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Custom Bandana Review #3
Posted 7 years agoPhotos of the bandana can be found here!
The art and bandana were made by MoltenCheeese on Etsy!
A late review, but here it is! The awesome bandana I got for Christmas, and it is an awesome one! Me and the maker talked about patters, and then we decided to make it an ugly jumper pattern, which is perfect for the most wonderful time of the year. She also had the idea to make the patch themed, which I thought was an awesome idea and hadn't even been something I'd considered, so it became super Christmassy.
I love how the pattern turned out, it's perfect, and I love his playful playful look on the embroidered patch. It's super comfy to wear, just like the other one, and I can't wait to wear it this Christmas! I have some badges that will go perfectly with this!
Score: 10/10
Would I buy from them again?: Without a doubt!
Would I recommend them?: Definitely! Go and check her Etsy out, her shop is pretty cool!
The art and bandana were made by MoltenCheeese on Etsy!
A late review, but here it is! The awesome bandana I got for Christmas, and it is an awesome one! Me and the maker talked about patters, and then we decided to make it an ugly jumper pattern, which is perfect for the most wonderful time of the year. She also had the idea to make the patch themed, which I thought was an awesome idea and hadn't even been something I'd considered, so it became super Christmassy.
I love how the pattern turned out, it's perfect, and I love his playful playful look on the embroidered patch. It's super comfy to wear, just like the other one, and I can't wait to wear it this Christmas! I have some badges that will go perfectly with this!
Score: 10/10
Would I buy from them again?: Without a doubt!
Would I recommend them?: Definitely! Go and check her Etsy out, her shop is pretty cool!
Custom Sock Paws Review
Posted 7 years agoPhotos of the paws can be found here!
The sock paws were made by
AlphaDogs and their site is here!
For the last two years, Fester's partial has consisted of his head, hand paws, and tail, but I was always missing some big old feet paws to go with him, leaving me to wear either shoes (my blue or green Doc Martins usually) or a cheap pair of purple and green slippers I got online for £5 from an online store called Universal Textiles. I saw that ADS had opened up for quotes last September, so I sent them Fester's refsheet and how the colours of his toes go, and within a few days they'd sent me back an email saying how much his sock was would be.
Fast forward to the start of October when they opened their commissions, I emailed them saying I was definitely interested in a pair of sock paws. They emailed me back asking if the sock paws were to match a partial, and if they were, what kinds of fur had been used to make said partial. I messaged Fester's maker about what kinds of fur, and she got back to me with luxury shag in lime green, light blue, and white. They also asked me what colour and material I wanted his paw pads and claws to be, both dark green with the pads made from vinyl and claws sewn fleece. I was also able to choose the colour of the inner lining, and I asked for either pale blue or purple, but I'm really happy with how the purple looks against the green.
Okay, so first of all, I was super impressed with how quickly they arrived in the mail. They were shipped off Monday 30th October, and I was expecting them to take at least two weeks to get to me through the post and all, but my mum handed me a medium-sized box on Wednesday 1st November, and I was super excited about it (the reason I can remember it so well is that I was very hungover and the slippers really brightened up my day). I actually felt well enough to do a quick unboxing video, which you can watch on YouTube here just in case anyone is interested! I also do a bit of a review in the video, so I guess it's an unboxing/review video.
Score: 9/10 - I can't give the full score, despite their constant contact and WIPs, because of how they were packaged, but that is the only fault I can say about them!
Would I buy from them again?: I can definitely see myself buying another pair of sock paws from them, maybe of my other dutchies, or maybe of my other main sona, my otteroo.
Would I recommend them?: Without a doubt! Super friendly, great communication, and lots of WIPs to be kept up to date with!
The sock paws were made by
AlphaDogs and their site is here!For the last two years, Fester's partial has consisted of his head, hand paws, and tail, but I was always missing some big old feet paws to go with him, leaving me to wear either shoes (my blue or green Doc Martins usually) or a cheap pair of purple and green slippers I got online for £5 from an online store called Universal Textiles. I saw that ADS had opened up for quotes last September, so I sent them Fester's refsheet and how the colours of his toes go, and within a few days they'd sent me back an email saying how much his sock was would be.
