/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>9817950
H-How?

Am I the only one who doesn't know how to feel about large rubber straps?

>>9817950
God this is so messy, Frederick deserves so much better.

never forget

>>9817985
What ever happened to her?

So I keep running into this issue with my YN bag. The pins with the white border and the little little badges only have single pinbacks on them, but they keep rotating out of place and make the bag look sloppy. Are there better ways to secure them, or should I just suck it up and glue another pin to the back of them?

Also, my "grapevines" (only 2-3 straps on a single one) keep moving as well and occasionally cover other merch. Is there a way to prevent this? I considered glue dots but I really wanna stay away from those since there's quite a few stories of them melting.

Other than that, I'd love some concrit!

>>9817918
Lol I thought that was an ugly cake at first

>>9818047
I also redid my Gabe bag as well, and I'd appreciate any concrit on it as well!

(Sorry for double posting, and sorry about the glare on both the bags. It's impossible to get any decent lighting with the weather.)

>>9818050
Those playboy bunny charms are giving me ulsers, but the bag as a whole looks great.

>>9817945
I love this so much!! Chevalier is such a babe.

>>9818047
You could look a safety pin through it to lock it in place. I like making a cross formation, with the pin badge being horizontal and then the safety pin going through the center vertically. I hope I'm making sense here! I'm always rooting for you, YN anon.

>>9818232
nayrt but if you wouldn't mind posting pics i'd really appreciate it. i have the same problem and i'm having trouble figuring out what exactly you mean.

>>9818047
You could stick something to the bottom to give it weight, that would stop it rotating

>>9817955
They're really good for centerpieces but I know what you mean.

>>9818050
I like it but... is that lingerie bunny Gabriel?

>>9818116
They are...um...probably my most unique charm, hahah. The artist is the biggest sweetheart though and I'm more than happy to support them!

>>9818232
Unfortunately the pin is like a tack? Pardon my stupidity, I don't know the exact name of them but in pic related is what they all look like.

>>9818312
My problem is that the charms hanging from the main secured ones are going everywhere, especially the one on the very bottom of the grape vine.

>>9818335
And smoking a cigarette, yes!

>>9818348
could you out one of these on the bottom of the back side of the pin to help hold it in place?

>>9818050
Fanart bag done well. Taking notes

>>9817955
I think they're pretty good as center peices as well, but this bag in particular looks alittle weird and I don't know why.

>>9817985
What is the story?

>>9818050
It took me a full minute to realize this was Reaper and not Demoman from TF2.

>>9818478
https://mchanzonereceipts.tumblr.com/

Yo Apollo anon if you're still here I found a photo of the other bag (it's an inprogress pic though) for you

>>9818348
Ohhhh I see. Use a bit of double sided tape then. I would put it on the top and bottom of the pin. That should hold it fairly well.

>>9818239
It's kinda hard to photograph so here's a shitty diagram.

The dark grey is the button and the line is for the button's pin.
The green lines represents the safety pin. You want the "front" of the safety pin to go around the button's pin. The curved green line is supposed to represent the curved side of the safety pin.

So when you loop the safety pin around the button's pin back like this, it'll lock the button in place. I've found that by doing this, the buttons that easily open up on accident will stay closed. You can also hook a hang charm on the safety pin part.

Bought the Whale Fall bag a while back and never did a review so since I was messing with it yesterday I went ahead and took some pics.

The bag was stockphoto displayed for tsumtsums but I bought it anyway thinking I could use it for charms/keychains/badges anyway. Turns out you can't unless you make an insert or you're VERY patient.

The bag has a fabric liner between the window and the inside pocket that's only accessible about 50%. One half of the star has a zipper and the other half isn't secured at all so there's a gap just big enough to put your hand in, I guess if you need to adjust something without unzipping it.
You can fix this with a safety pin or anything akin to that.

>>9818720
The bag works fantastically for plushies. I stuffed it full and the window still didn't bulge out so it's great if you just need a bag to hold that sort of thing in.
Also works for huge can badges apparently but as you can see there's not room for much else in it after that.

>>9818722
Bag comes with 1-2 straps (forget if I had one or two because I ordered for a friend as well) and a removable snap-on bow that you can attach to the back or the front depending on whether you want the window partially covered or not. Also has two connectors inside the window to hang stuff from so I tossed in my Kotetsu ballchain figures to try it out.
Bonus to the bag is that you can buy additional bows so you can mix and match colors or have bows on both sides.

>>9818723
And here's the inside of the bag. You can see the zipper pull sticking out and a big of the gap on the right side where there's nothing keep the fabric liner shut. The bag is really sturdy and I got it to stand on its own weight with just the can badge inside.

Overall I like this bag as something to carry either big items or plushies/tsumtsums. Would not recommend if you're planning on layering can badges or creating an elaborate display unless you make an insert first or redo the liner to make it unzip more.

>>9818579
Yeah,I was actually here when this anon posted pics! It's a cute bag. They haven't posted their bag since then though. Curious where they're at now.

shame that what started off as what could have been one of the coolest and most original bags is ruined by mediocre content and an empty look.

>>9818843
Is the centerpiece one of those lights they sell at like Walmart?

>>9818843
I think it looks good.

>>9818843
I disagree, I think this looks really cool
I don't like the silver triforce on the right because it blends in with the color of the backing, but everything is neatly arranged and I think it looks nice

>>9817950
I hurt my laughing it's so bad

>>9818050
It looks really solid! The only thing I'd suggest is to maybe washi tape some of the darker acrylics in the middle so they're more noticeable on the black. A middle gray would probably work well if you could find it.

