inventory and swapping armor / items question

i have all the inventory coded in code my problem is putting the arrays to a gui control im not to familiar with the controls on what i should use for a bag etc make each item a button? basically i seen what i want demonstrated in nic blondie's video... im sure he has the code base like i do items in an array attached to the player class in code etc.. like i said my problem is putting this to use to show the items in a bag / equipping them. i can equip an item such as a shield by setting layer over my sprite or under depending on direction.

my second question is on the equipping ... i started messing with the t2dshape3d got it working with my model skins etc is it possible to mount images to the 3d object because using this shape would be so much easier for me. my game is isometric. so i have each animation in 8 directions each attack in 8 directions all on sprite sheets and items i have to do on top of all those animations in adobe to get them to look right.... its alot of work so if i could mount to a 3d object it would be a huge time saver for me.. :/

im using a 60 degree top down angle cam on my models btw

any help is appreciated!