I'd like to put together a gift list of Steampunk Home style items for you to send your loved ones with a "hint, hint." If you have your eye on anything in particular (or are the purveyor of such), please add it in the comments to this post and I'll take it all into consideration.
I'll only things that can fall into the "home" category -- books, home decor, cooking, furniture, etc. I'll also include some ideas for steampunklets. No jewelry or clothing, please.
Thanks!
Image from Cyborg Necromancer on DeviantArt.
Call for Finds -- SPH Christmas List
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Keith Johnson Has The Best Job...
Can you imagine a job where you traveled the globe in search of unique, funky and fabulous stuff for Anthropologie? Well, Keith Johnson can and does, and you can watch him every Wednesday night at 10pm EST on the Sundance Channel on Man Shops Globe. I got inspired to pay a visit to my local Anthropologie and see what Keith had found...
Dark Nostalgia
Dark Nostalgia
is a design book featuring 26 of the darkest, most old fashioned homes, restaurants, and hotels.
is a design book featuring 26 of the darkest, most old fashioned homes, restaurants, and hotels.
From the Introduction:
The projects that follow show that we have become nostalgic for a time that never existed. They demonstrate, through this re-creation of history's
deep colors, polished woods, velvets, furs, leather, and burnished metals, that we would rather live by creating our present through an
imagination of our past. We love these dark materials for their ability to evoke emotions and moods, for their warmth and acceptance of the
somber sides of life. We are re-creating our own history and embracing the darkness that comes with it.
Anthropologie-cal Finds
Alissa pointed out some cool things at Anthropologie, with the comment "Did this become popular when I wasn't looking?" (I suspect the answer is "yes" -- not straight steampunk, but a lot of the industrial antique style that we like definitely did.)
I'm not including plain product pics here, because the genius of Anthropologie is their really incredible stylists -- so let's see what we can learn from them.
Standing Magnifying Glass, Coral Sculpture, Penny Candy Jar (I'd use this by the kitchen sink to
hold sponges and stuff), Experimental Cylinder and Experimental Flask, backed by a decrepit plaster wall.
Mechanic Beacon Light, Redsmith Dining Chair (the only chair of this style I've seen with a copper finish!), and the Decker Console Table. The floors and brick wall here are incredible, and the dressmaker's dummy appears to be gazing out the window...
Galvanized Pedastal Table, Blacksmith Blossom Chair, topped with a cluster of the Mariner's Globe Pendants.What do you think of Anthropologie's interpretation? And does the trendiness scare you off or please you?
WHITE WEDNESDAY~~IT MUST BE WINTER
You know it's winter in Florida when the pansies and sweet alyssum arrive at the nursery... Happy White Wednesday!!!
DESPERATE TO FIND PRODUCT!
Now – my 18 Inch SNOWMAN PILLOW….I think I could look at him all day, all year.
He’s not going on my site until after my show at the end of the month. I don’t want to sell out of what I have made before the show cuz there’s just no time left to make NEW ONES.
If you think you might want one – let me know and I’ll put you on the list for when they go on my website….or you can e-mail me for a purchase.
They are the standard $24.00 plus $6.50 shipping.
I FOUND WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR -
THANKS EVERYONE FOR LOOKING FOR ME.
Grungy Hanging Votive Lights.
Does anyone know where I can find something like it – I need about 8 or 10 of them for my show and I can’t pay over $4.50 each, wholesale.
I have been searching on the internet for a wholesaler to buy these from. I had them last year and ordered them from a wonderful Prim place but it says she’s all sold out – HELP!!
They are just the cutest darned things but I had to have the price so high because of what I paid for them…I’m trying to keep lots of my items under $10.00 for easy shopping.
Customers will pick up and buy 4-5 little items $10 and under versus one $50 item.
Anyway…I need help here.
E-mail me at: kmprimitives@yahoo.com
THANKS IN ADVANCE,
Karen
Empire State Building's Mural
To continue on the mural theme, David sent me a link to an article about the restoration of the Empire State Building's lobby at ShelterPop. It's mostly about the ceiling mural, which depicts a 1920s spin on a celestial sky with sunbursts and stars that resemble the industrial gears, cogs and wheels of the Machine Age.
Why haven't I ever been to the Empire State Building?
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