Austin's Elysium Steampunk Ball TONIGHT!

Grab your goggles and lace up your corsets!

March 12th the Elysium Nightclub is hosting a Steampunk Ball!
Admission: $5 with costume, $7 without, FREE w/Swan Dive Stamp or SXSW Badge
Ages 18+. Open @ 10pm.
Located at: 705 Red River, Austin, TX 78701

Performance by Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band before the Midnight Costume Contest and Giveaways!

Who else is going? http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=199043993454637

Costume Contest Loot Donations provided by the following shops and more!

Turner's Tokens • The Mysterium • Caveat Emptor Historical Millinery

Faire Treasures • Ta Da Boutique • Studio Sweet • Rosewood Stitches

Parkers & Quinn • Chet Phillips • Figments by Kathleen • Luke Chester Smith
SteamBath Factory • Secret Oktober • Christenia & Co

Torquearm Creations • theshyfox photography and floral duct tape

What are the costume contest categories?

Best Male Steampunk Costume

Best Female Steampunk Costume

Best Male Airship Pirate Costume

Best Female Airship Pirate Costume

Best Absinthe Inspired Costume

Steampunk vendors include:

Turner's Tokens http://turnerstokens.blogspot.com/
Parkers & Quinn http://www.etsy.com/shop/parkersandquinn
Caveat Emptor Historical Millinery http://www.cecostumes.com/
Luke Chester Smith http://www.airshipisabella.com/

The Ball is being held right around when SXSW is kicking off so dress to the nines and show those who happen to pop by what Texas Steampunks can do!

The Elysium is NOW 18+ on Saturdays!

PARKING DOWNTOWN:

Grab a view of downtown parking here: http://www.downtownaustin.com/img/maps/parking.jpg
http://www.downtownaustin.com/transportation/parking/lots/

SteamBath Factory Steampunk Ball Costume Contest Loot Donation

These delicious scents are meant to be shared with a kiss!

SteamBath Factory is back again with these delicious donation including Toe of Frog, Hemlock Root, Tincture of Unicorn Horn, Lucky Potion and Eye of Newt. (They taste better than they may sound.)

LIP FLAVORS:
Eye of Newt: hypnotic honey
Toe of Frog: mocha java
Hemlock Root: peach
Lucky Potion: ???
Tincture of Unicorn Horn: ???
Lippy Ingredients: Soybean Oil, Beeswax, Sunflower Oil, Cocoa Butter, Shea Butter, Vitamin E, flavor

SteamBath Factory is a proud ♥ Etsy Dark Team ♥ member. Please check out the Facebook page for team shop discounts, photos & more: http://www.facebook.com/etsydarkteam
SteamBath Factory offers a wide selections of products including: Sugar Scrubs, Adornments, Lip Balm, Lotions/Washes, Soap, Body Mist, Perfume Oils, Literary Prints and Bath Bombs & Salts!

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Grab your goggles and lace up your corsets!

March 12th the Elysium Nightclub is hosting a Steampunk Ball!
Admission: $5 with costume, $7 without, FREE w/Swan Dive Stamp
Ages 18+. Open @ 10pm.
Located at: 705 Red River, Austin, TX 78701

Performance by Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band before the Midnight Costume Contest and Giveaways!

Who else is going? http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=199043993454637

Costume Contest Loot Donations provided by the following shops and more!

Turner's Tokens • The Mysterium • Caveat Emptor Historical Millinery

Faire Treasures • Ta Da Boutique • Studio Sweet • Rosewood Stitches

Parkers & Quinn • Chet Phillips • Figments by Kathleen • Luke Chester Smith
SteamBath Factory • Secret Oktober • Christenia & Co

Torquearm Creations • theshyfox photography and floral duct tape

What are the costume contest categories?

Best Male Steampunk Costume

Best Female Steampunk Costume

Best Male Airship Pirate Costume

Best Female Airship Pirate Costume

Best Absinthe Inspired Costume

Steampunk vendors include:

Turner's Tokens http://turnerstokens.blogspot.com/
Parkers & Quinn http://www.etsy.com/shop/parkersandquinn
Caveat Emptor Historical Millinery http://www.cecostumes.com/
Luke Chester Smith http://www.airshipisabella.com/

The Ball is being held right around when SXSW is kicking off so dress to the nines and show those who happen to pop by what Texas Steampunks can do!

The Elysium is NOW 18+ on Saturdays!

PARKING DOWNTOWN:

Grab a view of downtown parking here: http://www.downtownaustin.com/img/maps/parking.jpg
http://www.downtownaustin.com/transportation/parking/lots/

Christenia & Co Steampunk Ball Costume Contest Loot Donations

Donations are still coming in! This is from Christenia & Co.
Accessories for the men and women, her pieces are top class and high quality.
Which is your favorite one? I'm somewhat captivated by the earrings myself.

Who is Christenia & Co?
Christenia & Co. is run by a young lady in Austin, TX who holds a B.F.A in Costume Design from Virginia Commonwealth University. She has been selling her own clothing and jewelery designs on and off since she discovered beading in the third grade and very quickly ran out of enough space to keep all her creations to herself.

