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- Aug 19, 2023
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So full confession, this is not my first post. I'd been meaning to follow the rules and post one of these when I first signed up, but I had gotten distracted by the restoration posts about sunfading and, well to be totally honest, I forgot what I was doing. 
I'm Angela (she/her), and I'm mainly here to trade and learn about restoration and custom techniques, but also to enjoy the nostalgia. I may eventually sell custom ponies, provided there is interest. I am an illustrator, craftswoman, fiction-writer, and sewist. If it's a craft that can be done, I have probably dabbled in it (yarn and needlework is the exception). My current focuses are epoxy resin casting, and most recently toy customizing. In short, if I'm not making something at any given time it's probably a bad sign for my mental health.
I'm a terribly wordy sort and prone to rambling, but perhaps I'll just cover my personal history with My Little Pony. Maybe someone will find this interesting, or even relate.
I've never really been part of the pony community as such. Despite G1 MLP being arguably my entire life from ages three to seven, they sort of fell into the "I grew out of that" corner of my brain for years. We had a big move when I was nine, and because I hadn't been paying much attention to them for a year or so, I declared that I was ready to give away my ENTIRE collection of 'little kid' toys -- the I-don't-even-know-how-many Care Bear figurines and I think somewhere around 40-50 My Little Ponies, (including some that go for hundreds now) -- all just gone. My mother was understandably surprised and I distinctly recall her asking "are you sure" half a dozen times. She tried to convince me to keep some faves; she had never been as prone to attach sentiment to things as I am now, but somehow she knew. In the end I insisted, and she respected my autonomy to make the decision. It took three decades and the itchings of a midlife crisis to make me deeply regret it but here I am!
I have a list of a few I'm planning to restore as-is, having strong memories of them. TAF Sugarberry and Baby Cotton Candy in particular are very significant to me. The rest I get I am customizing with botanical and nature themes. Combining my passions of the natural world, art, and creation with my most treasured part of my childhood is proving to be one of the most fulfilling and meaningful things I have done in a while, and I hope my flighty ADHD brain can be bothered to stick with this one for some time yet.
I'm Angela (she/her), and I'm mainly here to trade and learn about restoration and custom techniques, but also to enjoy the nostalgia. I may eventually sell custom ponies, provided there is interest. I am an illustrator, craftswoman, fiction-writer, and sewist. If it's a craft that can be done, I have probably dabbled in it (yarn and needlework is the exception). My current focuses are epoxy resin casting, and most recently toy customizing. In short, if I'm not making something at any given time it's probably a bad sign for my mental health.
I'm a terribly wordy sort and prone to rambling, but perhaps I'll just cover my personal history with My Little Pony. Maybe someone will find this interesting, or even relate.
I've never really been part of the pony community as such. Despite G1 MLP being arguably my entire life from ages three to seven, they sort of fell into the "I grew out of that" corner of my brain for years. We had a big move when I was nine, and because I hadn't been paying much attention to them for a year or so, I declared that I was ready to give away my ENTIRE collection of 'little kid' toys -- the I-don't-even-know-how-many Care Bear figurines and I think somewhere around 40-50 My Little Ponies, (including some that go for hundreds now) -- all just gone. My mother was understandably surprised and I distinctly recall her asking "are you sure" half a dozen times. She tried to convince me to keep some faves; she had never been as prone to attach sentiment to things as I am now, but somehow she knew. In the end I insisted, and she respected my autonomy to make the decision. It took three decades and the itchings of a midlife crisis to make me deeply regret it but here I am!
I have a list of a few I'm planning to restore as-is, having strong memories of them. TAF Sugarberry and Baby Cotton Candy in particular are very significant to me. The rest I get I am customizing with botanical and nature themes. Combining my passions of the natural world, art, and creation with my most treasured part of my childhood is proving to be one of the most fulfilling and meaningful things I have done in a while, and I hope my flighty ADHD brain can be bothered to stick with this one for some time yet.
