**Disclaimer** I am in no way affiliated with Hasbro - the maker of My Little Pony. All customs that appear here are of my own original design.
Customs
Wild Wrangler is a persona custom for WildWrangler on the MLPArena - meaning the design is not mine. I did add my own touch to the persona, though. She was made from a Sunny Daze with a full eye repaint in a soft golden brown sealed with gloss. Her symbol is a black cowboy hat with a brown lasso around it and wrapping around the adjacent leg. This is sealed with matte Mod Podge.
She has glittery wings made from cardstock, cotton, and faux feathers - super glued to her body. She was rehaired with Pumpkin Spice and Espresso nylon hair from Dollyhair.com She is also scented with a spicy pepperberry. She has a black felt cowgirl hat accessory and she is signed and dated under one hoof.
This yucky critter was make from a Triple Treat. The body was fully painted in a dark green and light (rotting) green. And the skin is actually kind of peely like it is really coming off! This is sealed in matte Mod Podge. There are yucky open, bleeding sores over the whole pony, which are sealed in gloss to look realistic. And oh no! one of the eyes are gouged out...(eww) I made the eyelids/swelling stand out using acrylic powder. The other eye is perfectly fine except that the iris has turned red and there is black brusing all around it! Both sealed with glossy vinyl for shine.
And one of the ears is chopped too and is all oozey!! The hair is a mix of Dollyhair.com nylon Black Magick and Cherry Pie. You will notice there is not a full mane because some of the hair has "fallen" or been "torn" out. Hey - don't feel bad for this baby - as my husband pointed out, she still has a (bloody) smile on her face. She is signed and dated under one hoof.
LeMarie is a gift for my sister, Leah Marie. My nickname for my sis is Le (Lee) so I named her accordingly. She is made from a Tink-A-Tink-A-Too. She has been rehaired with nylon Death by Bougainvillea blend from Dollyhair.com which Le picked out (she dyes her hair all funky like that anyways). Her eyes have been repainted a bright blue color to resemble that of my sister's and I painted extra black eye liner on. Her eyes are sealed with glossy vinyl and her lashes sealed with matte Mod Podge.
Her symbol is a white skull and crossbones with a pink bow atop her head - a replica of Le's first tattoo. This was sealed with matte Mod Podge. She also has both ears peirced and, most notably, her lip peirced - same as Le just got last November. There are silver hoops in each ear which are removable and a silver loop lip ring - not removable. She has a black elastic band around her neck as a choker. Her black armwarmes were made by Nickeline to fit snugly. She is signed and dated under one hoof.
Haleys Comet is made from a G3 Sunny Daze. She has a full body repaint in black which is sealed with matte Mod Podge. Her eyes have been repainted a dark blue - fading to light blue; sealed with glossy vinyl glaze. She has been rehaired with nylon hair in Water Nixie and Virgin Snow from dollyhair.com. She is also scented with an herbal fragrance!
Her symbol is her namesake - Haley's Comet; painted in white with a hint of blue and sealed with pearlescent glitter glaze. She has a hand made seed bead necklace and a silver tone pewter bangle with blue moons and stars painted on. She is signed and dated under one hoof.
This is "NightShade" The concept sketch for this pony's symbol was titled "Winter Moon" but when I finished her my hubby INSISTED I call her NightShade and that she now belonged to him, lol. She was made from a G3 Bubblecup. She has been rehaired with MLP nylon hair in Water Nixie, Virgin Snow, and Black Magick from Dollyhair.com. She retains her original body color. Her eyes have been completely repainted in varying shades of blue and sealed with vinyl gloss.
Her symbol is a black leafless tree with the moon lingering behind (if you look closely the moon has craters too!) This was sealed with matte Mod Podge. I added a hand made seed bead elastic necklace in pale blue and white and a silvertone bracelet with a faux blue gem. I then tied a white ribbon on her tail for an added touch. I'm not a huge fan of this pose but NightShade knows how to work it. She is signed and dated under one hoof.
