Bits of This and That

On Monday I wrote in my blog about the bags of jewelry Linda and I bought at a community yard sale on Saturday...just bits and pieces of this and that, mismatched earrings, broken necklaces and charms. I've been playing with them all week and having a lot of fun creating Steampunk jewelry.

For those not familiar with the term, here's Wikipedia's definition...

Steampunk is a sub-genre of science fiction, alternate history, and speculative fiction that came into prominence during the 1980s and early 1990s.^[1] Specifically, steampunk involves an era or world where steam power is still widely used—usually the 19th century and often Victorian era Britain—that incorporates prominent elements of either science fiction or fantasy. Works of steampunk often feature anachronistic technology or futuristic innovations as Victorians may have envisioned them; in other words, based on a Victorian perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, art, etc. This technology may include such fictional machines as those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne or real technologies like the computer but developed earlier in an alternate history.

Here are a few of the creations that emerged from the $1 bags...










The one below was popular in my etsy shop and sold a few hours after I put it on-line.

















This was once and earring I turned into a brooch and added the watch gear.



Growing up loving both Star Trek and Victorian era novels (yes, I was a geek) and now being a Dr. Who fan (my husband introduced me - grown-up geek) I'm finding this a super-fun genre to exlore.