Geek Crafts

In case you don’t know, Jen of Cake Wrecks fame has a newish blog, Epbot, which is devoted to a variety of things crafty/steampunk/sci fi/Disney. (Dunno where the woman finds the time to run both blogs, but she does it somehow!)

For Christmas 2011, Jen and her husband, John, opted for a steampunk tree, which was a multi-step process that involved making/customizing ornaments—gears, test tubes, snowflakes, all kinds of things. But my favorites are these fabulous mini hot air balloons, for which Jen has helpfully provided a thorough tutorial. I know the holidays are over, but given that most of us don’t have the apparently boundless energy of Jen and John, I thought it might be a good idea to start crafting now so we’re ready for next year….

• Jen’s mini hot air balloon ornament tutorial

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• Steampunk Advent Calendar

As crackling fires and bowls of eggnog begin to fill our chilly nights, I wanted to share this stunning advent calendar created by mixed-media artist Amy Rozeboom. Rozeboom got the calendar itself from a local hobby shop, and the design elements come from Alpha Stamps, where Ms. Rozeboom is a member of the design team.

Most of the gears come from Tim Holtz and the papers are part of the Graphics 45 Steampunk Debutante line (I think I drooled a little bit on my keyboard when I checked that website out, I have a thing for paper). I’m excited to try something similar for Christmas 2012.

I’m torn as to what my favorite square is. I love the numbers in 21, the paper on 10, and the gears on number 8. Of course, the entire piece works together beautifully and I always admire people who can work in mixed-media this way. If this appeals to you, be sure to check out Amy’s website and Flickr photo stream. She’s got some really breath-taking stuff up there.

What do you think, readers? Got a favorite square?

• Amy Rozeboom’s website
• Rozeboom’s Flickr page
• Link to Craftster page
• Tim Holtz
• Alpha Stamps
• Graphics 45

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Jen from Epbot is my lady geek blogging idol. You may know her from the insanely popular, frequently viral, Cakewrecks.

Check out this tutorial she recently posted for a super-awesome steampunk ray gun!

ka-pow!!

• Go to the Tutorial
• More Tutorials on Geekcrafts
• More Steampunk on Geekcrafts

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Who doesn’t love an adorable Cthulhu? SpookyPooky created this tiny (3 inch tall) Cthulhu stuffy for the One Tiny Stuffie swap over at Craftster. Her lucky partner’s survey said she liked “cryptids, sea creatures/monsters, anything a little unusual, steampunk, Neil Gaiman inspired…She also said she loves anything with a top hat and a mustache.” So Steampunk Cthulhu was born! I love that she added a mustache! You can see more pictures in the post, including his filigree-touched wings and the mini I, Cthulhu biography “written” by Neil Gaiman SpookyPooky made to go with it.

• Steampunk Cthulhu on Craftster
• SpookyPooky’s Profile
• One Tiny Stuffie Round 6 Gallery

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This is absolutely brilliant! It looks like real wood, doesn’t it? Can you believe mieljolie made this out of cereal boxes? She made this for the “Day of Wrong” at her Renaissance Fair, since she decided to go with a Steampunk theme. She covered the cereal box (the brim is one piece-family sized Frosted Flakes) in paper mache and tissue paper, the painted it. The long scarf was inspired by the TV show Deadwood. mieljolie said if she makes another one, she’ll try to make it open at the hinges. I can’t wait to try something like this myself!

• Steampunk Cereal Box Hat on Craftster
• Steampunk Cereal Box Hat on mieljolie’s blog (All Things Crafty)
• mieljolie’s profile

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Who wouldn’t want a suave and debonair octopus to hug?

Complete with a top hat, mustache and monocle, Jayne Danger stitches these amazing octopus plushies with a steampunk flair.

Buy this octopus

Visit Jayne Danger on Etsy

More steampunk on Geek Crafts

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