Fast forward to the start of October when they opened their commissions, I emailed them saying I was definitely interested in a pair of sock paws. They emailed me back asking if the sock paws were to match a partial, and if they were, what kinds of fur had been used to make said partial. I messaged Fester's maker about what kinds of fur, and she got back to me with luxury shag in lime green, light blue, and white. They also asked me what colour and material I wanted his paw pads and claws to be, both dark green with the pads made from vinyl and claws sewn fleece. I was also able to choose the colour of the inner lining, and I asked for either pale blue or purple, but I'm really happy with how the purple looks against the green.
Okay, so first of all, I was super impressed with how quickly they arrived in the mail. They were shipped off Monday 30th October, and I was expecting them to take at least two weeks to get to me through the post and all, but my mum handed me a medium-sized box on Wednesday 1st November, and I was super excited about it (the reason I can remember it so well is that I was very hungover and the slippers really brightened up my day). I actually felt well enough to do a quick unboxing video, which you can watch on YouTube here just in case anyone is interested! I also do a bit of a review in the video, so I guess it's an unboxing/review video.
Score: 9/10 - I can't give the full score, despite their constant contact and WIPs, because of how they were packaged, but that is the only fault I can say about them!
Would I buy from them again?: I can definitely see myself buying another pair of sock paws from them, maybe of my other dutchies, or maybe of my other main sona, my otteroo.
Would I recommend them?: Without a doubt! Super friendly, great communication, and lots of WIPs to be kept up to date with!
Custom Bandana Review #2
Posted 8 years agoPhotos of the bandana can be found here!
The art and bandana were made by MoltenCheeese on Etsy!
I'm not on Etsy very often, there are far too many things that I could easy spend a few hundred pounds on, from beautiful art to several different fursuit props, and harnesses, collars, feet paws, paws, head bases - the list really goes on! It's also a great place to find fursuit bandanas, and very customisable ones, that you can have embroidered patches put onto, and that's exactly what I found and bought.
Fester has a lot of bandanas, but none of them are actually custom ones for him, so this listing on Etsy was perfect, and I still feel it's a pretty great bargain for just under £55 (almost £37 + £18 for P&P). I was given a very lovely selection of fabrics to choose from that they had in stock, and if I didn't see any I liked, I had the option of ordering one I did like for them to customise for me. Out of the fabrics they showed me that they had, I really loved this one, I just thought the pumpkins and the little ghosts and spider's webs were super adorable, and exactly what I'd wanted.
Next was the patch, which they constantly sent m WIPs of to make sure it was okay and that I liked it, and I think it's super adorable and exactly what I wanted - a spooky bandana to match my spooky boy. I really love all of the detail they were able to get onto the patch, like all his stitching markings, and his eye socket! They even managed to get a little bit of his exposed brain onto the patch, which is so cool, along with his bolt horns as well!
If I want something from America/Canada, I accepted that I would always need to end up paying a customs charge for it, which I think only happens to things that are over £50, but I can't really remember. So I don't really mind, it's just one of those things that you end up having to do, and then I think it was really only £10 or something to get it from the post office here, but at least I knew where it was and that it was safe.
Score: 10/10
Would I buy from them again?: I can see myself buying more than a few from them, they're an excellent seller!
Would I recommend them?: Without a doubt! Super friendly, great communication, and lots of WIPs to be kept up to date too!
The art and bandana were made by MoltenCheeese on Etsy!
I'm not on Etsy very often, there are far too many things that I could easy spend a few hundred pounds on, from beautiful art to several different fursuit props, and harnesses, collars, feet paws, paws, head bases - the list really goes on! It's also a great place to find fursuit bandanas, and very customisable ones, that you can have embroidered patches put onto, and that's exactly what I found and bought.
