Steampunk and Etsy

After some rather serious thinking on the subject....I'm now strongly considering  attempting to make more Steampunk goggles, hats, and other such accessories to sell on my Etsy page.  I see that there currently is a lot of Steampunk stuff already on there, but honestly, I'm not seeing much like what I've made for myself and I'm getting such great feedback on my items on my Facebook, that I figured I'd give it a shot. After mentioning this idea to friends on my Facebook, I've, surprisingly, received a lot of positive support and encouragement to go for it.:)

This isn't something that I can start on immediately.   I'm currently unemployed and need to get a job so I can afford to buy the supplies to get started on some new items to be listed. But once that has been achieved, hopefully soon, I'll anyone interested know about which items I have for sale and where to find them.:)

Steam Ingenious -

I have just joined the Steam Ingenious Blog, here: Steam Ingeniuos Blog

Steampunk: Wings WIP -part 4

Sadly, this process is definitely a slow one...but I'm almost totally finished with this part of the wing making. The next part should be the fun part. *crossing fingers*

Again, hand-stitching metal screen-mesh using floral wire to a wire frame.   This metal screen-mesh is NOT fun to work with...the little metal threads get everywhere when you have to cut the mesh, tiny little metal shards all over my carpet and my furniture...in my clothes. And periodically, up into my nail-bed.:/   I have tiny little pin-pricks all over my finger tips and on my hands and arms from where I've accidentally gotten gouged by the mesh or scratched.

Everything is 'always' subject to change, of course....but my current plan is to NEVER again do a project like this using this metal screen-mesh. HELLZ NO!!!! *emphatically shaking head no*
I'm just hoping and praying that the end product is worth it and turns out as good as I'm hoping it will.
Definitely never seen wings like these before..:D

Up-close of the 3" plasma disc:

This thing also has a setting where it's voice-activated.  I'm just going to keep it on full during the party on Sat...but the voice/sound function could be fun, too.:)

And, for fun...my kitties (Ember and Indy) inspecting the plasma disc:

I've still got embellishments to add...a painted foam frame around the edges, copper wires, some little flat glass marbles...loads of spray paint...and that's about it right now.  But after I'm done they should look a LOT better than this.:)
-Not to mention the addition of that wing-pack thing I'm still working on....;D

Steampunk: Bust Skirt WIP and Finished

Thanks to my awesome friend, Fathom Swanson, the once ruffled bed-skirt, now elegant Steampunk bustle-skirt, is completely finished and ready to be worn Sat evening at the party.:)

Here's some of the still-work-in-progress pics.

I realize that a difference can't really be seen in these pics...but she was still pinning/draping the material during this stage and very little had actually been sewn yet and we were still making changes in this stage...she was originally going with a ruching technique whereas I wanted something more like pleats and bunches for a more Victorian-esque feel.

Here it is totally finished:

And done!! I've got an old purse filled with paper and stuffing that she's sewn into the bustle to help get the derrier part to 'poof'. I like it.:D