Making a Gun Holster

Bella here.  Here is a pic of my first attempt at making a gun holster Steampunk style.  I started with a canvas drill holster that I purchased at Home Depot.  Then, I used fabric paint and a sponge to apply the paint and achieve this look.

Apothecary bottles & labels

I found these cool bottles in my local Archivers store.  They are by 7Gypsies.  If you aren't close to an Archivers store, you can also get them here.  Just think how cool they would look as an SP accessory.

 AND, check out the labels they have for them as well.

Award Winning Accessories by Cyrus Vance

Yesterday you saw some of what we created.  Today, Cyrus will walk you through creating your Steampunk medals.

Step 1 cut small piece of ribbon.  Length is your choice.  Fold one end into a point and iron down to make a crease.  Step 2 cut a small piece of floral wire and twist to make a small loop in the middle. 

Step 3 fold the corners over the wire and glue down.   I used both fabric glue and E6000. 

Step 4 add a firm backing, suggest sheet styrene plastic. Glue plastic to back of ribbon, add more glue on plastic and fold over.

Step 5 glue pin bar onto back of ribbon.

Step 6 using a jump ring attach your medal or chosen accessory.

Prissy, Bella and I used grosgrain ribbon, sticks of brown floral wire, Fabri-Tac, E6000 and scrapbook accessories from 7 Gypsies, Making Memories and Tim Holtz.  We purchased everything at JoAnns, Archivers and our local hobby store.  Your local Michaels or Hobby Lobby may also carry what you need to create your own award winning accessories.

Steaming Into Spring Session 2: Award Winning Accessories

This past weekend Cyrus, Prissy and Bella held their second SP creating session.  Check out the cool things we made to commemorate our SP adventures!

Check back tomorrow for a "how to" on making your own Steampunk medals!

Watch Time Fly

Pin to a blouse or hang from a utility belt... Either way time will fly when wearing this watch!

Steam Into Spring: Session 1

This past weekend, Cyrus, Prissy and Bella had a full day of costume and prop designing.  Look at some of the stuff we have in the works.

To Kill a Mockingbird

During the 1st Steam Into Spring Steampunk design session, this is what our table looked like.....

Feathers were everywhere.  What did we create with all those feathers?

These pics are of Bella's accessories for her Gaslamp Cabaret costume for the Steampunk World's Fair.  You will have to wait until after the event in May to see the completed look!  {I know, that's really mean, but I can't help it!}

These are 2 headbands that Prissy created.  One for the Engine Room event and the other for the Gaslamp Cabaret!