Fester has a lot of bandanas, but none of them are actually custom ones for him, so this listing on Etsy was perfect, and I still feel it's a pretty great bargain for just under £55 (almost £37 + £18 for P&P). I was given a very lovely selection of fabrics to choose from that they had in stock, and if I didn't see any I liked, I had the option of ordering one I did like for them to customise for me. Out of the fabrics they showed me that they had, I really loved this one, I just thought the pumpkins and the little ghosts and spider's webs were super adorable, and exactly what I'd wanted.
Next was the patch, which they constantly sent m WIPs of to make sure it was okay and that I liked it, and I think it's super adorable and exactly what I wanted - a spooky bandana to match my spooky boy. I really love all of the detail they were able to get onto the patch, like all his stitching markings, and his eye socket! They even managed to get a little bit of his exposed brain onto the patch, which is so cool, along with his bolt horns as well!
If I want something from America/Canada, I accepted that I would always need to end up paying a customs charge for it, which I think only happens to things that are over £50, but I can't really remember. So I don't really mind, it's just one of those things that you end up having to do, and then I think it was really only £10 or something to get it from the post office here, but at least I knew where it was and that it was safe.
Score: 10/10
Would I buy from them again?: I can see myself buying more than a few from them, they're an excellent seller!
Would I recommend them?: Without a doubt! Super friendly, great communication, and lots of WIPs to be kept up to date too!
Custom Bandana Review #1
Posted 8 years agoPhotos of the bandana can be found here!
Bandana made by
BirdForBrains
They were advertising that they wanted to start making fursuit bandanas on Facebook when I found them, more specifically the Dutch Angel Dragon FB group, it was just a regular post that I would have scrolled right past if I hadn't seen the adorable bandana they'd made, even saying that it had been the first one they'd ever done!
I'm an absolute sucker for bandanas, and I was wondering how customisable they were. I was able to choose both the main pattern and the back pattern, and they were very accommodating. Being the nerd that I am, I asked if they had any Dalek (Doctor Who villains) fabric, and they said no, but that they lived very close to a fabric store and they probably had some there, which they did!
Along with the main fabric (bronze/yellow with Daleks), we also decided on a yellow fabric for the back that went with it the best, and I was super happy with the two materials. I've never seen a bandana use a buckle and elastic material on the back, so I was really interested in that - I wanted to see how easy the bandana would be to put on and take off while wearing my hand paws (spoilers, I can, and it's pretty easy to!).
Overall, they had very good communication with me, I had a wonderful time commissioning them, and it was at a very fair price as well, which was another little bonus.
Score: 10/10
Would I buy from them again?: Absolutely
Would I recommend them?: Without a doubt!
Bandana made by
BirdForBrainsThey were advertising that they wanted to start making fursuit bandanas on Facebook when I found them, more specifically the Dutch Angel Dragon FB group, it was just a regular post that I would have scrolled right past if I hadn't seen the adorable bandana they'd made, even saying that it had been the first one they'd ever done!
I'm an absolute sucker for bandanas, and I was wondering how customisable they were. I was able to choose both the main pattern and the back pattern, and they were very accommodating. Being the nerd that I am, I asked if they had any Dalek (Doctor Who villains) fabric, and they said no, but that they lived very close to a fabric store and they probably had some there, which they did!
Along with the main fabric (bronze/yellow with Daleks), we also decided on a yellow fabric for the back that went with it the best, and I was super happy with the two materials. I've never seen a bandana use a buckle and elastic material on the back, so I was really interested in that - I wanted to see how easy the bandana would be to put on and take off while wearing my hand paws (spoilers, I can, and it's pretty easy to!).
Overall, they had very good communication with me, I had a wonderful time commissioning them, and it was at a very fair price as well, which was another little bonus.
Score: 10/10
Would I buy from them again?: Absolutely
Would I recommend them?: Without a doubt!
Q-Con XXIV 2017
Posted 8 years agoFriday 16th - Sunday 18th June
I always look forward to Q-Con, and I was really gutted that I wasn't able to get the time off work last year to go, so this was Fester's Q-Con debut, as well as helping a friend out with her stall, so that was good fun.
