Halloween Make Up Tips
You don’t need a full-blown costume to make a splash on Halloween, just a good make up artist. Connecticut artist Makeup by CG provides GeekMom with some tips and tricks.
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Disneyland’s Steampunk Land That Almost Was
When you think of steampunk, Disneyland is probably not the first thing that comes to mind, but did you know that there were plans back in the 1970s for new land which would have incorporated steampunk themes and even an airship ride?
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Paint a Steampunk Driveway
If you have a few days without rain, lots of paint, and some imagination, you can paint your driveway and make it very obvious how geeky your family is!
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Handcrafted Steampunk USB Drives!
Steampunk USB drives add a little bit of pizazz to any office.
Continue ReadingHow to Make Your Own Steampunk Goggles
Want to turn a cheap pair of welding goggles into a pair of steampunk goggles? It’s the must-have steampunk accessory. Like a little black dress, only awesomer.
Continue ReadingTake a Look at the Lego Steampunk Kit
In July, Lego will launch the Level 4 Master Builder Academy “Invention Designer” set. The steampunk-themed line features three kits with 13 builds.
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Farewell To Our Sponsor, Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, Aboard a Dirigible
Take a trip in a steam ship with our final post sponsored by Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab.
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Vintage Tomorrows Connects Steampunk, Makers, and the Future of Technology
Vintage Tomorrows reaches into subcultures of the past, then gathers the steampunk subculture of today to talk about what steampunk is, why it’s important at this point in time, and what it can teach us about the technology of the future.
Continue ReadingApril Block of the Month: Airship
It’s time for April’s block of the month in our steampunk quilt. This month we’re sailing on an airship. No worries about physics or how much weight must be at the bottom of that massive thing. I’m sure there’s a gear-driven anti-grav device powering the ship behind the scenes. And flapping those wing-fins for no […]
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Stormdancer: The Lotus War Book One
Japanese steampunk. Yeah, I said Japanese steampunk. Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff is a dystopian feudal Japan setting with Iron Samurai wielding chainsaw katanas. Chainsaw katanas. It is a well-done kung-fu movie as a book, but with a female heroine, and a detailed new fantasy setting.
Continue ReadingMarch Steampunk Block of the Month
The March steampunk block of the month is here! This month’s block is a corset, a staple of female steampunk costumes.
Continue ReadingFebruary Block of the Month Quilt: Steampunk Goggles
It’s time for February’s block of the month in our GeekMom steampunk-themed quilt. t’s never too late to get started, and it’s never too late to get caught up. This month, the pattern is a steampunk staple – the hat with goggles. Whether you’re using them to go racing in experimental vehicles or weld together mad science inventions, you really can never have enough goggles.
Continue ReadingIntroducing GeekMom’s Block of the Month Quilt!
Introducing the first ever GeekMom quilt-along. This will be a block of the month style steampunk quilt, and even beginners can get in on the action.
Continue ReadingArchaeologists of Shadows
This steam punk style graphic novel takes place in a world where every living thing is slowly transforming into a mechanical being. Those who resist the change are punished harshly by the authorities and hunt down anyone who dares to go against what they believe is the will of the gods. The worlds only hope to stop and possibly refuse this mechanization is in finding the gods themselves for answers.
Continue ReadingHow to Make Steampunk Goggles (Part 2)
Ready to finish your steampunk goggles? Let’s go! In part one of the steampunk goggles tutorial, we started with a pair of cheap welding goggles and applied Rub ‘n Buff to make the plastic look like aged metal. The plastic parts were then buffed and allowed to cure for about a week. The end result […]
Continue ReadingHer Majesty’s Explorer: a Steampunk bedtime story
Have you seen the trailer for Emilie Bush’s new book Her Majesty’s Explorer: a Steampunk bedtime story? You can find more info about it on her blog: http://coalcitysteam.wordpress.com About the book Her Majesty’s Explorer: a Steampunk bedtime story – It’s a dirty job, but he loves it. St.John Murphy Alexander walks the world exploring for […]
Continue ReadingVerso Offers The Coolest Cases Ever
When I pre-ordered my Kindle Fire, I also pre-ordered the Verso Prologue case cover pictured in the center of this photo. When it arrived, my husband immediately wanted a Kindle Fire, not because he was a huge Fire fan, but because the case was so cool. It instantly turns your Fire into a steampunk costume accessory. […]
Continue Reading2012 Steampunk World’s Fair
Steampunk Festival Fears Mother Nature Steampunk World’s Fair takes unusual step to keep inclement weather from raining on parade This May, the Steampunk World’s Fair will hit Piscataway, New Jersey with three days of the largest steampunk festival in the country – last year’s fair garnered about 3000 guests in total. With a nation of […]
Continue ReadingAntikythera Mechanism Built Out of LEGO Bricks
I’m not even going to pretend I understand the finer details of this – but the fact that I’m not a mathematician doesn’t make this project any less awesome. Andrew Carol is an Apple engineer by day, but in his spare time? He’s busy creating things like an Antikythera Mechanism out of LEGO bricks. Modeled […]
Continue ReadingSteampunk: History Beyond Imagination! Premieres at Anaheim’s Muzeo
What might have been had events and technology happened a little differently? If we’d kept on as a steam-powered society instead of becoming an oil-based one? “Steampunk: History Beyond Imagination!” at the Muzeo in Anaheim, CA explores exactly that. Visitors are drawn into an era when science and industry combined in new and fascinating ways […]
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