The most magnificent majesty of multiple meanings will manifest to the masses on the following months in these places of meeting:

Ikkicon - Jan 1st - 3rd Austin Texas

Templecon - Feb 5th - 7th Warwick Rhode Island

The Steampunk Worlds' Fair - May 14th - 16th Piscataway, NJ

World Steam Expo - May 28th - 31st Dearborn

This agenda is subject to change and will notify if done so.

The Lord Emperor would love to know who else may be attending these fine gatherings of the creative elite and endorses you to introduce yourself and converse greatly on matters of non-importance as you carouse till your heart's boil with joy.

The Emperor would also like to take this opportunity to enforce every one of you to have a joyous holiday.

Thank you,

Emissary to the most masterful of monarchs.

Greetings. Longtime costumer, first-time steampunk explorer, etc. etc.

In a search to understand just what makes steampunk costumes steampunk -- outside of actual pieces of faux technology, e.g. brass ray guns -- I've seen certain symbols: cogs, gears, watch faces, watch fiddly bits, keys, locks. To a lesser extent I have seen compass roses, compass faces, clock hands. It's also usual in jewelry in decoration to see coiled wire, with the occasional ship's wheel and (for some reason) the octopus. (All hail the octopus.)

There is another class of symbols that don't seem to be drawn upon for steampunk identifiers: the square and compass, the sun, the moon, scales, or the phoenix -- which are all masonic symbols. Freemasonry was a prestige club in Victorian England (or so I understand) and it seems like these "symbols of devising" would fit in with steampunk. But so far I have not seen any. Has anybody run across any of them in their steampunk wanderings?

(Also... has anybody seen Illuminati symbols worked in to steampunk costumes, like the eye in the pyramid?)

Thanks.

Greetings my fellow steampunks,

I pray that this missive finds you all in the rudest of health and the highest of spirits despite the seasonal chill that blights this land. And possibly the Americas too, I am uncertain. I had high hopes that this new technology would find a way to end the cold winters of my youth, but regrettably they continue unabated. Global warming my left foot.

But it is not environmental policy I wish to discuss with you all today. It is the orient. I believe at some point in the not too distant past, our very own J.D. Falksen wrote a series of articles relating to steampunk across a variety of cultures, one of these I believe was Japan and China. Sadly I am unable to locate a copy of this essay, despite my best efforts. I do wonder if one of my fellows would be able to send me one of those hyper-links to this work? I would also be very interested in hearing the thoughts of others on this matter, whether they be in essay format or less formal manner.

Seasons greetings from England,
Professor Zarkov

Want a little more "steam" in your coffee? Introducing the Royal Vacuum Coffeemaker.

But more than a vacuum...what really sucks is that they're out of stock until Summer of 2010.

I hope this is alright to post here. I'm sure there used to be a steampunk place to buy and sell, so please feel free to remove if i've done the wrong thing

i'm posting this here because I have made a gorgeous dress that i'd like to sell, and it looks like it would fit it nicely in the steamy world.

Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade SilkOrchidCorsetry.etsy.com

Been a little lazy and just pasted widget thing. This will link you to my etsy shop and you will be able to look at my other things. some of you may even be into lolilta as well.

if you're not intereted in buying the dress, i hope you've enjoyed the picture, there are a few more pictures in the listing as well.


Thank you for your time, and i hope that my post has made some people happy

Hello!

This is Psyche Corporation [of Gilded Age Records]. I finished a new song ("Institute") last week, and it's probably the most steampunk song of my upcoming album. If you feel like it, take a listen! It has a ticking clock noise and other amusing percussive noises. Lyrics are under the cut, and the song can be heard at http://myspace.com/psychecorp Just scroll down the playlist and click on "Institute". I tried to make it go to the top of the playlist, but myspace keeps thwarting me, so it's at the bottom :/

More info on Psyche Corp. at http://www.psychecorporation.com

..and here's a picture to be decorative:
[photo by Steward Noack]
larger version also under the cut..

