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Aside from the fact that your BHis gorgeous.....your work area is just as awesome (mine is a hot mess). I am loving the way your paints are arranged- (that sounds a little stalker-ish I know) but I am always picking them up and turning them over to see the color. Never again.

LOVING how this steampunk diver from Stewart Dollhouse Creations turned out. After agonizing on how to paint her, I finally chose metallic copper then glazed black, added gear base as a finishing touch. It turned out better then I had hoped :).

Thank you - this was a textured scrapbook paper, I painted the gold "buttons" to create the tufted look.

Thank you :)

Is anyone going to, or have you been to Bishops Fall show? (I've only been to the spring International.) I know it is smaller but still excited . Now that my house is coming along and I have more of a vision of where it is going I am ready to fill it!

Post pics, maybe people will offer some solutions.

And we have light! I wanted something unique/industrial, I am pleased with the result :). Glass dome with a copper coil inside, lit by 3 gor bulbs.

The details are amazing! Thank you for sharing the link.

I love your blog Casey! So fun to read and filled with so much information. Thank you :)

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Found this Octopus charm in the jewelry section, added candle arms (& candles) and a few bit of mirror.

Looks nice!

I considered building from scratch, completely chickened out. I am kit bashing like a crazy person :).

For the tub I made the shape out of card stock and covered with a base layer of foil. The panels were double layered foil squares with rolled edges and embossed to look like nail heads. I wanted this tub looked like it was constructed from pieces of scrap metal so I made several panels in different sizes, I layered these panels over the base, gave it a coat or two of metallic copper paint, then glazed with dark brown to bring out details. I topped everything with clear coat to bring out the look of metal.

Commode Tutorial For the commode: I cut the end off of a travel sized lotion bottle for the bowl. I covered that in foil to mimic the tub, and painted copper. I made a smallish base out of air dry clay, when that was dry I came back and added "bulk" by covering it in the tentacles pictured. The original plan was to paint them like octopus tentacles that are often used in steampunk design but liked the way they turned out. I cut the seat and lid out of thin balsa wood, lots of sanding, paint and clear coat. If I was doing a modern lid I would have used plastic, but the look I was going for just said "wood" to me. The piping was pieced together using plastic rods from the hobby store. I used a tiny hourglass charm in the center, just thought it looked neat. Tank was made from balsa and the gear on the front was from the scrapbooking section of my craft store. (I turned the rest of those gears into the mirrors on the wall.) I used the chain from a broken necklace for the pull chain. Hope this was helpful! Gina :)

Feeling pretty excited with how this steampunk bathroom for my fairy house is turning out. I still have plenty of details left to make - candles, soap, towels, etc. Thinking of some sheer coppery curtains(?) Ceiling will be a mural of an old world map. The odd shape is because it will actually in a turret / tree trunk that is attached to the side of my bashed Westville. Just wanted to share

Pinterest can be your best friend. I search for the decor (steampunk, whimsical, shabby chic ) or color scheme I am going for and pin what I like. At first I thought the whole house needed to have a matching theme, but there are so many different ideas that I loved so I threw that idea right out the window. Do what you love and your creativity will flow out of you :).

I think it looks great the way it is

I am SO excited! I have my wish list and (never enough) $$ ready to go. Last year I was in the brainstorming stage of my newest project- still unsure but made a few purchases. This year I have a real plan and a list - a LONG list! Thankfully, I have a very supportive husband :). Woohoo it's finally here!

Thank you for the great tips!

I really want to add Wisteria to the garden of my new project. Can anyone point me to a tutorial video, paper punch supplier or any other ideas? Thank you