The Convention of a Lifetime!

What could make a person lose sleep with excitement and hardly able to sit still? 

Why, a Steampunk Convention, of course!

Last year was my first experience with a Steampunk convention. It was held in Layton, Utah and was probably the single most nerdy but AWESOME event I have ever attended. 

I went with a few pieces of jewelry on and thought I would look like an idiot. Turns out that my friend and I were the only two not completely dressed up!

The costumes, the jewelry, the repurposed guns and so much more made me feel like a little kid in a toy shop. It was all too much to take in. And then an idea crept into my mind...I wanted to have a booth at one of these conventions!

The jewelry I saw was cool and all...but nothing compared to some of the crazy things I'd strung together (not to toot my own horn haha). 

My thought turned into words and my words turned into actions! This year, I will hold a booth at the Salt Lake City Steamfest August 1&2!!!

If you are at all interested in coming, here is some of the info. 

STEAMFEST

All Things Steampunk!

For a while I have been toying with the idea of starting a Steampunk blog. It's not something you hear of everyday and Steampunk is one of my favorite styles/genres.

So, I figured it couldn't hurt to have some more fun with the creations I make that are considered SP.

I make SP jewelry as well as crafts and other things that can be used around the house. It always seems to me that my SP stuff gets lost among the other creations I have and are not given the proper attention, so this blog would be the perfect way to show SP just how much I appreciate it!

To highlight my first post, I am featuring my first mini Steampunk top-hat! And you'll never guess what it's made out of! Go ahead, guess....toilet paper roll! (I like to recycle things)

It wasn't that hard to make, but it turned out to be one of the coolest things I've ever made off the top of my head.

I plan to attach it to a hair clip so it can be worn without falling off!

I added the small feather to give it more a pimp feeling and I think I did rather well.

It is so light that I am almost afraid that I'm going to break it.

Through a series of unintentional events, I found out this little guy is very strong and so, though it seems small, it is very fierce.

         

There you go, my first post and an equally worthy project. Perhaps one day I will post a tutorial as to how exactly I made this hat. Would anyone be interested in that?