September 2011 Blog Posts (134)

Today's find is the BookBook, an iPad case that looks like a vintage book. It's neat looking and would made a great accessory for a neo-Victorian, but as a former librarian I find it a bit depressing that the company claims it will reduce the risk of your iPad being stolen, because no one would want to pick up a book.

I just got back from the West Coast Eisteddfod, a Welsh-American arts festival in LA, and Blackheart Metals had a booth there and along with many interesting things, they had this gorgeous little item that I had to share:

http://www.blackheartmetals.com…

I've been wondering this for a while. Is it because the few Steampunkish films released have done really poorly, like the Wild Wild West, and Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, or because Hollywood just hasn't caught on to how cool a well articulated Steampunk film could be?



Bloodrunsclear created this fake Weird West movie trailer by chopping up other films.…

    Well, I finally got my mannequin and am starting to post some handmade clothing samples on Artfire.

    If you're looking for a custom Steampunk style jacket made to order, I have one here. It's got lacy sleeves and some cool metal fixtures in front. And of course it is 100% customizable, because seriously, who wants the embarrassing experience of showing up for an airship launching wearing the same…

    Out of all the steamy goodness that exists in steampunk fashion, I've found that I tend to have a few favorite things that will make me pause to take a good look at them. What parts of steampunk fashion do you like the most?.

1. Long skirts. Pretty basic here, they are feminine and flattering. The best part I think is that they can be worn in so many different ways by bustling them or layering them. You really can make your own look with a simple floor…

The Professor, having created the devilish yet effective Rotary Sheep Reducer, has been quite pleased to see me using that contraption as free time allows. Which, lately, has not been quite as often as I would prefer. Possibly too much time between uses, I fear, as my main stash of wool has gone missing; buried deep in the bowels of Freegate Laboratories is my guess. And wool on the hoof, so to speak, does not reside nor graze at our quaint rural bungalow. So I am at a bit of a loss as to…

name: Areiela creators

stage name: miss yo-yo c. pockets.

age: 20

gender: female

ethnicity: Caucasian

hair natural: brown

hair stage: orange

stage job: preformance clown.

back ground job: maintenance engineer

storyline placement: another world, with more fantasiful creatures and different geography.

description: areiela is the daughter of a wealthy engineer/inventor and copper mine owner (father) and a circus…

Also out is a new biography of H.G. Wells. He was quite the ladies' man,…

Lauren and I hosted our co-steampunk-birthday party on Saturday. It went much better than expected. Most of her friends showed up on time and all of my friends showed up later so we were never past capacity. I was worried about too many people showing up, but that turned out to not be a problem. Also, I was very pleasantly surprised to see that everyone made an effort to dress up. The men all had vests or period jackets and hats, and some people had put a serious honest effort into their…

Back again, I see, for my less than regular chatter. The quandary at the moment which presents itself: I have been given a choice of two posters for an as-yet-unannounced special event taking place in New Zealand next March. A special charity concert evening, you see-- not mine, thankfully-- and I have been asked by my associate (the real 'star' of the March festivities) which background I prefer, pink or chrome. As I despise pink, I so wanted to say 'chrome'....but the pink is actually more…

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                                                                                Seneca