And so, my clockwork friends and tinkering colleagues, steampunk month comes to a close. But I must say, it was an enormous success!! Lots of participation, lots of interest, and best of all, lots of fodder for future steampunk KAPOW! During the month, all sorts of new Steampunk Stuff crossed into my radar–some came from […]
Steampunk gun: a device to blast away all things mechanical and paranormal. Your costume just isn’t complete without one. But once you’ve made your steampunk gun, well… Mad werewolf on the loose? No sweat. Giant clockwork kraken at your door? You got this. The simplest way to make this gun is to head to your […]
Steampunk utility belt: the place to carry your Tools of Awesome–or to just hang onto some spare change. Whatevs. No matter what you choose to store, you’re gonna look STEAMPUNK-TASTIC wearing it.
* Printable PDF Version Here * Steampunk goggles: the perfect gift for any occasion — birthdays, anniversaries, whatever. A simple present that says, I care enough to want to protect your eyes from gas explosions, zombie claws, and wayward automatons. Or maybe you simply want a pair for your steampunk costume–that’s certainly why I set out to […]
Now that you know your steampunk personality, it’s time to get down to the Really Important Part of this whole steampunk month thing: COSTUMING. YOU KNOW YOU WANT A STEAMPUNK COSTUME. And you don’t have to do much to create a steampunk-tastic outfit. Just check out this video to see what I mean: (Sorry I […]
Yesterday’s steampunk personality quiz had an overwhelming show of Swashbuckling Airship Pirates. Out of almost 200 people taking it, 32% wanted to navigate the skies with their clockwork parrot. As such, I thought I’d tailor today’s recommendations to your various personalities. (P.S. If you haven’t taken the steampunk personality quiz, then you should! It’s fun!) […]
Part of what makes steampunk so fun is that it’s got its cast of stock charaters–the aviator, the swashbuckler, the aristocrat, etc. But if you’re like me, you waffle about which one you want to be. Boy when I was trying to make my costume, I just couldn’t decide between “rough-and-tumble” or “prim-and-proper”. So I […]
Let’s enjoy this Steampunk Valentine’s Day with some GIVEAWAY AWESOMENESS! ♥ And as my gift to you, we have one of my favorites: Libba Bray’s A Great and Terrible Beauty. ♥ ♥♥♥ I love this book. Not just a little either, but A LOT. Libba Bray is pretty much my hero, and her style of […]
~~~ A copy of Arthur Slade’s The Hunchback Assignments (it’s labeled as a YA steampunk, but it felt more MG to me) reached my fingertips after lots of great comments hit my ears. Well, I loved it too, so I shall very soon be moving on to book 2, The Dark Deeps. Ugly Modo is […]
Let’s kick off this Steampunk Month with some GIVEAWAY AWESOMENESS–whadaya say? ♥ And what’s more steampunky to giveaway than Scott Westerfeld’s Leviathan? ♥