"Flitter Berry" was made from a G3 Sunny Daze. She was rehaired with Sour Grapes and Wysteria nylon hair from Dollyhair.com. She is also fruity scented with oils from Brambleberry.com! Her blanket was hand painted baby pink with purple berries and green vines. The tassles on the blanket are painted purple and pink threads. It is sealed with Mod Podge and the purple lining and tassles are sealed with pearlescent glitter glaze. Her eyes have been completely repainted to a dark green with a leafy green highlight and then sealed in glossy vinyl.
This is my first set of dragonfly wings. They are made from hard plastic and painted with purple irridescent paint so they change from purple to pearlized blue as she shifts in the light. They are fitted into a tiny bit of sculpey on her back and glued in place. I used the magnet in her hoof to make a magnet for her mouth. The magnet (glued on the inside of the head) is so she can hold her sprig of berries made with super scupley and a metal insert; painted in acrylics and sealed in glossy vinyl. She is signed and dated under one hoof.
"Lightning McQueen" was a commission for a 4 year old girl's birthday who Loves the Disney movie Cars. He was made from a G3 Amberlocks. He received my first full body repaint in fire engine red acrylics. I used Super Sculpey to add on the fin (or wing - which ever you call it) on the back of the pony to resemble that of a car. Across the fin is Lightning's sponsor logo "Rust-eze" in yellow and brown. The lightning strike and number 95 were also hand painted with acrylics and sealed with glossy vinyl. The eyes were fully repainted to resemble the bright blue eyes of his namesake. He was rehaired with Lemon Drop nylon hair from Dollyhair.com and his tail contains a streak of Golden Delicious (slightly more golden than L.D.). He is signed and dated under one hoof and has been sold! :)
"Diva Plavalaguna" was inspired by the movie The Fifth Element. Plavalaguna is the diva singing opera on the cruise ship when Korbin Dallas (played by Bruce Willis) wins the "trip" with Ruby Rhod (played by Chris Tucker). This is my first "full blown" G3 custom ("All You Need is Love" did not have a dye/paint job, rehair, or sculpey). This was also my first time using sculpey ever. She was made from a G3 Waterfire and her head-curl, "spine armor", and tentacles were made using scupley. (The head was molded over wire to help hold the shape...it is kinda heavy). She was given a full body repaint with thin layers of blue. (Waterfire was almost the Diva's color...just a little greener)
Her head was glued and wired and baked on. Her "spine armor" and belt were sculpted by hand and glued down to her body and then baked on. (Foot magnet was removed for baking and placed back in) Her tentacles were shaped and baked and then I discovered glue would not dry fast enough to hold them so I used nail acrylic to "glue" them on. It worked fabulously! I then painted on her black neck/head piece and wrist cuffs. Pony's body sealed with matte Mod Podge and all black accessories sealed in glossy vinyl. Her eyes were also repainted to a blue/grey color similar to the Diva's. She is signed and dated under one hoof.
I started working on mini element stones to go with her but have not finished them yet.
"Autumn Breeze" was my Valentine's gift to my husband. He has been wanting an autumn themed pony sinice I started customizing. I drew out the original design and he picked the pose and all the pretty colors. She is made from a G1 Sky Dancer. I dyed her with powder RIT in Poppy Red and to get the shimmery orange tint....well that is my little secret. She was rehaired with nylon MLP hair from DollyHair.com in Golden Delicious, Satsuma, and Cherry Pie.
Her symbol is a bunch of orange and yellow leaves swirling across her body - just like the wind is blowing them. The yellow leaves still have hints of green as if they are still changing. She also has three leaves on her cheek to match. All sealed with pearlescent glitter glaze. She has five yellow flecks on each eyebrow. Her eyes are repainted as a hazelish blue-green and sealed with clear glossy vinyl glaze. She is signed and dated under one hoof.
"All You Need is Love" She is my first commission AND my first custom G3. She was made from an extra Fluttershy I had for a co-worker's daughter. She had no valentine so her mom asked me to make her a custom pony and basket as a gift to cheer her up on this should-be happy day. She retains her original body color, eyes, mane and tail. I removed her butterfly and flowers symbol and gave her a red heart wrapped in a yellow ribbon with "LOVE" written in purple. She has three red heart trailing down her adjacent leg in decreasing sizes. I also repainted her hoof heart from pink to red to match. All are sealed in a pearlescent glitter glaze.