I didn't suit up on the Friday, because it was so quiet and the Con didn't open until around 5, and was only open until 10, so I thought it would be a waste of time. I went in regular clothes, just some jeans and a shirt, although I think I also wore my patchwork waistcoat as well. It was nice and quiet for most of it, very peaceful as cosplayers and other con-goers were making note of prices and seeing what was there, so it was cool. I was also able to grab some photos of a few cute fursuiters as well, a friend of mine who I recognised named Mutley, and then two new guys that I'd never seen before, a warrior lion and a full suiting dog (I think?) named Pulsar, so that was really cool.
Saturday was unbelievably warm, but I decided to go as Fester anyway, because I wanted to get some photographs taken of him there, along with maybe try to get some shots with some other fursuiters, and I was able to get a couple of them, which was really great. I was mainly on the ground floor and the second floor, where the sellers were, since the friend I was helping with her stall let me take breaks there while I helped with her breaks and helped try to sell some of her art - which is amazing, by the way.
Sunday felt a little bit cooler, but not by much, it was really crazy. The sweat was pouring off me, and I still decided to wear Fester, because apparently I like to punish myself. And not only did I go wearing Fester, I also went cosplaying as a favourite book/movie character, Arthur Dent. That means wearing a big dressing gown over my clothes, along with Fester, my hand paws, my tail under the dressing gown, and my knockoff feet paws. My idea was that, when it got too hot to be wearing my head, I could just walk around in cosplay, and it kind of worked for me, so I have photographs of a cosplaying Fester, which are kinda neat and kinda cute.
Overall, it was a really great Con and I really enjoyed myself. I met a lot of great people, and a lot of great furs as well, I had a blast. I'm sad that I couldn't enter the costume contest, I was busy at the time, but maybe next year! So, the next cons that I should hopefully be going to:
- MCM Northern Ireland (24th-25th June)
- Belfast Film and Comic Con (TBC)
- Dublin Comic Con (12th-13th August)
I always look forward to Q-Con, and I was really gutted that I wasn't able to get the time off work last year to go, so this was Fester's Q-Con debut, as well as helping a friend out with her stall, so that was good fun.
I didn't suit up on the Friday, because it was so quiet and the Con didn't open until around 5, and was only open until 10, so I thought it would be a waste of time. I went in regular clothes, just some jeans and a shirt, although I think I also wore my patchwork waistcoat as well. It was nice and quiet for most of it, very peaceful as cosplayers and other con-goers were making note of prices and seeing what was there, so it was cool. I was also able to grab some photos of a few cute fursuiters as well, a friend of mine who I recognised named Mutley, and then two new guys that I'd never seen before, a warrior lion and a full suiting dog (I think?) named Pulsar, so that was really cool.
Saturday was unbelievably warm, but I decided to go as Fester anyway, because I wanted to get some photographs taken of him there, along with maybe try to get some shots with some other fursuiters, and I was able to get a couple of them, which was really great. I was mainly on the ground floor and the second floor, where the sellers were, since the friend I was helping with her stall let me take breaks there while I helped with her breaks and helped try to sell some of her art - which is amazing, by the way.
Sunday felt a little bit cooler, but not by much, it was really crazy. The sweat was pouring off me, and I still decided to wear Fester, because apparently I like to punish myself. And not only did I go wearing Fester, I also went cosplaying as a favourite book/movie character, Arthur Dent. That means wearing a big dressing gown over my clothes, along with Fester, my hand paws, my tail under the dressing gown, and my knockoff feet paws. My idea was that, when it got too hot to be wearing my head, I could just walk around in cosplay, and it kind of worked for me, so I have photographs of a cosplaying Fester, which are kinda neat and kinda cute.
