Okay, before I bring you this week’s post I have the winner of the Gear Ring from Kinekt. And the winner is…
~drum roll please~
*~*~*gabby sullivan*~*~*
Gabby, please email me at suzannelazear (@) hotmail and I’ll tell you how to claim your prize. Congrats!
You just might be Steampunk when…
- You own a ballgown, a bustle, and a raygun…and wear them together
- You replace your computer keyboard keys with those from an antique typewriter
- You have “day wear” and “evening wear” brass goggles
- You brass-leafed your cellphone and glued gears on it
- Your child points out things she thinks are “steampunk”
- Your next major clothing purchase involves boots, a corset, or a bustle-gown
- You’re helping your child build a time-machine for a school project
- You own multiple top hats
- You buy broken pocket watches for the gears
- You read Jules Verne to your children as bedtime stories
- You try your hand at corset making
- You own jewelry made of clockhands and/or gears
- Seeing a blimp is an exciting experience
- You can’t wait to see The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec even though it’s in french
- You feel you’ve missed your calling as an Air Pirate
- You have a made science lab set up in your basement
- You covet Alexia Tarabotti’s parasol
- You have the urge to restore an old Victorian home or redecorate your house in Victorian furnishings
- You’ve made your own ray gun and can explain how it works (in theory)
- Your other car is an airship
What are your suggestions?
LoL! What a great list! You put a smile on my face…I can just see you making a time machine with the tot, and purchasing all those clothes & jewlery!
I have an antique typewriter in my living room. And a gargoyle. You can see them both on my site. http://www.cindyspencerpape.com/aboutus.html
I’ve definitely been considering this gorgeous velvet bustle-skirt. Still need goggles, though.
I own three corsets and a bustle. All made by me. I think I’m beyond trying my hand at the craft.
No raygun or goggles.
How about:
You shop for fashion accessories at a hardwear store.
You think about buying a second pair of opera length gloves, this pair in kidskin.
You know what these things are: a screw sloop, semaphore telegraph, a busk.
You have calling cards (not the type you use with a telephone)
YES on #14. I so want to see this movie. Sigh. Guess I’ll have to buy an imported DVD.
And here’s mine:
You grow out your hair just so your clock-hand tiara has a ‘do to go with it.