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demiveemon — Chibi pangolins exploring the garden
Published: 2014-04-23 17:49:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 4901; Favourites: 256; Downloads: 8
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It's been roughly two months, since I got started on this bunch of chibi-pangolins. It's been hard work, but finally all but one are finished and they are all sporting new colors. The only exception is the chibi at the bottom right corner. It was made 2 years ago and shows the original color!It's been a long journey filled with massive amounts of scale clipping, jotting down of notes and what not, in order to collect some useful information - like how many pure working hours I spend on making a chibi pangolin, the sizes and number of scales needed, how much material they use etc.. Despite my best effort of trying to find a method, that would help streamline the workflow for future chibis and predict the number of scales and how to arrange them, it just didn't work out. In the end I got piles of left over scales of sizes I thought I would be using and five chibis with highly individual scale arrangements and total numbers. Oh well, at least I tried. xD
~~~ Chibi pangolins can be commissioned in my charity Shop @ demiscorner.bigcartel.com/ ~~~
The price for a chibi plush is 170 USD + shipping. A portion of the price (70 USD) is always donated to help protect pangolins in the wild.
Materials: Faux suede, polyester filling, glass eyes and water-based glue.
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I'm a big fan of pangolins too. :3
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Have you seen the Google game, Pangolin Love?
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Don't think I've ever heard of it?
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It's right here if you want to play...!
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You're welcome! I adore and revisit it from time to time myself~!
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These are so precious! Great job on these little guys
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Thank you! It took a long time to finish them all. I'm happy they all found new homes. :3
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Very nice! How many of them have you made by now?
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Hm, that's a good question. Nine for sure.
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Yeah. Still looking for homes for these guys.
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I don't know. I didn't connect with them, while making them I think. XD;
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"And if I'm elected, there will be 20 free ants for everyone! No new scale taxes!"
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Haha, I wonder how many ants they do eat in one night...?
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Omg, they're darling! All their scales must have been a tedious pain to put together. Great job on every single one! <3
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Thank you very much for your nice comment! They were indeed but I think they're worth the effort.
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Happy you like them. Got a favorite one?
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So difficult to choose!! But, I do really like that light-colored one in the middle
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I like it a lot too. Compared with the others it has a warm color tone. :3
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Thank you! I'm glad you like them.
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You're very welcome. I loved it.
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Hmm. I like the orangey-creme one and the white one the best. They are all super adorable tho!
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Thank you! They took a while to do, but I'm happy I finished them.
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They'll be up for sale if you're interested. Just drop me a note.
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These are amazing and I can appreciate ALL of the detailing and TIME that went into making these. My hubby and I remarked about the scales and the time consuming work that went into creating that effect! An EXCELLENT job and they are just ADORABLE!!!! 
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Thank you for your lovely comment! And I agree with everything you've said. It's time consuming and hard work and people just don't want to pay for it, when they're used to the low prices that come with something made thousandfold in a factory. :z Thanks again for your comment.
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Yes, like the MLP plushies you buy at Walmart and the TY Beanie Baby Toys! OMG...the ones at Walmart have seams that are coming apart, cheap stuffing inside, cheap cheap cheap (what they call) minky material and the Ty Beanies...well they are so quickly made that the eyes aren't even in alignment with the other...I took a photo of one so I could create a poster for Brony Con showing the pros of buying commissioned handmade artwork plushies vs buying those cheap China made ^*()()! So, definitely keep up the good work!
If you haven't seen it already, but can ever find it on TV or the internet, watch a documentary film called "Walmart High Cost Low Prices". It details how items are made in China, what the Chinese workers have to endure and piddly squat amount of money they're paid to make a toy that Walmart turns around and charges like 1000 times what it cost to make. My family tries, whenever possible to buy USA made products.
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Yeah, that's right. Whenever I buy a factory made plush, I have a hard time finding one that doesn't look like it had a car accident before reaching the store. I went to Germany by train earlier this summer and there was a one hour break or so in between trains in Hamburg. The train station there is anything but cozy, but there was a small store in there selling high quality plushies from at least one famous German brand, but there were also some that were of some other producer. At any rate it was a real treat walking around in there, looking at all those well made animals. When I left, I brought a calico cat and some kind of wild canine with large ears. Both are adorable and I adore them.
Thanks for the tip. I've written down the title of the documentary.
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You're welcome! And thanks for the laugh (your second sentence about the car accident)!!!!
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Haha, you're welcome I guess. xDD
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