>>9818882
>>9818884
>There are people out there that think these look acceptable

>>9818895
Can you imagine seeing one of those awful itas in person?
Standing behind the person wearing one in line at the grocery store?

>>9818910
>can you imagine

I don’t need to imagine, I have stood behind these and cringed.

>>9818912
I'm so sorry Anon

>>9818926
this hurts to look at

>>9818725
thanks for the photos! is the snap on the front the standard kind of snap you can pick up at a craft store? wondering how hard it would be to DIY a smaller attachment for the front instead of using the massive bow.

>>9818881
What in the world is going on with the bottom of the bag.

>>9818983
Looks like it. You can see it better in >>9818720

>>9818910
>Standing behind the person wearing one in line at the grocery store?
Hey don't joke about that, I saw a girl with an itabag at my bumfuck local grocery store recently.

>>9818843
I think it's a unique and cool bag.

But the owner is a giant asshole with an attitude problem. Genuine shame

>>9818923
this makes me sad. They have so much good merch but it's let down by such a terrible layout.

>>9818843
yoooo this is amazing

>>9818429
I think it's because the giant rubber strap is somehow way less detailed than the smaller ones. Look at the eyes and ruffles in particular...

>>9819057
how shit was it?

>>9819118
I didn't get a good look but it seemed like a conbag/pinbag.

How do you guys feel about conbags or just pinbags with stuff people like? Personally I think its fine to mix merch between a bunch of things you like, but I get pissed when people call that an itabag. Its not an itabag, its a bag with a window that has stuff you like in it.

>>9819315
As long as they don't call them itabags it's fine. I wouldn't mind a nice aesthetic bag for daily wear or even a pin bag.

>>9818843
hey man, I tried to fix the problem I unknowingly made.
I left the discord because obviously I wasn't wanted there.
message me so we can talk this misunderstanding out?
but please let's not ruin another thread with drama.

>>9819315
My friend has a backpack where she just puts pins of characters she likes, she's been doing it since before itabags were even a thing. Nothing wrong with it.

>>9818001
Currently she's taking a break of the internet focusing on mental health and slowly sending out the zines and whatnot.

>>9818910
a couple months ago at daiso I saw a girl with a bootleg to alice bag that had ugly fanart madoka and zelda keychains in it

>>9819315
Not my taste as most of them are sloppy, but I wouldn't mind a nicely done one. Just don't call them an itabag.

>>9819354
> message me so I can understand
> shit talked everyone from the discord in the last thread off anon

Of course nobody wanted you around when you acted like a fucking baby. Shut up and stop shitting these threads up

>>9819354
>let's not ruin another thread

then kindly fuck off

>>9819374
Oh wait isn't this the chick who stole loads of charity money to pay for her bag?

>>9819354
bitch no one was even talking about the discord drama in this thread until you just brought it up

>>9819354
Forgive me anons, but as the discord admin I need to lay some shit down. IRL was already busy enough for me, and then this had to happen on top of it.

>getting this defensive over someone calling your bag mediocre
>not the anon directly calling you a crappy person
Sure are feeling guilty, aren't we?

> I tried to fix the problem I unknowingly made.
>unknowingly
On the slim chance you aren't full of shit, you still broke a fucking rule and then ran off once shit hit the fan.

>I left the discord because obviously I wasn't wanted there.
Having the audacity to say this when YOU NEVER POSTED in all the time you were in there just adds to the case you were only there to stir shit. You never even introduced yourself in the channel we had specifically for that, and you seemed perfectly fine talking in other servers.
You know damn well what you did, and now you know that you sure as hell won't be welcome back.

For any other anons who wanted in and still couldn't find the link: I'm working on fixing up things to prevent crap like this happening again, and will share a new link when everything is done. However, real life is still pretty busy for me, so it might take a bit.

And so this post isn't entirely drama, have some (albeit crappy) pics of my updated tokage bags. I still have loads of buttons and stuff that I need another base for too, so I guess I'm just one step closer to being a walking shrine for my lil lizard son!

>>9819445
>>9819354
Fuck off, keep discord in discord. Let's not ruin another thread.

>>9819057
I have an old bag base from a past ita bag I use for my daily that has random shit like >>9819315 it’s not an ita bag. Just a fandom/con bag. I’m not going to use my hard worked ita bag as my day to day. But will show some of my cheap shit I don’t have enough for an ita bag mashed into one as my daily.

>>9819453
>ita bag

>>9819454
n o b o d y c a r e s

>>9819464
itabag=painbag

>>9819467
Japanese has no spacing, it literally makes no difference whatsoever. If you're gonna be an annoying prick just write it in katakana.

>>9819454
>autism

>>9819467
いたばっぐは痛いね?

>>9819453
That's fine and I can't stop you or anything, but I would probably judge you if I saw it. I'm just too accustomed to seeing shitabags.

>>9819372
Well it technically used to be a thing before itabags anyway but the little weebs these days refused to acknowledge their bags aren't 'itabags' but instead 'conbags' or 'button/badge bags' depending on whether you have general merch or can badges.

You used to put them on satchel bags which were really trendy for some reason. I guess because at the time at conventions you could find anime themed satchel bags? They fell out of trend in the mid/late 2000s.

