I'm constantly checking if it fell off. I don't get the decoden thing either.

>>8538294
Looks like someone managed to magnetize a tie and drag it through that junk drawer everyone seems to have.

The RCA gender-bender, the blanket pin and the zipper slide just kind of floating there definitely add an air of "what the hell am I wearing" to the whole mess.

This is my favorite one.

>>8557032
i want it.

>>8555342
I kinda like it... in like a weird way...

>>8557032
I bet it's been poisoned.

>>8551187
Years ago I bought one for my iphone similar to pic related, but quickly realized I don't need to make my phone even more breakable than it already is. One bad drop and the screen would most likely shatter and the cute case would break, and due to the uneven plastic surfaces it's easy to drop. Also I am clumsy af aha
Yup they really don't feel good in the hands, especially the 3d roses, they are sharp! I can see how it could work for a flip phone as many people in Japan have or for a 3DS as >>8551370 said because the part of it you're holding isn't deco'd up with oddly shaped cabochons. But still it seems that it's not that worth it to sacrifice functionality/portability.

>>8558319
gotta make some kind of use out of the worthless beanie babies that everyone has

>>8551187
I have one and I love it. I never lose my phone now, because it's bright pink, sparkly, and huge.

>>8558319
It sorta looks like it's dancing... I like it, but more because I feel sorry for the poor thing.

>>8558319

My poor child, what have they done to you?

This is the last time I venture out of redbubble for fandom crafts

>>8559212
I cried when I saw this. They've since been pulled since I couldn't find it again so I'm not sure where the listing went.

>>8559214
>>8559212
Oh jesus fuck I thought you bought those

>>8559214
oh lawd is that fenris, baby no

>>8559286
it's dirty and smudged and barely recognizable.
I just had them saved for a month or two and forgot about it...
heavens no anon

>>8559212
i never knew about redbubble before you mentioned it but thank you kind anon. This website looks cool even if slightly over priced (?)

>>8559465
depends on the seller, but no problem. They have all sorts of fandom related merch. I believe the artists sell the rights to have their art printed professionally by redbubble itself and get a portion of the profits.

>>8559465
Different anon but Redbubble is great! I've ordered a few shirts from them and the quality of both the shirts themselves and the prints were very good. Be sure to sign up for their newsletter: they often send out promo codes and will send you I think a 10% off code when you sign up.

>>8555362
I know this is probably a horrendous thing to say, but I think if done right in the right materials and right design, some sort of hidden hip pouch accessory would be awesome to have in lolita.

>>8560009
I was actually thinking that too. I think its pretty cute.. I wouldn't wear it, but I would probably contact her about commissioning a bustle.

>>8557032
This wouldn't be so terrible, if it wasn't for that perplexing description.

"Steampunkini"

>>8558422
My mom decos her cases, but she does it sparingly and without the whip cream. I have a 3ds all kawaii'd out, but I keep it in a XL case so it doesn't get ruined. I use a simple case for my phone

>>8560464
Your mom sounds neat. I'd love to make deco cases with her
Also regarding questions about how people use huge phone cases: I don't. I use pretty ones for mirror shots only and keep a plain armored one in my phone normally

>>8560009
Well, there are those pochette skirts AP released...

>>8538321
Pretty sure those are scrapbook decorations, like the ones you see in sticker aisles at craft stores. Which means they're paper and going to get nasty fast.

They're only $2. Who wants their own mini friend?

>>8562066
Or you can get your own tiger weed dragon!

>>8562066
While they can certainly pattern animals well enough, those stitches are ugly as hell.
Unless they're intended for that creppy voodoo look.
>$2
Honestly that's not bad at all. Although for custom work, they're going to regret that.

>>8562075
Now that is a party gag gift I'd buy.

>>8562066
Honestly, those are kinda cute. And for the price, they're really not bad.

I feel like the problem is just the awful photo quality and lighting.

Someone posted this to r/asianbeauty on reddit. These girls make me cringe more than they help with recommendations

>>8562075
Is that a coatl?
Flight Rising has rules about limiting the number of physical fan work you can sell.

>>8565903
??
It looks like a generic dragon

>>8565903
it's a dragon. What ever flight rising is-they don't own that style of dragons.

>>8561709
Goddamnit, I don't really like the design of this but it legitimately looks tasty, I want to eat that delicious cream and sauce.

>>8561898
Yeah but that shit is cute af.

>>8561709
is it horrible I actually want that

>>8562081

Its not just the quality of stitches, its the type as well. And thread colour. If my friend who never tried sewing anything managed to make a good stitch that was 95% invisible on a doll then so can anyone. Just use a ladder stitch for the last part of the doll, the rest should be stitched up from the inside and then turned around anyway. Also use a simmilar colour thread to the material.

I feel like quite a lot of these horror stories could have been prevented if people took like 5 minutes to research what they are doing.

>>8565886
gary?

>>8544054
Related.

I miss Regretsy so much. It's left a 'whimsical', vagina shaped hole in my heart. Especially April's writing - it never failed to make me crack up hard.

>>8532755
This is too cute to me

>>8566903

Googley eyes make everything cute

>>8566858
Imagine getting home from a long day to your boyfriend wearing only this. And then he starts up some music to get you in the mood. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxmu1mxK5so

>>8567188
This woman would enjoy it.

>>8567254
>bride
>groom
NO

>>8544354
before enlarging the pic it looked halfway decent..

>>8567254
Despicable Me themed wedding?

>>8567254
Holy fuck

>>8560418
If someone actually wears that to the beach and swims there's a good chance the gears and things will fall off, so it's not entirely unsalvageable.

>>8561709
This looks real enough to eat, but that's also what makes it look awful imo. It's a phone case, not an AP print.
I'd still eat it.

>>8562075
Dear god. It looks like it's toting its camouflage along with it.