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How to make Steampunk Goggles, Threadbanger. My Steampunk Wardrobe. INSPIRATION Tutorial with Susan Lenart Kazmer. Jewelry Making 101: Easy Steampunk Designs with Brass Stampings By B'sue Boutiques. Steampunk: Crafts, DIY Costumes, Jewelry & Steampunk Goggles - Craftster.org. Steampunk Polymer Clay Charms Part II. Steampunk rings tutorial by Jen Hilton of JLHjewelry.com. Steam punk jewelry tutorial. CraftyBitch 101: Recycled Steampunk Necklace Tutorial. The other day, I mentioned another current craft obsession.

CraftyBitch 101: Recycled Steampunk Necklace Tutorial

I am officially addicted to steampunk! In particular, I have been creating steampunk jewelry using as many recycled materials as possible. For example, the necklace pictured above is made from a cranberry juice bottle cap! I have a lot more ideas and a few works in progress, but you can see what I have finished so far at my new Artfire shop, Refashionista. I also have been writing an arts and crafts column at Examiner, and today I posted a tutorial complete with photos showing how I made the necklace shown above! How to Make Steampunk Jewelry. Wikipedia defines Steampunk as “a subgenre of fantasy and speculative fiction that came into prominence in the 1980s and early 1990s.

How to Make Steampunk Jewelry

The term denotes works set in an era or world where steam power is still widely used-usually the 19th century, and often set in Victorian era England-but with prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy, such as fictional technological inventions like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, or real technological developments like the computer occurring at an earlier date.

Other examples of steampunk contain alternate history-style presentations of “the path not taken” of such technology as dirigibles or analog computers; these frequently are presented in an idealized light, or a presumption of functionality. How to Make Steampunk Jewelry Tutorials. Steampunk jewelry celebrates the vintage technology look.

How to Make Steampunk Jewelry Tutorials

These pieces remind us of the literary worlds of Jules Verne. The fashion and accessories for this style is continually growing in popularity. So here are more steampunk jewelry tutorials to inspire. Andrea Morici designed this wonderful Full Steam Ahead necklace tutorial using many gears, clock parts and vintage brass elements for Beadaholique. Naturally, there is a splendid matching earring tutorial by the same designer.