>>9819564
And these were suuuuuper popular with tween/teen weebs because you could go around artist alley buying up little $0.25-0.75 buttons with random stuff on them to put on your bag aka the cheap version of an itabag but for EVERYTHING you were into. It was a great conversation starter and way to meet other weebs.

I know joke bags aren't particularly well liked here, but I just cannot stop laughing at this bag which was posted on the FB group. That is just...a lot of dedication.

>>9819571
Maybe they're a big Hamilton musical fan.

>>9819564
>They fell out of trend in the mid/late 2000s.
Come visit my city, anon. That shit is still everywhere.

Is there any other places where I can buy Wego's bags other than Wego's webstore? The one I was planning to get sold out yesterday... :(

>>9819595
They have a Zozotown site.

>>9819595
bags are resold on secondhand sites very often, and a lot of them are like new.

>>9819452
You fuck off retard. This is likely the same person who's been shitting up these threads for months. Nice to see them finally getting it in the ass

>>9819602
Pretty sure FromJapan is doing a (small) sale on Zozotown purchases today, too.

>>9819739
Report them then, don't bring this discord crap in this thread

mini dump so you guys can shut up and get back to bags

>>9819778

>>9819779

>>9819780
this is just a nice rosette, but i like how it's decorated.

>>9819781

>>9819783
i really want a bag like this someday. still waiting for more of my badge of choice to pop up.

>>9819787

>>9819789

>>9819790

>>9819791
end dump

>>9819781
It took me a bit to realize the pattern on the edge was part of the badge. That's some good decorating.

>>9819564
Oh god I'm having war flashbacks to high school. How much merch did I destroy by having my shit just clanking around on my school bag?

>>9819779
This is so pleasing to look at but at the same time I'd feel a bit bored having more than one bag of them.

>>9819789
what bag is this?

>>9819571
Bags full of buttons make me nervous..
But I love the concept of it.

>>9819576
Ssh don't ruin it.

>>9819910
Why they make you nervous?

>>9817950
I worry about my bag being subpar because it’s still in the works but I look at finished bags like this and feel just a teeeeeeny bit better

>all these shittabags

Why spend so much money if you're too lazy to put the time and effort into making the pattern look aesthetically pleasing?

>>9819914
I just think about how heavy they are and all the buttons clinking/rubbing against each other.

>>9819773
Behold the dumbest anon to grace the thread. Are you fucking illiterate or something? Did you completely skim over everyone stating THIS IS THE PERSON WHO SHITS THESE THREADS UP. If you can't keep up you're clearly too stupid to be on 4ch.

>>9819963
They have badge covers on bro to stop that

>>9819987
Just fucking ignore it dude. We don't need you to contribute to the shit by being babymad.

>>9819987
imagine being this salty a furry came into your server.

as someone in the server you grossly overexaggerated what the furry did, and what the link anon did too. calm down, right now you're tinfoiling and shitting up the thread even more. no-one but you is saying that anon is the one shitting up the threads. furryanon never even posted her bag in here or the other discord. stop being a pussy about the furryanon and just kick them if you're that mad about it or ask them to leave. it's funny how you immediately deleted your comments about the furryanon as soon as they joined and came here to shit up this thread about them.

>bullied us in our discord
>never bothered to talk
pick one

>>9820096
>furryanon never even posted her bag in here or the other discord.

Just saying you ought to do some research.

>>9820096
but its not about the furry? it's about the Zelda itabagger shitting on these threads, keep up with the conversation hun

>>9820101
thats the furry thread anon, not the itabag thread.

>>9819576
>>9819910

Aww is that what it is? I am completely ignorant about Hamilton stuff. But I am a lot less impressed now.

>>9820117
proof?

>>9820096
Please stop.

>>9820122
I mean, you can scroll up and see the Zelda bag and read the replies. All the replies where about how the bag looks this this anon had to bring in irrelevant information about the owner.

>>9820138

but this response >>9819071 is before the owners response anon, seems like you're reaching.

less bitching more bagging

>>9820143
another cool rosette from a different user. gonna borrow some of these ideas to dress mine up in the future

>>9820144

>>9820145

>>9820147

Is it really that hard for y'all to hide and ignore shit?

>>9819571
Do you really think someone would spend that much effort on a joke, or are you too daft to realize that people can be passionate about things that aren't fictional? It's an insult to a perfectly nice bag.

>>9820120
It's probably just dumb anons projecting, the original post of the bag made it sound like a history buff made it.

>>9820148

>>9820151

>>9820154
i could post those solid button bags all day but i know a lot of anons think they're boring so i'm trying to keep it varied

>>9820156
hardest part is finding ones that arent filtered to shit

>>9820157

>>9820159

>>9820163

>>9820167
end

>>9820169
you're a saviour anon

>>9820169
>leaving the print on the window
REEEEEEEEEEEEEE RITSU DESERVES BETTER THAN THIS

>>9820163
I know a lot of people hate repetitive badges but I always admire the dedication to buy so many.

>>9820142
You’re baiting, please stop this.

>>9820143
This looks so messy and unorganized. Shame, because it would be a nice bag. I think they need a bigger bag for their stuff.

>>9820147
Sorry to be a retard but what would you call the chain in this bag? "Mini chain" "chain necklace" and "chain strip" aren't yielding any close results.

could we get some nail inspo? I got my own yakuza nails done after seeing these on instagram and would like to see what other designs people have done.