I also gave her a hand made seed bead elastic necklace in pink and white. I placed her in a wire basket accented with pink faux-crystal hearts. I lined the basket with tissue paper and filled it with assorted chocolates. I also added a crystal cube with two unicorns laser-etched inside. I wrapped the basket and tied it off with pink and white ribbons and curled them up nicely. She is signed and dated under one hoof.
This is "Ivy" - she came from a sad G1 Moondancer. I experimented with "gradient style" dying and it came out great! I mixed RIT dyes Golden Yellow and Denim Blue to get the shades of green I desired. I rerooted her with nylon MLP hair from Dollyhair.com in a blend of Poison Ivy and Envy with the additional streak done in "Virgin Snow".
Her cutie mark is an ivy leaf with a long vine descending down and around the adjacent leg, curling at the hoof. To hide some of the baity damage marks on the front leg I added "blowing" leaves. Her horn has a thin vine trailing along the seam. These symbols sealed with glossy acrylic vinyl. The baity cheek also had marks that couldn't be removed so I added twin leaves sealed with pearlescent glitter glaze. Her eyes are completely repainted - her irised being a forest green with five flecks of yellow in each. She has pale green eyeshadow with silver glitter. She has green and yellow freckles in random places close to her other designs. I gave her a hand made seed bead elastic necklace in pearly white and green with a green glass leaf pendant. She is signed and dated under one hoof.
"Razzy Twirl" was created from a baity G1 Sundance. Again I used gradient style dying so her legs are darker, richer pink than her body. I used RIT powder dye in Rose Pink and for an extra boost in the gradient added a pinch of Poppy Red just for her hooves. I rerooted her with nylon MLP hair from Dollyhair.com in a blend called Raspberry Rose. Tight curls give her a classy look.
Her cutie mark is a delicious ripe red raspberry with green leaflets and stem. This was sealed with glossy vinyl glaze. She has seven white swirls around the berry sealed in pearlescent glitter. Her eyes are repainted a true blue with four white flecks in each iris and long black eye lashes to accent. I gave her a hand made seed bead elastic necklace in pearly white and pink and a silver-tone petwer bangle bracelet accented with hand-painted red swirls. She is signed and dated under one hoof.
My first custom - "Beyonce" started out as a VERY dirty and raggedy G1 Peachy. With trusty Tan RIT Dye I acheived her chocolately complexion (turned out a little darker than anticipated - but that's okay - she looks delicious). I rerooted her with nylon MLP hair from Dollyhair.com in Butterscotch and Hazelnut.
Her cutie mark is a golden yellow "B" outlined in black and her hoof has a purple heart oulined in black, both with pearlescent glitter vinyl glaze to seal them. There is a white "sparkle" beside the "B" not glazed with glitter. Her eyes are completely repainted - her irises are dark golden brown with four flecks of golden yellow in each eye. She has deep purple eyeshadow with long black eyelashes. I gave her a hand made seed bead elastic necklace in pale yellow and white and also a silver-tone pewter bangle bracelet. She is signed and dated under one hoof.
Restorations
"Baby Stockings" the Rice Krispy Christmas Pony.
Before and After photos. I found her in a lot I won on eBay. Her hair was in great condition - just needed a good brush and conditioner. Her eyes were smudged pretty badly and the top portion of her Non-Display Side cutie mark was gone. I repainted the eyes and missing cutie mark and gave her blush back and a careful Acetone scrub to make her white (opposed to the dirty off-white) again. Overall condition - Excellent.
First Tooth Baby "Tic-Tac-Toe"
Before and After photos. I found her in a "bait" lot of ponys on eBay. Her hair was in great condition - just needed some TLC and a good brush. Her entire NDS was covered in super-glued glitter (oh geez). With a handy can of strong hardware store Acetone I managed to remove the majority of the glitter (a tiny bit was too stubborn and I did not want to damage her by scratching). During this process her NDS eye, cutie mark, and 'tooth' were removed by the Acetone. I repainted these with tiny brushes and acrylics and then sealed with a clear acrylic vinyl. Overall condition - Excellent.
"Majesty" from the '83 Dreamcastle playset.
