Full Steam Ahead!

Nice!  Katie Rawson of KatieBugCreations4U on Etsy has featured my Alice in Wonderland Hat Pins in an awesome treasury - Thanks Katie!  

http://steam-circus.blogspot.com/2013/03/raucus-red-treasury.html

Multifarious Jim and I had a lovely time this last weekend up in Portland (Oregon).  It was one of those mini vacations where we were only gone 3 days, but it felt like a week! Friday night we...

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So, apparently it ends up I only use this blog for special articles and announcements.  So far  :) Anyway, this one is special because Pinterest and Facebook just wouldn't cover it well enoug...

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Congratulations to Jessica Macca, the winner of this awesome little Steampunk Winged Brooch!

http://steam-circus.blogspot.com/2012/12/we-have-winner.html

You may have noticed that I'm constantly experimenting with new materials and forms.  From time I end up with a prototype that I really LOVE, but it's not quite good enough to put up for sale. ...

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So, my long-time friend, Author Debra Brown , called me yesterday and asked if I would like to attend High Tea with her at 11am the next morning?  Oh my!  High Tea.  What do I wear?  How do...

http://steam-circus.blogspot.com/2012/10/surprise-suddenly-high-tea.html

Look what I found on a recent treasure hunt - An amazing Double Decker Asian Parasol!  Unfortunately, it was damaged:   Well, heck, how hard could it be to fix that?  So, this week...

http://steam-circus.blogspot.com/2012/10/adventures-in-parasol-making.html

From what I've seen, building beautiful and detailed machines that actually function (such as Datamancer 's computer mods or Jake Von Slatt 's imaginative machines) is somewhat of a holy grail i...

http://steam-circus.blogspot.com/2012/10/automata-through-centuries-part-i.html

          When people think of Steampunk accessories of course Corsets are usually at or near the top of the list. But, you know, not ALL of us are into corsets. I do have one boned gar...

http://steam-circus.blogspot.com/2012/10/alternatives-to-corsets-part-1-wide.html

          When it comes to creating an Airship Captain costume, you have a several different choices in basic style:           One is Navy, or nautical, including Submarine Ca...

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     When it comes to my creative process, whether making jewelry, writing a story or designing a new costume piece, I am always most comfortable pulling from personal experience, and I reco...

http://steam-circus.blogspot.com/2012/09/10-steps-to-create-your-steampunk_20.html

 Not only did I find this video fascinating historically, it also is an amazing look into the clothing of the working classes 100 years ago.

http://steam-circus.blogspot.com/2012/09/child-labor-100-years-ago.html

Of course, the London Times was correct in their prognostication. By mid-nineteenth century the top hat was ubiquitous at every level of English society, from the lowly chimney sweep to the gent...

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By 1797 the top hat had made its way to England, the Aristocratic French and the well-to-do English perpetually racing to outdo each other as fashion plates. The Dandy movement, too, was just as ...

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Looking diligently back into The History of Fancy Hats, one can deduce a definite chronological divide between “The Time of TriCorns” and “The Time of Top Hats.” This is important inform...

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Well, I'm thinkin' an Official First Post should be an introduction  :)  I'm Brenda Hibbs, and have lived in the nice little University town of Corvallis, Oregon, for about 16 years.  I have a...

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