>>9820239
honestly good question. the scalper shops seem to call them hanging chains and the like, but i'm not sure what would turn up results on something like amazon. if you search for 痛包 on taobao some of the base sellers also have them, pinky milk comes to mind as an example.

>>9820149
Anon, I have no problem with the Washington bag, in fact I really liked it and in no way was insulting it, but every time I've ever seen a non-anime or videogame bag on /cgl/ its been shit talked as a 'joke' and nearly derails the thread. There have been plenty of 'joke/ironic' bags that have been made not because someone actually liked the character, but because it the merch existed and it was possible.

>>9820156
>>9820163
This is my absolute favorite same button only bag.

>>9820239
>>9820251
I don't know what I'd call them online, but I've seen plenty of chain and hook/fascinator/clasp components in craft stores or even just walmart.

>>9820243
Not in the ita bag thread. Make one you idiot.

>>9820281
Nayrt. At least it would be ontopic in a sense. This thread just got back on track for the most part from the intentional derail it had earlier. I don’t think it could have gotten any worse then it was. At least joke bags would be on topic.

>>9820167
Fuck yeah, I love Elmo
why are all the Utapri boys so cute


>>9820243
While it can be related to itabags, nail art can be a bit vague so maybe it might need it's own thread but here's some utapri nails

>>9820291
It's the Itabag/Fandom Fashion general. Fandom nails are pretty straightforward Fandom Fashion.

>>9820300
Yakuza isn’t a fandom anon. Plus nail art is pretty unique in itself and could have its own dedicated thread as >>9820297 said.

>>9820330
i guess this incredibly popular game franchise was just a collective fever dream shared by millions of people across the world huh???

>>9820239
Looks like a wallet chain.

>>9820330
We've done itanails in these threads before. They're too niche to make their own thread for, but they do fall under the fandom fashion umbrella.

>>9820339
Nayrt, but I think the misunderstanding has to do with the fact that >>9820243
did not capitalize 'yakuza', thus making it seem like just general yakuza nails rather than the actual Yakuza game fandom. Not everyone is aware of every fandom in existence. Lets all calm our tits, lest this thread become another shitstorm.

Heres some pics of two-color/two-character bags I've saved.

>>9820358

>>9820359

>>9820360

>>9820362

>>9820364

>>9820365

>>9820366
This bag is one of the more extravagantly decorated bags I've seen, but I don't think I would every actually use it for fear of so many things falling off.

>>9820367

>>9820367
Same as this bag, a cute little shrine (I especially like how the headbow was incorporated into the bag), but extremely impractical to actually use for anything except pictures.

>>9820369
This bag only has two actual character merch pieces, but its a cute little concept as maybe a secondary character bag.

>>9820371
Same with this, thought they don't quite qualify as 'true itabags' to me.

>>9820372

>>9820373

>>9820374
For you anon
>>9820243

I think this was posted last thread. Only Yakuza bag I've seen yet.

>>9820376
Last pic. Goodnight gulls.

>>9817955
Tbh I don't like rubber merch in general because I'm afraid they're going to disintegrate on me in ten years time. They always look kinda cheap to me too, compared to acrylic charms and straps.

>>9820418
>disintegrate
I never even thought about this... Now I'm scared...

>>9820418
I'm the opposite. Rubber straps always seemed more sturdy to me. But maybe that's because I know how much it costs to actually produce these things and I'm biased? Acrylics are so cheap to make and they can snap/get soggy when wet/fade due to light/etc.

>>9820440
I'm just super scared of acrylics because there seems to be like 69 different ways for them to get destroyed

>>9820418
I have a couple rubber straps that are 10 years old. Your merch will be fine.

>>9820443
I have a huge acrylic I got from a friend and I want to make a bag around it but it’s scary to think of that in a bag because of it’s size and potential to be ruined.

>>9820297
>fuck yeah, I love Elmo

Who are you anon.

>>9820291
Lurk more newfag

>>9820251
>>9820285
>>9820342
Thanks guys, found some stuff on Taobao. I'll look at art supply shops and Target too.

......I want one.

>>9820800
Dang, someone beat it to me.
I've been planning on installing a window on a leather jacket's back, with some lettering around. Glad to know it works tho, looks tacky and I love it

>>9820800
Step up your game son. Needs to be a doubled up plastic see through raincoat. Make the WHOLE THING a wearable devotion alter. Tiny backpacks are so whack. It’s 2018. Nucular war is just around the corner folks! Live your life!

Can I get some recommendations on structured base bags? I'm not a fan of totes and other base bags that are sort of floppy if that makes any sense. I'd be willing to spend up to $200 on the base bag.

>>9820873
With that sort of money you can commission someone a custom made base bag.
Structure will depend on the type of fabric used and whether or not it has any sort of stiffener in it. Pleather or outdoors canvas are good options, depending on your preference.

>>9820873
You're an idiot with too much money and no common sense. No base bag in the world is worth $200, not even the suitcases. Just do what every fucking person with half a brain does (I'm sorry you're missing both halves /sadface) and put foam board or something in there to keep the shape.

>>9820922
>getting a genuine leather itabag commissioned from a bag maker
wow your salty bitch tears gave me a good idea

>>9820800
I knew this would come, but I'd be scared of leaning in chairs with high backs.

>>9820922
Not that anon, but I have a bag that's saggy even with a foam board. It's not the window that's the issue, it's the rest of the bag. I know people can stuff the bags to make it stand up but it would be nice to have a bag that could stand on its own.