Overall, it was a really great Con and I really enjoyed myself. I met a lot of great people, and a lot of great furs as well, I had a blast. I'm sad that I couldn't enter the costume contest, I was busy at the time, but maybe next year! So, the next cons that I should hopefully be going to:
- MCM Northern Ireland (24th-25th June)
- Belfast Film and Comic Con (TBC)
- Dublin Comic Con (12th-13th August)
Belfast Film and Comic Con 2017 (1)
Posted 8 years agoSat 11th - Sun 12th March, 2017
First convention of the year in Belfast, and I was so happy that I was able to get the weekend off work to attend both days. I got some really awesome purple and green slippers from a store online a week or two before the con, and they can sort of pass as feet paws, so I wore them. Not only were they really comfy to walk around in, they went really well with Fester's colours, so I think they did a good job of cheap stand-in feet paws until I have enough for proper ones.
Bearing in mind that it was a very warm weekend with a slight bit of rain on the first day, I wore a pink onesie on the Saturday which was light enough to sort of pass as a body? But then I wore a loose pair of jeans, a jacket, and my shirt from *Nomad Complex. Then with my slippers along with that, it was a pretty okay look for a partial, or at least I think so lol
I was able to meet a few other furries, which was an amazing experience for me, I've never met so many other furries in person before, and they had amazing suits, I really loved it. Then there were a lot of pictures taken, mostly with kids being shoved in my direction by their parents (never gets old), but there were some awesome cosplayers as well that I got my photo taken with.
Sunday was a little cooler, but being an idiot, I wore my Raichu onesie with a Frankenstein shirt I'd bought the day before at the con and a pair of shorts underneath, and I was still pretty warm. As much as I love my Pokemon onesie, wearing it with Fester's head makes me really miss his tail. The same furries were there, although some were in suit now and took me a second to recognise them, but then it was all good and we got our pictures taken together. I also entered the costume contest, just for a laugh, and because I like the attention. There, I said it, I love the attention when I'm in suit xD
So yeah, hopefully I'll be going to more conventions this year, but it will really depend on funds and if I can get the time off work. Currently, these are the cons I plan on going to:
- Q-Con (16th-18th June)
- MCM Northern Ireland (24th-25th June)
- Belfast Film and Comic Con (TBC)
- Dublin Comic Con (12th-13th August)
I'd like to try to get to MCM Ireland, but it's at the very beginning of July (1st-2nd), so the weekend after MCM NI, which might be a little tight on the budget, but I can dream, right?
First convention of the year in Belfast, and I was so happy that I was able to get the weekend off work to attend both days. I got some really awesome purple and green slippers from a store online a week or two before the con, and they can sort of pass as feet paws, so I wore them. Not only were they really comfy to walk around in, they went really well with Fester's colours, so I think they did a good job of cheap stand-in feet paws until I have enough for proper ones.
Bearing in mind that it was a very warm weekend with a slight bit of rain on the first day, I wore a pink onesie on the Saturday which was light enough to sort of pass as a body? But then I wore a loose pair of jeans, a jacket, and my shirt from *Nomad Complex. Then with my slippers along with that, it was a pretty okay look for a partial, or at least I think so lol
I was able to meet a few other furries, which was an amazing experience for me, I've never met so many other furries in person before, and they had amazing suits, I really loved it. Then there were a lot of pictures taken, mostly with kids being shoved in my direction by their parents (never gets old), but there were some awesome cosplayers as well that I got my photo taken with.
Sunday was a little cooler, but being an idiot, I wore my Raichu onesie with a Frankenstein shirt I'd bought the day before at the con and a pair of shorts underneath, and I was still pretty warm. As much as I love my Pokemon onesie, wearing it with Fester's head makes me really miss his tail. The same furries were there, although some were in suit now and took me a second to recognise them, but then it was all good and we got our pictures taken together. I also entered the costume contest, just for a laugh, and because I like the attention. There, I said it, I love the attention when I'm in suit xD
So yeah, hopefully I'll be going to more conventions this year, but it will really depend on funds and if I can get the time off work. Currently, these are the cons I plan on going to:
- Q-Con (16th-18th June)
- MCM Northern Ireland (24th-25th June)
- Belfast Film and Comic Con (TBC)
- Dublin Comic Con (12th-13th August)
I'd like to try to get to MCM Ireland, but it's at the very beginning of July (1st-2nd), so the weekend after MCM NI, which might be a little tight on the budget, but I can dream, right?