( lyrics for Institute )

Today is the last day to enter our corset giveaway. We draw tomorrow night. I guess you have a day and a half really. No matter, you should enter. It's really just a Twitter follow and a post to do so. Not alot of effort for a very cool prize. Secondly, ClockworkCouture.com is upgrading you to Express Overnight Shipping free of charge until tomorrow morning at 10am on orders totaling $200 or more. You can still get items in time for Xmas. Okay, I gotta go pack, Happy Solstice to those like me, who opened presents today *yay* Now back to work with me. :) And uh, here's an Hare Force Pilot

Gonna Xpost to steamy stiches but no place else.

EDITED TO ADD: Drew Carrey also knows the joys of Von Slatt's creations. He tweeted about it today. 

DrewFromTV

Fantastic Steam-Punk PC. Hand-made, of course. http://bit.ly/8M5cRU

 

Here are some coupon codes for Uncle Sam's Army Navy Surplus and a few plus-size retailers:



Uncle Sam's Army Navy Surplus - 25% off any one item from online store, use code 200910
50% off any in-store purchase with this coupon. Both expire April 1, 2010.


Chadwick's - 50% off your lowest-price item when you purchase 2 or more. Use code CHAD25. Or $20 off your online order of $60 or more. Use code CHE20.


Jessica London - 40% off your highest-price item. Use code JLF2711, expires January 30, 2010.


Roaman's - 40% off your highest-price item. Use code RD22080, expires January 13, 2010.

We at the League of STEAM are very proud to share with you the next installment of our The Adventures of the League of STEAM web series, "The Fright Before Christmas"!
Have a steamy Holiday Season!!



Please be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel League of Steam to catch the latest episodes as we produce them and help us to spread the word and support your local supernatural investigators by tweeting, blogging, e-mailing, and telegraphing the link to anyone and everyone.

First let me apologize for not being more on the ball about the 2009 MTA Nostalgia Train in NYC. I was distracted by grad school and only yesterday did I notice the sign advertising the 2009 MTA Nostalgia Train. It is running on the V line on Sundays until December 27th, but because of yesterday's snowstorm, it's not running today. That means next Sunday is the last day to catch the Nostalgia Train. It's too bad that I missed the Vintage Tea Party on the nostalgia train on December 13 - maybe some of you were fortunate enough to attend? Anyway, it is a 1930s train, a bit beyond what might be considered steampunk, perhaps more steampulp or dieselpunk. Anyway I intend to try to catch it next Sunday, since I live right near the West 4th Street station, so it's just a matter of waiting on the V platform until one comes along. It's rather last minute but if anyone else is interested in riding the vintage train on December 27, leave a comment and we'll try to meet up.

I know I've not posted to this community before but i must share with you my tale of adventure! Due to circumstances still unknown to me my time machine seems to have made a wrong turn somewhere in the cosmos and i have arrived, quite to my surprise in this wintry land. (Fortuitously one of my trips into the future provided me with some excellent snow shoes!) ( The Adventure Continues! )

     My fur Cabochon pendants.  ( down the rabbit hole... )

Hey there, I'm new here, sort of new to the whole steampunk thing in general but it's fascinated me for a while now. Anyway, my mom is one of those insanely crafty people who seems to be able to make just about anything she sets her mind to, so I'd been prodding at her for over a year to try something in the goth or steampunk style.

I think she's done pretty well. You can find the stuff we have for sale, here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/houseofdecay

And pics of the rest of the things she's made, here;
http://skullbaby138.deviantart.com/gallery/#Jewelry

Currently we just got ahold of a watch repair kit and were able to dissect several old pocket watches, so we should have more with watch movements and various parts featured, shortly.

Since I'm not the only one who likes pixel-hording and dressing little things up... www.gaiaonline.com is another website that has Steampunk items for you customizable character! You can change gender, skin, eyes, mouth, and hair at first.  Then you do things around the site or play flash games to get gold.  Gold gets items that dress your avatar, or home, or car, or aquarium xD ( A few more examples under the cut )

I have no idea, I just know they were fun to build. I was lucky enough to come across a handful of projector lens at an antique market recently, and knew I could do something with them... with some wet-molded leather and some polished brass bits, I was off and running.