>>9820922
What is your problem?

>>9820377
those felt heads are adorable and seem like a great idea for fandoms with little merch!

I got this pouch with a certain character in mind, but since I'm still waiting on merch for them, I decided to play around with it a bit

>>9820873
The only really "structured" bases I've seen are the BerryQ heart bag and the whalle fall bag upthread, and I don't know if the former is still being made. If there are other bases you already like or you don't want to commission, you could always do like >>9820922 suggested and pad the base yourself.

>>9820922
is this bait or

>>9820526
I'm not even sure anymore
but Utapri has destroyed me

>>9820982
Is that the cheap pouch on that's on Ebay or a different one? I'm looking into getting a pouch so I'm just curious about the quality.

>>9820800
You can buy shirts like this that look way better ... I ordered one last week.

>>9820372
This is great, I love Christmas but it's too far away, this would have been a great gift (with his favorite character obviously) for my friend. Maybe I can get some green cottonballs as grass and have it birthday styled.

>>9820982
I'm really digging the Star Wars ones, especially the one in the middle.

>>9819315
I plan on eventually making this a popplio themed bag, but lately I've been collecting larger merch ex just got the primarina plush. But right now its just my weekend bag, it fits in my work locker and makes me happy.

>>9821213
Please don't post your con/pin bag to the thread.

>>9820800
Window too small. How can I show my love of cereal and sauce in such a small space!?

>>9821117
Easter is coming up soon anon. Some fake grass and colorful pom poms might make a cute 'characters searching for eggs' bag.

>>9821249
Also heres two more 'conventional' itashirts if you care about that sort of thing.

>>9821253

why

>>9821064
It's actually an old pouch from wego I got during their last sale. It was only 500y, and there were just the secondary colors left.

>>9821119
Thanks! I'm probably going to keep is as the minikko one (bottom left) for now though.

>>9821357
The mispelling is so common that it gets picked up by whatever google's word-learning algorithms are.

>>9820376
IM IN LOVE OMG IM GONNA MAKE ONE GAAA MY MENNN

Making a bag for a character with very little merch, so I bought some cards to try and incorporate. Any tips for how I could go about this?

>>9821531
Mimori! Good taste anon, akb0048 holds great memories.
If you obtain the hard plastic card sleeves, these card can be protected and fit in the bag quite nicely. I think layering the cards up and using a chain to hang in front of them would solve the problem of little merch.

>>9821213
That's not an itabag

>>9820922
Are you the same anon that said I had shit taste when I posted that I won my grail badge?
Because if so why are you this bitter
Who hurt you anon
Why do you hate everyone
Do you need to talk??

>>9821598
Yeah it is

>>9821608
nah it aint, its a conbag.

>>9821213
>>9821608
I'm glad that your conbag makes you happy and you do you, but it really isn't an itabag.

>>9821634
Oh, I was looking at the wrong image. Nevermind, you're right.

>>9821606
They're not wrong this time

Can someone post an invite link to the cgl discord? The archives haven't helped me find it.

>>9820873
Maybe check out zakkamart’s faux leather bags? The totes have a gusset and come with straps so you can wear them as a shoulder bag.

>>9820982
I love all the sumikko gurashi merch you have!

>>9821606
Being happy over your badge is one thing (and I don't care), being spoonfed on bags without bothering to look yourself and then stating you want to spend up to $200 on one just shows that you're genuinely a dumb fuck who has no idea what you're doing. "Bluh bluh who hurt you anon" are you a fucking child seriously? This is 4ch not tumblr. Want me to talk to you in really simple English? Would you like some uwus? Hahaha you're pathetic.

Man I knew these threads were going downhill but we're getting more and more shitters.

>>9821747
Nayrt but your approach is what makes people say that. You can call someone an idiot without sounding like you just drank a salt mine.

>>9821747
Implying you're not the other side of the shitters.

Yeah newfags are annoying but this excessive mocking/putting people down is just as bad and being a big "4ch" bully isn't contributing anything to the thread and just makes people argue and turns all these threads into the shit dramafest they've been.

>>9821652
Nobody wants to be attacked by people in there for posting the link since the mods see who made the invite and everyone got so butthurt last time someone made a new invite, even if it is basically an open server.

I'm pretty surprised that someone who found the old working invite link hasn't pasted it here though.

my love live bags! nico was my first itabag, currently only used in room decoration because the base bag is a floppy piece of garbage what will be replaced soon. mari bag is my newest and I'm a huge fan of this base bag! the front pocket is deep enough for plushies, has a pocket inside for a water bottle.

these aren't finished and probably will be WIPs forever

>>9821876
What brand is your Mari bag? I love the depth a lot

>>9821531
first of all, incredible taste! I'm working on my Nagisa bag right now myself. For cards, I would maybe try getting the flimsier card protectors so you can glue them onto a sturdier backing and layer them? Because while the hardcase sleeves do protect well, they're bulky and awkward to use from my attempts at least.
You could also use themed items to fill out the bag a bit, cover up some more space.
As for more merch, there is a towel from the ichiban kuji - it is blue though. There's also an additional metal phone strap, which I've found multiple times on auctions for a dollar or so. I can also doublecheck my collection for you to see if I have any extras from the lots I bought.

>>9821531
Like the other anon said, you want rigid card sleeves like toploaders or card savers. It looks like you're going to have to pick your favorite cards too, because it doesn't look like al of those will fit even if you layer them.
Also, this is a really common quesstion that's already been answered in the FAQ, so please check that out first next time.