Before and After photos. I found her in a lot of "bait" ponys I won on eBay. Her hair was pretty rough and her body was severely discolored and marked up with ink and dirt. Her cutie marks were nearly gone and her eyes were smudged. I gave her a good Acetone scrub but her head is still slightly more yellowed than her body (Geez she's over 23 years old - older than me - what white pony wouldn't turn yellow?) and she has two blue ink dots on her left cheek, a few light brown spots below her horn, two lighter blue dots on her right leg, one dark blue dot on her left foot, and a brown spot below her left cutie mark - all these Acetone just could not tackle. I repainted her eyes and cutie marks and rehaired her with color matched Genuine MLP Nylon Hair in Water Nixie® and Virgin Snow® from Dollyhair.com. Overall condition - Pretty Good.
Collection
And here is a peekie at my new pony room - Work In Progress!!!
The following lists do not include duplicates.
G1's
Banana Surprise, Blue Belle (flat foot), Bow Tie, Caramel Crunch, TAF Dancing Butterflies, MM Floater. Majesty (Dreamcastle playset version), Minty, TE Party Time Peachy, Princess Pearl (mine is from UK - "Tiffany" in US), Princess Primrose, Sundance, Steamer, Sky Rocket, Sunspot, Pony Bride, First Tooth Baby Tic-Tac-Toe, Baby Stockings, Sky Dancer, TE Speedy, TAF Sweet Tooth, Colorswirl Starswirl, MM Windy
***As a child I had pony makeup but darn it I used it all!!!***
All My Heart, Amazing Grace, Aurora Mist, Autumn Crisp, Bashful bonnet, Blue Mist, Blushie, Bowtie, Brights Brightly, Bunches O' Fun, Candy Heart, Chocolate Delight, Comet Tail, Daisy May, Daisy Paisley, Daybreak, Desert Blossom, Dream Drifter, Fancy Free, Flower Garland, Forsythia, Garden Wishes, Green Apple, Island Delight, Jade Garden, Lolligiggle, Love-A-Belle. Marshmallow Coco, Midnight Dream, Misty Blue, Morning Dawn Delight, Morning Glory, Morning Monarch, Peach Blossom, Peachie Keen, Pepperberry, Rhapsody Ribbons, Rhythm and Rhyme. Royal Twist, Sand Dollar, Savannah Sage, Secret Wish, Shell-Belle, Silver Rain, Skedoodle, Star Flower, Star Surprise, Strawberry Reef, Sunrise Song, Sunset, Swirlypop, Velvet Bow, Whistle Wishes, Windy Wisp, Yesterdaisy, Yours Truly
January Carnation, February Violet, March Daffodil, July Larkspur, August Gladiolus, September Aster
Scootin' Along with Scootaloo, At the Beach - Cherry Blossom, Tea Party with Applejack and Spring Fever, Purse Pony - Fluttershy, Purse Pony - Sunny Daze, Purse Pony - Twinkle Twirl, Pinkie Pie with bonus Baby Bellaluna, Toola Roola wtih bonus Baby Goody Gumdrop, Meadowbrook with bonus baby Flower Flash, Dress Up Fashion with Bunches O' Fun, Popcorn Fun with Jazz Matazz Magic Marigold and Wave Catcher, Sleepover Dreams with Baby Tea Lily Sweetberry and Peach Surprise, Ballet Fun with Sparkleworks, Sharing Tea with Tira-Mi-Su and Mochanut
Mail Order New in Bag - Love Wishes, Mail Order New in Bag - Sun Shimmer
Tiny tins Minty Tiny tins Bumblesweet
So Soft Baby Tripsy Daisy
Tiny Plushie Fluttershy
BIG Plushie Sparkleworks
Twinkle Twirl Musical Gumball Machine
I also have a baby high chair (not sure what year) and a G2 chest-of-drawers/vanity.
Fluttershy Fleece Baby Blanket
G3 Beach Towel with Sunny Daze and others
2007 Wall Calendar
Site Mascot
"Coley" is the first custom concept I designed. She is peachy-pink with green eyes and purple and lavender hair. Her cutie mark - a violet "B" and red "N" together in a curly design.
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