Cosplay Question

[nice-babana.livejournal.com]

Does anyone know where I might be able to buy the red version of the uniform buttons (in bulk, preferably)? A friend and I are doing Lavi and Lenalee's third uniforms for Otakon, and the buttons are really giving us trouble.

I'm aware Cosmint sells them in sets of eight, but their prices are pretty steep and buying them through a Japanese-speaking third party will set me back well over $100 for the amount of buttons we need.

I also wouldn't be opposed to just buying a bunch of the standard silver and painting them myself, but the only place I've found them for sale in sets of more than two is, alas, Cosmint. (And yes, I've checked Ebay.)

Can anyone help? :3

Comments

[songohan-83.livejournal.com]

You might look into a way to make them out of some kind of ceramic or clay or something like that and make them just ornamental, or even wood. You would have to mold and carve them yourself, and then bake and paint them, which will take time, but will probably be way cheaper. You can always hold your jacket shut with hook and eye clasps or something that you won't be able to see, that way you won't have to rely on the buttons that would probably be flimsier if you did that way. Good luck finding what you need to make it though ^_^