Week 27, dressed to the elevens

Factors working against me:  It had to be done (and dry!) in time to wear to the Sac Steam Ball on Thursday.  I had to purchase new nail polish with which to paint the gears because I couldn't find my big bag of them (still can't).
Factors working for me: I probably ended up with a better color-match this way.
At this point I would like to take the opportunity to tell you what exactly I am talking about.  As I was trying to decide what to wear to the Sac Steam Ball, it occurred to me that I had a pair of opera-length gloves that I really never wear because they're too flashy for everyday wear, even for me.  So I planned my outfit around them.  As it happens, my brother had recently given me a hat he didn't want anymore which had a purple band that went with other things I was wearing.  I had intended to sew in a lining to make it a ladies' hat anyway, and I had some of the same fabric I used for the gloves left.  Then I painted one of the vacuum-formed gears I was working with to match and added some feathers (I bought a mixed bag at the craft store, which turned out to have more colors than I had expected).
Results:

 

Bonus: I also made a matching pin to wear at my throat.

Week 20 quick post

This week ended with the Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition, so what with scurrying to get ready for that I didn't have much time for doing a Thing of the Week.  I ended up making it at the convention.  My brother wore a moose hat to the convention, so I made a little bowler hat for the moose to wear.  It was made of air-drying clay, with a pin on the bottom to attach it to the plush moose head.  However, the clay didn't dry quickly enough so the pin broke off when he tried to pin it on.  I also have no photos and am unlikely to get any, as my brother took it home with him.

Week 2, because I O U

Here, finally, is that photograph of week 2's Thing, only about a month or two later than the "week or two" I promised.  To be fair, I totally would have photographed it week 7 if it hadn't been misplaced after I wore it to the Sacramento Steampunk Society meeting.

Week 3. . . finally.

I finished last week's Thing only 142 HOURS into overtime! Yay! That punishment is gonna be a doozy (whatever that is). Anyway, here is a photo:

It didn't come out as cool as I'd hoped, but I am SO DONE messing with it.  So yeah, it'll probably go up for sale on etsy eventually, but right now I have to scramble in order to get this week's Thing done in time and get ready for my mom's birthday tomorrow.

Week 3, woe is me

Factors working against me: 1. My own apathy.  I kept putting it off.  2. I was unexpectedly dragged along to a play Saturday night.  3.  When it came to a choice between working on my Steampunk Thing or sleeping, I chose to sleep.
Factors working for me: My parents finally decided to turn on the heat, so at least I didn't freeze this week.
Results: FAILURE.  As of Saturday midnight, this week's Thing of the Week was unfinished.

I think I ought to institute a punishment for every hour past the deadline (something that doesn't take too much time away from the next week's Thing).  Any suggestions?

Week 2 through!

Factors working against me: 1. I wanted to go to the Halloween store for supplies but never got the chance.  2. It's even colder now, so despite my switch to winter pajamas I still have a tendency to try to hibernate.  3. We went to visit relatives in the middle of the week, so I had two less days than expected.
Factors working for me:  1.  Once I did manage to drag myself out of bed, the climate drove me upstairs, where it was warmer, and where my workspace was.  2.  Our internet went down, which was an annoyance, but also reduced the number of distractions quite a bit. 3. The serendipitous discovery that my cameo buttons can come apart.
Results:  I finished with time to spare on Saturday - could have finished Friday if I wasn't so lazy.  I made a pin shaped like a lady with a cameo for a head and a mini Gatling weapon on the end of her arm.  Photos will come, but not for a week or two.