Some of her favorite inspirations often come from the likes of Jacques-Louis David, James Tissot, Tamara De Lempicka, Georgia O'Keefe, Tim Burton, Vintage Sears and Roebuck catalogs, and Japanese pop culture.

Stop by her shop today! http://www.etsy.com/shop/Christenia
Be sure to keep an eye on her shop for her new Spring 2011 pieces!
There are going to be some big changes!

Pieces in her etsy shop I am currently craving are the Crimson Zirconium & Brass Earrings and the Crimson Zirconium & Brass Filigree Necklace!

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Grab your goggles and lace up your corsets!

March 12th the Elysium Nightclub is hosting a Steampunk Ball!
Admission: $5 with costume, $7 without, FREE w/Swan Dive Stamp or SXSW Badge
Ages 18+. Open @ 10pm.
Located at: 705 Red River, Austin, TX 78701

Performance by Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band before the Midnight Costume Contest and Giveaways!

Who else is going? http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=199043993454637

Costume Contest Loot Donations provided by the following shops and more!

Turner's Tokens • The Mysterium • Caveat Emptor Historical Millinery

Faire Treasures • Ta Da Boutique • Studio Sweet • Rosewood Stitches

Parkers & Quinn • Chet Phillips • Figments by Kathleen • Luke Chester Smith
SteamBath Factory • Secret Oktober • Christenia & Co

Torquearm Creations • theshyfox photography and floral duct tape

What are the costume contest categories?

Best Male Steampunk Costume

Best Female Steampunk Costume

Best Male Airship Pirate Costume

Best Female Airship Pirate Costume

Best Absinthe Inspired Costume

Steampunk vendors include:

Turner's Tokens http://turnerstokens.blogspot.com/
Parkers & Quinn http://www.etsy.com/shop/parkersandquinn
Caveat Emptor Historical Millinery http://www.cecostumes.com/
Luke Chester Smith http://www.airshipisabella.com/

The Ball is being held right around when SXSW is kicking off so dress to the nines and show those who happen to pop by what Texas Steampunks can do!

The Elysium is NOW 18+ on Saturdays!

PARKING DOWNTOWN:

Grab a view of downtown parking here: http://www.downtownaustin.com/img/maps/parking.jpg
http://www.downtownaustin.com/transportation/parking/lots/

Faire Treasures Steampunk Ball Costume Contest Loot Donation

Out of the foggy London mist a monsterous airship looms and Faire Treasures arrives, donating a few prized pieces that have collected over the course of their adventures. These intricate Hair Jewels offer a wonderful accent of green or red to any outfit, pirate or aristocrat alike.

Who is behind Faire Treasures?
Kitty, the owner, is a photographer, photo editor, model, jewelry maker, seamstress, and webmaster of Faire Treasures. She strives to make quality costume accessories inspired by history and the fantasies we create from it. Many of her items can easily combine with costumes from the Middle Ages all the way to modern times.

Though currently docked at the Sherwood Forest Faire, their Etsy shop will be open soon again with a wide variety of Hair Jewels, Cloaks and Mini-Cloaks!

Go out to Sherwood Forest Faire and say hello to the crew at Iris Adornments and Apothecary, shoppe 115!

Places to find Faire Treasures:Website: http://www.fairetreasures.com/
Deviantart: http://crystalkittycat.deviantart.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FaireTreasures
Twitter: http://twitter.com/crystalkittycat
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/fairetreasures
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/CrystalKittyCat/  

   

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Grab your goggles and lace up your corsets!

March 12th the Elysium Nightclub is hosting a Steampunk Ball!
Admission: $5 with costume, $7 without, FREE w/Swan Dive Stamp
Ages 18+. Open @ 10pm.
Located at: 705 Red River, Austin, TX 78701

Performance by Emperor Norton's Stationary Marching Band before the Midnight Costume Contest and Giveaways!

Who else is going? http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=199043993454637

Costume Contest Loot Donations provided by the following shops and more!

Turner's Tokens • The Mysterium • Caveat Emptor Historical Millinery

Faire Treasures • Ta Da Boutique • Studio Sweet • Rosewood Stitches

Parkers & Quinn • Chet Phillips • Figments by Kathleen • Luke Chester Smith
SteamBath Factory • Secret Oktober • Christenia & Co

Torquearm Creations • theshyfox photography and floral duct tape

What are the costume contest categories?

Best Male Steampunk Costume

Best Female Steampunk Costume

Best Male Airship Pirate Costume

Best Female Airship Pirate Costume

Best Absinthe Inspired Costume

Steampunk vendors include:

Turner's Tokens http://turnerstokens.blogspot.com/
Parkers & Quinn http://www.etsy.com/shop/parkersandquinn
Caveat Emptor Historical Millinery http://www.cecostumes.com/
Luke Chester Smith http://www.airshipisabella.com/

The Ball is being held right around when SXSW is kicking off so dress to the nines and show those who happen to pop by what Texas Steampunks can do!

The Elysium is NOW 18+ on Saturdays!

