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Not sure how much use anyone would be able to get out of this, but I love it when others put up some cosplay/craft tutorials rather than keeping it some kind of trade secret.
Also, the hat on the bottom right is for the character of Kijin from Yami no Matsuei (manga). A friend is considering cosplaying him and I wanted to try making the hat.
Update: You can apply the nail-polish effect to the backs of the fake plastic gems from Michael's or any craft store, as long as it's clear and has a flat back.
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I don't understand how you can think of these things!
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oooo snazzy!
ps- i found the link to your webcomic via MAS's website and stumbled my way here!
XD
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^^ a few years ago i went, but cause of other conflicts i havent gone since. i was thinking of going back again this semester and was peeking around their website when i found the link to your gallery
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my mum made me a bunch of these around a mirror for my bedroom - its nice to finally see how she did it!! 
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Thanks for the tutorial! It's a very helpful and ingenious way to make fake gems.
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This is really awesome and a neat idea! I'm glad you shared this, it could help with faking other types of stones, too!
As a side note, the colors of nail polish are so pretty<333 XD
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Lol, I love all those colors up there, they make me happy~
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Sugoi!! I can't wait to see the whole cosplay finished! You /have/ to show pictures!
My groups doing the whole cast of Yami next year, hopefully. It's more like...over half of us are pulling ours outta retirement
Good luck, and it's looking great so far! Again, I can't wait to see finished pics!
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Yami no Matsuei cosplays?
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Well, I haven't done Muraki in years, but we're talking about picking up our group either next year (AWA XV), or the year after (AWA XVI).
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yes lovely but one flaw...
larger gems tend to fall off with just glue XD (been there done that ad to re-polish the gem
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That's a really good idea. o__o Thank you for posting this!
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Great! Now I have something to do with the bottles of unused nailpolish!
Thanks for sharing!
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SO awsome! i never thought of something so amazing you are briliant and lovely work on the tut too!
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And how did you get the foil on the back?
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I just used clear nail polish as "glue".
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That is SO going to come in handy when I make my black Mokona Modoki hat. :3
What is that second bottle of polish from the right? I really want to use that. ^^
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I knew it was Kijin's hat before I saw the reference picture X/3 I luff Kijin. So cute :3
Whisker-child! XD
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Ahahaha you are too good! love your tutorials!! Your the master of cosplay tips and tutorial, awesome.
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Those are really pretty
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Oh, sweet! My nail polish can be used for something even neater now!
Great tutorial!
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Wow... Pure and simple; considering that it looks that easy to do.
Dunno when I'll need to, but I'm willing to bet it'll be useful for a future cosplay. Thanks for the awesome tutorial!
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Wow! That's pretty easy AND cool! Thanks so much for showing how you did it!
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Wow that's a great idea. I love that you did a tutorial of this. It will be very helpful for me in the future
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AHA! I Knew that person was from Yami no Matsuei. Ahh... I just found out the artist is continuing the manga. Hooray!
That's a pretty neat cosplay tip. xD
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I was already playing with foil backing on those glass gem things for a cosplay, but I never thought of using nail polish; you're genius! Acrylic paint gives way too much of a weird matte look to use on clear jewels, but the shiny nail polish seems to work wonderfully. Thank you~
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Your welcome, glad I could help!
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That's a fantastic idea for making fake gems. Thank you for posting this. Now if only I had a more extensive nail polish collection ( I never paint my nails anymore...) then I'd make tons of these for craft projects.
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wow! that's really clever, i think i'm going to try making some to add to my hoard... thanks for posting this!
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Very useful, thanks!!
If you're pressed for time, you can use hotglue and fabric, too. You just coat the bottom of one of the glass beads with hot glue, and then press it down onto the fabric. You can watch from above to make sure that there are no bubbles, which is handy. The only thing you need to watch out for is that you don't glue the bead to your working surface. Granted, I like the look of your opal better, but the fabric can give an interesting effect too- especially if you find a cool and funky pattern/ coloration to use.
Ooh, if you friend cosplays as Kijin, can s/he post pictures?? You never see any Yami cosplay anymore, let alone the summons.
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