Gaslight and Gilt

This blog lumbers into action  in the run-up to Halloween  and the darker days of winter After all, those are the days you really  want a nice cup of tea by the fire Maybe some ...

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A machine in a wine glass! When I first saw these videos, I thought they were digital animation. But no! These are real! Syzmon Klimek make tiny steampunkery devices from brass and bronze...

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So, I took some photos of the Steampunk Study as it's almost complete  and I wanted to show the nice, new cuckoo clock. Here are the photos. I didn't add anything. There is no P...

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I found this film through Facebook. I don't know if it will be available in the US or the UK, I just know it looks amazing! Jack et la mecanique du coeur (Literally, Jack and the mechan...

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Welcome to  my little corner of Holly's Horrorland Vampire Soirée Please keep your vampire safe because... ....I'll be offering helpful hints and tips for making your own Vampire...

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Invention of Love  A  Steampunk love story and a cautionary tale.

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If you love, LOVE Halloween  and you're sorry when it's all over,  you might be interested in this blog post  from last year  about making  a  Marley Door Knocker Wreath. It doe...

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So, as it's that time of year,  I thought I'd take a stroll through Etsy  and see what Steampunk goodies I can find. Steampunk Cat from CollageOrama $6.99 Silver Scissor Bracelet...

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Pretty little glowing lantern This was inspired by those decorated glass bottles you see around the 'Net. Some are really fancy, with  vintage images, flowers and scraps, but I wanted...

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The original inspiration for this post  came from the very wonderful Mr Finch. We've all seen cloches as the latest display item. They're pretty and redolent of the Victorian fascination ...

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As you know, I'm a huge fan of  Nevermore Art Dolls. I have one of my own and I'm thrilled with her. So graceful and melancholy. You may remember   Georgina's wonderful Steampun...

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I don't care.  I'm posting it here anyway. A record player that plays music from tree rings. From actual tree rings. Different species produce different kinds of music.

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You  may have already seen this. If so, this is a chance to enjoy it again. If you haven't seen this, go and watch. The set is beautiful, the characters are meaningful and the story isn'...

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Georgina, at Nevermore Dolls posted this photo on her facebook. Fabulous Steampunk Wings.

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Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin. Once upon a time, if you were a writer there weren't many ways you could share your work unless you were in print. The magnificent rise of the...

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Halloween is coming, and it's time to gather  those dew-fresh fairies and doom them to a life under glass. Mummified or skeletal. The choice is yours. It's for the best. H...

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Dracula        Bram Stoker  I'm reading  (as in re-reading) Dracula,  this time out loud to Hubby. I wish my book cover was this smexy On a rainy afternoon it is idyllic  t...

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There's a new Steampunk Blog Link Party going over over at the wonderful Steam Ingenious. Hop on over and say good afternoon to Violet von Mickelsburg .

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Steampunk Surveillance Arthropod  or Bug Bug. You may remember this from last year. It's the reason I bought a gross of plastic compasses. Yes, I still have about 120 left... T...

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This links up with  Georgina's dolls on my doll blog. Gorgeous Georgina and her Rose Fascinator. Georgina is a talented doll maker and designer who makes a range of fascinating...

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Last year, I showed you this remarkable Christmas Wreath by  William Bezek. Isn't it glorious? Well, I wanted something similar. With less bone and more brass. But the same noti...

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 Here, at last is the faux fireplace assembled in the  Steampunk Study. A blank space. Nothing here but the Ugly Wallpaper and the  Nasty Paint. Then, the fireback. Litera...

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 Firstly, I apologise for the sub-par level  of some of these photographs. My camera hates indoor shots, close-ups and anything not in brilliant daylight. My camera also makes me look l...

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 Picture of my Christmas Pudding. Yes, I made a wish. (so did Hubby.) No, it doesn't contain any silver charms. Yes, I will set it on fire. For post on the making of see here. It'...

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How do I like my puddings? Steamed! Stir -up Sunday is the day  for making Christmas pudding. 'Pudding', I hear you say? Yes.  Christmas Pudding. Plum Pudding Plumb Pudding Plum...

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