>>9821726
Thanks, but that's really only a fraction of what I have. I've got a general bag for them in the works, and I've also got a goal to make a bag for each of them so I can carry them all like those those crazy love live setups.

>>9821876
They're both solid starts anon, don't worry. I think a backing in your Mari bag would make it look a bit more full though!

>>9821945
DIff anon, but it's one of wego's fake leather deco room totes.

>>9821945
wego! i got it from aitai kuji, it's the "WEGO Ita Bag Colorful Carrier Bag Large Size"

>>9821967
thanks for the tip! i've actually been looking for a nice fabric what wouldn't make the bag look too busy, but haven't found any yet. something glittery would probably be cute.

>>9821956
Omg Nagisa! I can't wait to see! I love akb0048 so much TT I think I know which metal strap you are talking about, I will email you.

>>9821967
You're right all the cards won't fit, maybe I should cut the excess around the image. Also sorry I should have gone to the faq

>>9822109
>cutting official cards
Anon please my heart is weeping at the thought

Does anyone have any advice for displaying bags/shrines in your house? I just moved out for the first time, have a bunch of husbando art, and want to put it near where I keep my bag in my room

Tldr how to display bags in room with shrine

>>9822232
Command hooks

>>9822232
Outdated but this is what I did. I just hung my bags up on the wall alongside my displays. When the semester ends I'm planning on taking it all down and making it look better because right now it's just pieced together over time from random stuff.

>>9822086
> someone who paid the scalped AITAIKUJI

I'm sorry for your loss anon

>>9821836
Probably because nobody wants the baby $200 bag girl in the group. I'm not surprised people are getting pissed off at them, they're a pain in the ass whether you want to hug box them or not

>>9822242
Mmm very good thank you


If anyone has any shrine inspo id love to see it

>>9822258
Same anon but here's what I've got.

>>9822260

>>9822261

>>9822265

>>9822268

>>9822269

Reading these comments I can see why someone got pissed. To be THAT salty over a troll shitting on your badge purchase that you have to keep bringing it up but in the most childish way you can. Yeah no surprise nobody dropped the discord link I'm getting furry flashbacks. Other anon was out of line but I was thinking the same thing. Fuck off both of you

>>9822272

>>9822275
And last one just because it's my favorite.

>>9822260
Bless you anon

Maybe ill post pics of my shitty bag up on the wall later

>>9822250
i'd rather buy a 36 dollar bag with cheap shipping than the same bag for 10 dollars + forwarding service payments and expensive shipping. thanks for caring about me

I have my bag, but I also want a cellphone puch, I saw aitaikuji.com/ita-maker-ita-smartphone-pouch this one but not really a fan. Plus 30 bucks? That's more than I spent on my main bag. I couldn't find any others, anyone got an idea? Or even own one they could show?

>>9822280
>supporting a shit company that scalps and fucks up shipping

>>9822285
i actually found out the bag i bought had the normal price it has everywhere lmao. sorry you got scalped

>>9822291
Don't feel sorry for me, anon. I know how to shop around and not get scalped lmao. Sales like this aren't even that rare for WEGO either.

I hope this becomes a teachable moment for the fb-tier newfriends we seem to be having lately.

>>9822280
The reason people tell others not to buy from AK is because they often never ship orders out until you escalate to a PayPal claim. They’re warning you for a good reason, anon.

>>9821747

>>9822305
>"we're warning you"
>purchase already made with no problems with anything

>>9822301
to add,

>>9822333
>insistng this hard that you weren't scalped when you clearly were

anon it's okay, we're only here to help

>>9822367
just ignore the post above you and continue being a dipshit for no reason! also with funny tumblr reaction images

>>9822275
This is so neat and aesthetically pleasing, I love it.
God UtaPri has a ton of merch though.

>>9821637
I mean I ultimately agree with them

>>9821747
Fuck anon I'm edgy too sometimes and I hate tumblr so much that if I got to choose to eliminate SJWs from this earth or Nazis (real nazis) I'd go with SJWs just because I'm sick of seeing them in fandom and my priorities are out of line and at least I'm honest because I know I'm a chaotic neutral bundle and I don't need anyone's approval to exist as I am
But damn dude now and then I just want a break and yeah this isn't fucking tumblr but there's no need to be an asshole unprovoked
Bad vibes

Yeah they're an idiot for wanting to spend $200 on a bad if their privileged ass can afford to be duped then fucking let them
Sink or swim
Most all of us at some point overpaid for merch before teaching ourselves enough Japanese to buy from overseas via a proxy or fwd service
And some people are still too fucking lazy to do that, despite knowing they're overpaying
Fuck em
But let em sink uwu

>>9822397
you sound like a tumblrtard trying to be edgy

>>9822275
Weirdly I really dislike this shrine even though neatly arranged frames is right up my aesthetic. It should be pleasing to look at with all those straight edges, but there's something about the multitude of harsh white frames on dark blue that feels claustrophobic.

>>9822408
i bet they have a default theme tumblr where all they do is repost years old fried screenshots of troll bloggers saying ‘im a smol cactuskin bean uwu pee on me or youre racist’ with 16 hashtags including #epicfail #feminism is cancer and #steven universe

>>9822417
Please stay on topic. This has nothing to do with itabags.

>>9822490

>>9822492

>>9822494

>>9822498
For nail art anon.

