Steampunk clock decorations

These clocks were done at the prompting of a friend who needed decorations for a party. Images and tutorial here.
 

Steampunk hats

I had a Mad Hatter's inspired party that required an outlet for all the creative impulses I wasn't able to indulge after breaking my arm, which is where the hats come in. Inspiration came from a number of tutorials, including here and here.

Steampunk necklaces

Between there not being many steampunk related items in South Africa and the price of importing, I tend to make my own steampunk items. Here's how I make cheap steampunk necklaces.

Here are the supplies I use:

From top left: an old watch, rhinestones, butterfly sequins, and assorted beads

Measure the size of the watch you want to use and find a picture that fits, or that you can resize. Print out three or four copies and cut out the levels of the image and stick them together using thick double-sided tape to give them some depth, then decorate as you like.

 

I attached some wire to create a loop to attach a chain. You can add whatever you like here. In the previous necklace I used keyrings because it was all I had on hand. And you've got a quick, cheap necklace to add to a steampunk outfit.

Wire rings

I adore rings. I don't think it's possible for me to walk by a shop or stall with rings without giving a good and thorough look. Unfortunately, they tend to be on the pricier side of things, so I took it upon myself to figure out how to make my own.

 
The ring on my index finger was made when I ran out of pins for the beaded hair pins but was still feeling the creative itch. I had a ring base from a mood ring I got when I was a teenager that fell apart years ago and simply attached some beads using wire.

The ring on my middle finger is a watch face from an old watch that I pulled apart for steampunk jewellery, to which I added a butterfly sequin and some rhinestones.

The other four rings I took from a tutorial I found at PZDesigns which has lots of ideas for interesting and intricate designs.

Steampunk cupcakes

My experiment with steampunk themed baking. It turned out rather well, I think. Especially since I'd never tried working with fondant before.

 
Orange cupcakes with chocolate-orange frosting and chocolate and marshmallow fondant gears. I didn't have gear shaped cutters, so I improvised with round ones and the corner of a star cutter.