Today, I have a super big Steampunk giveaway and a tutorial on how to make a Steampunk Blaster gun from the book Anatomy of Steampunk: The Fashion of Victorian Futurism.
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You can get yourself in the running for 11 fabulous Quayside Publishing books including
Anatomy of Steampunk
1,000 Steampunk Creations
How to Draw Steampunk
Steampunk-Style Jewelry
Steampunk Chic
Steampunk: An Illustrated History of Fantastical Fiction, Fanciful Film and Other Victorian Visions
1,000 Incredible Costume and Cosplay Ideas
The Vintage and Antique Fairs of England
Terry Nation: The Man Who Invented the Daleks
Steam Power
The Last Decade of British Railways Steam: A Photographer's Personal Journey
and a
2014 Steampunk Calendar.
And it wouldn't be Craftside without an inside peek into one of our Steampunk books!
You won't believe the simple materials this cool gun is made out of!
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And if you are going to be in Burbank, CA on November 15th a 4 PM you can meet the author Katherine Gleason, Donna Ricci and more of the fabulous peeple invloved with Anatomy of Steampunk please join us for a fun time at Clockwork Couture. Follow Clockwork Courture on Facebook.
Come dressed in your favoite Steampunk outfit!
More about the New Race Point book:
Anatomy of Steampunk
The Fashion of Victorian Futurism
by
Forward by
Introduction by
From formal outfits to costumes crafted for the stage, from
ensembles suited to adventure to casual street styles, steampunk
fashion has come to encompass quite a few different looks. But what
exactly is steampunk? Originally conceived as a literary genre, the
term “steampunk” described stories set in a steam-powered, science
fiction-infused, Victorian London. Today steampunk has grown to become
an aesthetic that fuels many varied art forms. Steampunk has also
widened its cultural scope. Many steampunk practitioners, rather than
confining their vision to one European city, imagine steam-driven
societies all over the world.
Today the vibrance of
steampunk inspires a wide range of individuals, including designers of
high fashion, home sewers, crafters, and ordinary folks who just want to
have fun. Steampunk fashion is not only entertaining, dynamic, and
irreverent; it can also be colorful, sexy, and provocative. Most of all,
steampunk fashion is accessible to everyone.
Illustrated
throughout with color photographs of the dazzling creations of numerous
steampunk fashion designers, Anatomy of Steampunk is an inspirational
sourcebook. In addition to presenting the looks and stories of
these creative fashion artists, the book also details ten steampunk
projects for the reader to try at home. Allow steam to power your
imagination!
Designers and steampunk groups featured in the
book include--Airship Isabella, Ali Fateh, Berít New York, Black
Garden, Blasphemina’s Closet, Brute Force Studios, Clockwork
Couture. DASOWL, Dawnamatrix, The Extraordinary Contraptions, Festooned
Butterfly, Harvash, Hi Tek by Alexander, House of Canney,
KMKDesigns, Kristi Smart, Kristin Costa, KvO Design, Lastwear, The
League of S.T.E.A.M., Marquis of Vaudeville, Megan Maude, Michael
Salerno, Morrigan New York, Ms. Purdy’s, Muses Well, Redfield
Design, RockLove, Sidharta Aryan, SkinzNhydez, Spyder Designs, Tokyo
Inventors Society, Tom Banwell, and The Uprising of the Gin Rebellion.
A longtime admirer of steampunk style, Katherine Gleason is the
author
of more than thirty books for adults and young people, including
Alexander McQueen: Evolution (Race Point Publishing, 2012). Her short
stories have appeared in Alimentum: The Literature of Food, Cream City
Review, Mississippi Review Online, River Styx, and Southeast Review. She
has also written articles for a number of periodicals, including the
Boston Globe, Connoisseur, and Women’s Feature Service.
K.
W. Jeter is the author of Morlock Night, Dr. Adder, The Glass Hammer,
Noir, and other visionary science fiction and dark fantasy. In 1987,
when discussing his novel Infernal Devices, he coined the term
“steampunk.” The sequel to that book is Fiendish Schemes (Tor Books,
2013). A native of Los Angeles, he currently lives in Ecuador.
Diana M. Pho possesses a deep-seated love of science fiction and
fantasy
literature. Known as Ay-leen the Peacemaker in the steampunk community,
she has written academically about steampunk and lectures
professionally across the United States. Diana also runs the
multicultural steampunk blog Beyond Victoriana (
www.beyondvictoriana.com). She currently lives and works in New York City.
Katherine Gleason is the author of Alexander McQueen: Evolution and more than thirty books for adults and children including Masterpieces in 3-D: M.C. Escher and the Art of Illusion and Releasing the Goddess Within. Her short stories have appeared in Alimentum: The Literature of Food, Cream City Review, Mississippi Review Online, River Styx, and Southeast Review. She has also written articles for several periodicals including the Boston Globe, Connoisseur, and Women’s Feature Service.
K.
W. Jeter is the author of Morlock Night, Dr. Adder, The Glass Hammer,
Noir, and other visionary science fiction and dark fantasy. In 1987,
when discussing his novel Infernal Devices, he coined the term
“steampunk.” The sequel to that book is Fiendish Schemes (Tor Books,
2013). A native of Los Angeles, he currently lives in Ecuador.
Diana
M. Pho possesses a deep-seated love for science fiction and fantasy
literature. In the steampunk community, she is known as Ay-leen the
Peacemaker. She speaks about steampunk and social issues at conventions
across the United States and runs the multicultural steampunk blog
Beyond Victoriana. She currently lives and works in New York City.
These books would drive my daughter crazy. And me to the sewing machine to make more steam punk for her.
Posted by: Judy Hudgins | October 10, 2013 at 08:18 AM
I'd definitely make a quilt for my sister who is always cold!!
Posted by: Shannon | October 10, 2013 at 12:20 PM
Awesome collection of books! Would love to win them to add to my collection of crafty inspiration!
Posted by: jess giles | October 10, 2013 at 03:35 PM
I would make a quilt foe myself
Posted by: Denice Metz | October 10, 2013 at 05:14 PM
I would make a quilt for my new great grand-nephew.
Posted by: plus.google.com/101306387172367594586 | October 10, 2013 at 05:15 PM
I would make a quilt for my niece who will be graduating as a nurse this year!!
Posted by: Michele T | October 10, 2013 at 05:36 PM
I would make a quilt for my granddaughter
Posted by: Kathrynn | October 10, 2013 at 05:54 PM
Love Steampunk, but have no steampunk books, so this is a fabulous contest for me to enter. You always have an interesting blog, thanks for all you do. I make gifts for my grandkids.
Posted by: ShelleyShipley | October 10, 2013 at 07:35 PM
My son.
Posted by: Denise Royal | October 10, 2013 at 08:27 PM
Some great ideas here. For a Pippa Longstocking Thingfinder. this book will give me plenty of inspiration with what to do with many of my serendipitous discoveries.
Posted by: Suella | October 10, 2013 at 09:38 PM