>>9822505
Nail Art anon,
there are more "itanail designs" on "OtakuNailSalonColorsYellow" (Facebook)
"Colors_ai" (Instagram/Twitter)

Her salon is located in the Donki/Don Quixote if any anon wants to check it out.

Her attention to detail is quite amazing~

>>9822505
>>9822573
I want to have cute nails but I work in food service and they wouldn't last a day/aren't servsafe

>>9822577
I feel your pain 100000% anon. Why not try the stick and peel ones? I use those when I want my nails to look cute but its too much of a pain to paint them just to take it off.

Hey what are the best places to find pictures of people's bags with certain base? And what search term should I use, just the name of the bag?

>>9822577
buy a peel off base coat thats how i survived fast food with cute nails

>>9822275
Fuckin' beautiful display.

Have any of you guys ever used flowers for filler in a bag? I picked some up for the bag I'm working on now and I'm curious what the best way to attach them would be.

>>9822626
I would think just sewing them in.

>>9822589
Not many people say what the base is when posting a bag..
You can try asking here, I guess.

Itabagging was a mistake

>>9822688
I hope the anon from the last thread who said joke itabags aren't jokes because no one would put the time and money into it sees this. Please anon, tell me the creator of this bag is super serious about her love of penis,
go ahead, I'll wait.

>>9822626
I don't have a ton of pics, but I'll try to dig up a couple. This one is the prettiest imo

>>9822697
Whoops. My bad

>>9820367
This one is nice.

Does anyone have any pictures of Case Closed/Detective Conan bags? I am working on a bag for Gin (not the one pictured), but shopping around, he doesn't have a large variety unfortunately, despite being the 'main bad guy'.

The character tax is going to kill me, but here I go.

Persona fans, what would you say Akechi's signature color is? Red, white, silver, black maybe brown? I'm trying to figure out what color I should use for the base. Maybe just black would work out best.

>>9822697
Some people got the money to spend on acrylic dicks for a joke bag.

>>9822698
What are those flowers? Stickers, or cloth embellishments? They make a bare bag look really beautiful and put together.

>>9822697
I can post a couple, too.

My forever favorite, though.

>>9822739
The light pink flowers look a bit like fake cloths flowers from craft stores, and the sakura flowers look like plastic with beads glued in the center.

>>9822626
I only have one picture saved, but I the orange really helps the white bag pop.

As for attaching them, it depends on what type of fake flower you get. If it has a stem, you can always cut little holes in your insert or just make a foam border and put the flowers through the holes, and then either tape or hot glue the stem as sort of a backing so they don't come out of place. For flat bottomed flowers, you can hot glue them to your insert I suppose. Velcro dots are also an option.

>>9822760
Thank you, anon!

I looked through the FAQ but couldn't find a link for this style of bag, anyone know where I could find one?

How do you feel whenever you see another bag dedicated to your waifu/husbando? Do you get annoyed, competitive?

>>9822791
Try searching 日本 wego 单肩包痛包 on Taobao, it's a bit similar

>>9822805
Depends. If it's shit, I get competitive. If it's roughly the same quality/quantity I feel a kinship. If it's better I see it as inspiration. Knowing people care about my husbando/waifu to the same degree or more makes me less competitive, since you can tell they actually give a shit vs someone who jumped in on the bandwagon. Shit bags also feel like an insult to my faves. "They don't deserve that so I'll make up for what they lack" kind of deal.

>>9822791
Looks like one of the mise pochettes. 魅せポシェット

>>9822805
I'm pretty much exactly what >>9822810 said as well.

>>9818047
I have no comments but
I love it

>>9822806
>>9822812
Found it thanks!

>>9822629
>>9822697
>>9822777
Thanks for the pictures/recommendations! I got some of the stemmed plastic flowers from the craft store, but they're super easy to remove so I'm thinking something like the hole in the backing or hot glue. Since the character I'm making the bag for has no merch, official or otherwise, I don't have to worry about new releases and having to rearrange everything.

>>9822338
To be fair that's you still being stupid and using an overpriced proxy.

Literally just bought a larger wego from zozotown. No proxy fee because FJ doesn't charge for zozo, 200¥ domestic then 1400¥ int shipping by registered air mail (oh and I live in an asshole country with high fees from Japan). Total price? Less than $30

I mean if you want to keep getting ripped off go for it. But you need common sense for this hobby

>>9822841
What character are you making for anon? My favs also don't have much merch due to either being from older shows, or just not very popular things. It can be a bit tricky, but its fun to think of alternative decorations items.

Where can I find a red heart bag that doesn't have that godawful orangey tint?

>>9822498
Are those the Whale Fall bags? I didn't think it was possible to use them for badges because of the bag design but maybe so. Wonder if they're using an insert or backing or something.

>>9822739
They look like scrap book embellishments. Sort of like pic related

>>9822737
Good luck on your Akechi bag!
His newer merch looks to be mostly grey and brown, so i would say go for a white bag? You could go the extra mile and add red embellishments to look like his thief outfit.

I'm having such a difficult time trying to find the right shade of green on a base bag to match Korekiyo's jacket
Do you anons think that a red close to his armband and the band around his hat would be acceptable as a base bag color, with a dark green insert?

>>9822847
>But you need common sense for this hobby
Common sense is a weird concept, most people would argue that it's common sense not to use hundreds of dollars on anime keychains.

>>9823059
I could work, but I think it could also look very christmassy. I think black with green insert could maybe look nicer.