Repairs
Posted 10 years agoI've owned Fester for almost a full three months now, and apart from the two days I wore him to a convention (totalling to a possible 14 hours over both days), I've only taken him out when I was bored and wanted a better feel for my developing character. Over this time, I've found some things that needed repaired:
1. Left ear
2. Right ear
3. Left eye
4. Back of jaw
I thought his ears were a little loose, and it wasn't until I put his head on for the first time that I could hear the foam from the ears tearing away from the head's base, and unable to repair it at the time, I decided to just be careful when I wore him to my first convention as him, Belfast Film and Comic Con, but it's only been now that I've been able to repair all the things that had started coming apart. I've spent the last few hours sipping on a cold bottle of älska and being as careful as I can so as to not mess anything up, using the small glue gun I acquired a week or two ago to finally fix him.
His eye wasn't easy to fix, getting inside his head without hitting anything else, so instead of using the hot glue gun, I used a special glue recommended to me from my local craft shop. His ears weren't difficult either, just a little awkward to try and manoeuvre the small gun around until it was in the right place, then all I needed to do was hold them for a minute or two while the glue cooled before going on to the next ear, and the glue has held pretty solidly, which I'm really happy about, it's a good product that I'm very happy to have bought.
The trickiest repair was by far the back of his lower jaw, where the fur had come away from the foam that makes his bottom jaw. It took a few dozen angle changes before I found the best position that I felt was comfortable with. I was onto my third glue stick by this stage, dribbling glue down into the cavity between the fur and foam a little at a time, and then smoothing the fur against the foam for a smooth fit, doing it in small bits until I got to the end; I only burnt myself once, and that was because I hadn't been looking where I'd set the glue gun.
So, my baby's all patched up and ready for the next upcoming Con, which is another BFCC in May, but I'll not be wearing him to it, as my tail was destroyed by people stepping on it. I say that now, I'll probably change my mind the close to the convention it gets. My main cosplay is Arthur Dent from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, so I'll probably be Arthur one day and Fester the next day if I do change my mind. I'm just relieved he's finally fixed after all that.
1. Left ear
2. Right ear
3. Left eye
4. Back of jaw
I thought his ears were a little loose, and it wasn't until I put his head on for the first time that I could hear the foam from the ears tearing away from the head's base, and unable to repair it at the time, I decided to just be careful when I wore him to my first convention as him, Belfast Film and Comic Con, but it's only been now that I've been able to repair all the things that had started coming apart. I've spent the last few hours sipping on a cold bottle of älska and being as careful as I can so as to not mess anything up, using the small glue gun I acquired a week or two ago to finally fix him.
His eye wasn't easy to fix, getting inside his head without hitting anything else, so instead of using the hot glue gun, I used a special glue recommended to me from my local craft shop. His ears weren't difficult either, just a little awkward to try and manoeuvre the small gun around until it was in the right place, then all I needed to do was hold them for a minute or two while the glue cooled before going on to the next ear, and the glue has held pretty solidly, which I'm really happy about, it's a good product that I'm very happy to have bought.
The trickiest repair was by far the back of his lower jaw, where the fur had come away from the foam that makes his bottom jaw. It took a few dozen angle changes before I found the best position that I felt was comfortable with. I was onto my third glue stick by this stage, dribbling glue down into the cavity between the fur and foam a little at a time, and then smoothing the fur against the foam for a smooth fit, doing it in small bits until I got to the end; I only burnt myself once, and that was because I hadn't been looking where I'd set the glue gun.
So, my baby's all patched up and ready for the next upcoming Con, which is another BFCC in May, but I'll not be wearing him to it, as my tail was destroyed by people stepping on it. I say that now, I'll probably change my mind the close to the convention it gets. My main cosplay is Arthur Dent from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, so I'll probably be Arthur one day and Fester the next day if I do change my mind. I'm just relieved he's finally fixed after all that.