( Oh yeah, there's more... )

During this holiday season, I noticed more than a few comments from customers shopping for gifts a Sock Dreams that stated they could not find sock garters at any brick-and-mortar department/clothing stores, and they had done an online search and were happy to have found us. A couple of them even said the salespeople looked at them as if they were crazy! I don't know if it's entirely true, but thought it worth bringing up here, because we do sell a variety of sock garters, some of which are custom made for Sock Dreams. You can see them all here: www.sockdreams.com/_shop/pages/accessories_cat_CategoryID_74.php But of possible particular interest to this community are the ones at the top, the Geared Up Garters. They are a bit on the pricey side because they are handmade for us and in limited supply. The lovely lady who makes these and other garters on our site made a custom one for my derby! , I'd like to thank everyone in this community who has ordered from Sock Dreams over this past year, getting us through a bit of a slow spell due to the recession and making this holiday season a record year! I'm certain there will be another discount code given exclusively to Steampunk Fashion members in the new year... Happy Holidays to Everyone!

Er, yes. I don't know how this question will be recieved, but I want to let you know that I ask it sincerely, and with no attempt to make anyone feel obligated to strike a debate. With that disclaimer out of the way, here it is:

Are there any non-alcoholic events around the DC/Northern Virginia area? I've been researching many steampunk meetups but it seems that many of them, at least in my region, are centered around the substance I have chosen to stay away from. It's quite frustrating.

I understand that a lot of important events naturally gravitate toward it, but is there an alternative that I've somehow missed in my exploration? If there isn't, what are your thoughts on kicking off something new?

I'm not sure how to tag this post, but I've noticed some of my tags have changed in the past. Please, accept my apologies if they are innacurate.

.. as like all good Mad Scientists, I can not leave well enough alone.... I had to fire up the Death Ray again. and this is what fell off the slab. After all, what good is a Steamy Christmas Tree without an Airship or two. I'm not selling these at this time as there is too much to do before Christmas... so yes, I'm just showing off.

Bats Day Update 12-18-09 - 2010 Tix Package $$ and more.

Happy Holidays everyone.




We at Bats Day in the Fun Park want to wish you a very happy holidays.

It’s almost the end of the year and we wanted to get this very special update for the 2010 Bats Day in the Fun Park Events. It will be April before you know it.

In this update for Bats Day in the Fun Park you will find the following:

--2010 event ticket package pricing has been announced
--2010 Bats Day Black Market only a few spots left for vendors
--Bats Day Scream Store Sale until 12/25/09
--The 2010 Official Bats Day Hotel
--Come fly the ghoulish skys with discount air fair from Jet Blue
--2009 Bats Day event photos & 2010 Event Flyer

( All the details are under this cut )
Once again thank you for reading this update
Stay Spooky
Noah K

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Bats Day in the Fun Park Weekend 12
April 30th - May 2nd, 2010

Friday April 30th, 2010
The Nightmare Before Bats Day -Dinner Meet & Greet

Saturday May 1st 2010
The Bats Day Black Market
The Bats Day Ghoulish Gala
Bats Day Dark Park

Sunday May 2nd 2010
The Spooky Trip to Disneyland - Bats Day in the Fun Park


Check out the Bats Day Scream Store.
with limited edition items.http://www.batsdaystore.com

Your number one source for all of your
Bats Day information.http://www.batsday.net

I'm wondering if any of you lovely folk have heard of this event:  The Quest for Father Time! According to the website, it will take place on New Year's Eve in the following cities:
Chicago, IL
Honolulu, HI
Nashville, TN
Philadelphia, PA
Richmond, VA
Washington, DC

Unfortunately, it is damn near impossible to find a sitter to watch our two year old on New Year's eve, so my husband and I cannot attend.  However, several of our friends will be going to the Chicago event dressed in Steampunk attire.