You know how sometimes in college, you'd come down with a cold as soon as finals were over? I think that just happened to me, but after vending at a big show rather than taking finals.

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I'm going to write a bit about the process of making some jewelry display frames for my International Steampunk City table. At first I thought this would be a tutorial, but I kept improvising things and running out to CVS for a stapler and changing my mind about what fabric to use, so I realized it wouldn't be a great how-to. Instead, I'm just ( Read more... )

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I took a break from metalwork this weekend to think about my costume for International Steampunk City. I hadn't really been planning to dress up much--just a skirt and stripey socks or something. But then I realized I could make some purple steampunk modifications to a men's vest I picked up at the Garment District a month or two ago. And a ( Read more... )

So vending at International Steampunk City is (obviously, given the flood of posts from purpleshiny.com) super-important to me, and coming up in just a couple of weeks. I need to get myself, my items, and my folding table to Waltham on Friday, May 6, and back home again on Sunday, May 8. The earlier on Friday and the later on Sunday, the better ( Read more... )

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