>>9823073
I paid $130 for one button and now it feels like it would be the smarter and wiser thing to just stop myself

Pretty sure the only reason I developed such an expensive hobby is because I grew up so poor and always feel like if I don't spend my money it's going to disappear. While I'm not to $45k/year by myself yet I'm not in the projects anymore so maybe it's time to psychoanalyze myself a bit and why I do this.

>>9823088
Same thing here anon. I've got little to no savings because I spend it on things I couldn't afford before thinking "Well if I don't do it now, I won't be able to."

>>9823059
You're making a Korekiyo bag? God bless you!

>>9822853
Inferno cop, because I'm a monster

>>9822847
registered air mail is always 20+ bucks for my asshole country (+ customs that come with air mail if you cant change the price on the packaging slip, 20+ bucks as well). I can't believe people are losing their shit because I spent a dollar or two wrong, I wouldn't itabag if I was dirt poor and that money mattered so much lmao.

I won't be buying from aitai kuji anymore just so you can rest easy friend

>>9823104
It's a relief to know I'm not the only one with this problem at least
This "live only in the moment" shit has to stop if we ever wanna get anywhere *sigh*
at least in my case cause I've got nothing and no one to fall back on it
sorry for the blog post

>>9823088
I'm the same way, anon. Just got out of the hood like 2 years ago and got into a bad habit of buying things because I've never been able to before. My therapist said it's really common for people from poor backgrounds to have this reaction to sudden stability/safety so you gotta just crackdown on yourself. Start like a savings account and put half your merch budget into it instead of actually buying merch. It feels good having even a small amount of savings and lessens that guilt from buying a slightly more expensive piece of merch occasionally.

Sorry for the blog post. Take this cute bag from a previous thread as payment.

for those anons wanting to make a sonic bag at some point; http://roseraptor.storenvy.com/ this person is selling really cute sonic ice-block charms! i'd get some myself but i have a different bag i'm working on right now.

>>9822805
Competitive. I would never act like a bitch but I want mine to be the best one. I love that character the most.

>>9823073
Dropping $100 on a badge does fall into common sense.

> your income
> your budget
> the rarity of the badge
> the value of that badge
> the difficulty of obtaining the badge
> the justification of your purchase "do you need it to complete a collection, what would you sacrifice to buy it, etc."

Most of the stuff is common sense and relative to your circumstance . But if you miss one part of it you're just fucking yourself over

>>9822805
Excited! Kind of like when I meet a dog, I am instantly predisposed to like this person. They have great taste, and anyone who loves my husbando enough to devote that much time and money is worth talking to in my book.

I used to also feel a little bit competitive if their bag was bigger than mine, like, man, I need to shore up and get better. But these days my collection is big enough I can be content in my husbando shrine regardless of the size of the other person's devotion.

>>9823240
Ooh this is pretty rad, I'll keep this in mind for next time. Thank you for looking out, anon!

>>9822805
Excited but at the same time I'd judge it because what little bags I've seen of my fave two characters they've been half-assed and it makes me bitter and makes me want to make an even better bag to make up for that shit.

I guess you could call it competitive? If someone had a better bag than me I wouldn't feel as bad but if I see bags that look like no effort was put into it then I feel really annoyed and want to just make them regret no putting effort into it by doing better.

>>9823088
>>9823104
>>9823139
>>9823197
> it's really common for people from poor backgrounds to have this reaction to sudden stability/safety

It's comforting to know I'm not the only one who hit this hard. My mindset is always mathing out to 'as long as my bank account doesn't hit zero after bills' then it's fine, even though I'm making four times as much as I did at the beginning, and at this income level there's no reason to be living paycheck to paycheck.

I need to get in the habit of depositing to my savings account and forgetting the money exists, it's a pain in the ass when an actual emergency like car repairs pops up. It's not sustainable in the long run.

How do you feel when someone sells all of the merch on their itabag to hop onto a new one? Especially hopping from a fading fandom moving to a current popular one.

>>9823282
>pic related
more seriously, if their interest has waned in the fandom i don't expect them to keep the merch desu. can't relate because my fandom was fading before i even joined it, but if you truly don't love your husbando anymore, sometimes divorce is the right option.

>>9823282
I've done this before. I'll like a character and start buying stuff and want to make a bag then after I'm exposed to the fandom for a while or the show is off the air for a while the joy fizzles out and you just don't want to look at the merch anymore.

bandwagon jumping is entirely different though because people make bags just to be popular and then move to the next big thing to repeat the cycle.

>>9823286
I don't have a problem with it, even bandwagoners are good for the anime economy. Scores of people always interested in the New Hot Weeby Thing are the reason we're getting simulcast releases and local merch releases ala hot topic.

Best case scenerio they're selling something I'm interested in, and will part with it for cheap since they don't care anymore.

>>9823110
An anon of culture

>>9823319
These are positives but I will always look at bandwagon hoppers and insincere bags with disgust.

>>9822805
Well I've only ever seen one other bag that someone made of the same theme mine was.
I do get excited but also I'm naturally competitive so if I see someone making a bag with the same character I try to come up with more ideas on how to make mine standout more/more outrageous, I just want mine to be the best and most iconic.
When I see popular posts like>>9823324 on FB it makes me want to do something to top that
not like in a "I'm better than you" way but more of a "I love my husband/waifu the most and I want to make sure everyone knows it" kind of way

new thread
>>9823552