PARKING DOWNTOWN:
Grab a view of downtown parking here: http://www.downtownaustin.com/img/maps/parking.jpg

http://www.downtownaustin.com/transportation/parking/lots/

Chet Phillips Illustration Steampunk Ball Costume Contest Loot Donation

Remember Chet Phillips donation for the last Steampunk Ball?

This time looking a bit less simian.
Chet has donated two of his brand new collections called Union of Superlative Heroes and Order of Nefarious Villains.

Excellent designs and entertaining back stories, these are a real treat for any steampunk.
Be sure to check out his website at: http://chetart.com/
Don't forget to stop by his shop for an excellent selection of simians and supers: http://www.etsy.com/shop/chetart

Details on these super sets:
Imagining an alternate world in which Steampunk Superheroes inhabit a Victorian society, the Union of Superlative Heroes are characters from a variety of countries, each with their own unique abilities. 20 cards in all, this set profiles such epic figures as Marquis Le Bat, Stupendous Gent, Empress Amazonia, Plastic Samuel, Lord Wolverton and 14 more. Each card showcases their portrait along with a brief biography and country of origin on the reverse. Cards measure 2 1/4" x 4"- printed in color both sides onto sturdy 14 pt. cover stock. Set is packaged in a handcrafted paper portfolio with gold foil stamp decoration on the label.

The Order of Nefarious Villains serves as the companion set and evil counterpart to the Union of Superlative Heroes. Spawned from the blackest recesses of spider pits and graveyard shadows, this collection of evil deviants inhabit the same parallel Steampunk Victorian universe as their heroic foes. 20 cards in the set, including the characters Professor Cephalopod, Sir Samuel Lodestone, Black Piranha, Feline Fräulein, Lord Venomous, King Congo and fourteen more. Each card showcases their portrait along with a brief biography of their dark deeds.


Samples of the card sets include:

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Break out your adventure maps and gear up your airships!

On March 12th, the Elysium Nightclub is hosting a Steampunk Ball with an adventurous twist!

Admission is $5 with costume and $7 without.

Bring out the global nomads, the absinthe inspired inventions and the noble nobles that fund these daring quests of discovery.
While things are still being nailed down as far as plans go, we have quite a growing list of those shops donating to the costume contest prize pool!

Donations will be provided by the following shops and more!

Turner's Tokens • The Mysterium • Caveat Emptor Historical Millinery

Faire Treasures • Ta Da Boutique • Studio Sweet • Rosewood Stitches

Parkers & Quinn • Chet Phillips • Figments by Kathleen • Luke Chester Smith
SteamBath Factory • Arrowsarah • Secret Oktober • Christenia & Co

Torquearm Creations • theshyfox photography and floral duct tape

Leading up to the Steampunk Ball I will post pictures and details of the items that are being donated for the costume contest so check back often and see these awesome creations!

The Elysium is now 18+ on Saturdays too so bring your friends!
The Ball is being held right around when SXSW is kicking off so dress to the nines and show those who happen to pop by what Texas Steampunks can do!

Parkers & Quinn Steampunk Ball Costume Contest Loot Donation

Remember the awesome leather goggles and hair flowers donated to last October's Steampunk Ball?

Parkers and Quinn are back and this time with a Leather Mini Top-Hat!
These leather top-hats have just recently been released on their Etsy shop.
This isn't all that is being donated either! Keep an eye out for updates about an additional prize donation.

Don't forget to check out the amazing and high quality Steampunk Leather Harness along with their Steampunk Goggles and Hair Facinators while you start to gear up for the ball!

Stop by the shop and check out the variety of designs!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/parkersandquinn

Visit the website: http://parkersandquinn.com/
Find them on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/parkersandquinn

Who are Parkers and Quinn?
Based in Austin, TX, Parkers and Quinn is a collective effort from Ben Parker and Jennifer Buffie (and their desert tortoise, he likes to throw his two cents in on occasion.) Ben and Jen craft items during 'down time' outside of their day to day work-life. They focus on Quality Leather Goggles, Hair Accessories and Mini Top-Hats. Parkers and Quinn hope to broaden their selections to include steamy belts, coats and under-bust vests in the near future!

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Break out your adventure maps and gear up your airships!

On March 12th, the Elysium Nightclub is hosting a Steampunk Ball with an adventurous twist!

Admission is $5 with costume and $7 without.

Bring out the global nomads, the absinthe inspired inventions and the noble nobles that fund these daring quests of discovery.
While things are still being nailed down as far as plans go, we have quite a growing list of those shops donating to the costume contest prize pool!

Donations will be provided by the following shops and more!

Turner's Tokens • The Mysterium • Caveat Emptor Historical Millinery

Faire Treasures • Ta Da Boutique • Studio Sweet • Rosewood Stitches

Parkers & Quinn • Chet Phillips • Figments by Kathleen • Luke Chester Smith
SteamBath Factory • Arrowsarah • Secret Oktober • Christenia & Co

Torquearm Creations • theshyfox photography and floral duct tape

Leading up to the Steampunk Ball I will post pictures and details of the items that are being donated for the costume contest so check back often and see these awesome creations!

The Elysium is now 18+ on Saturdays too so bring your friends!
The Ball is being held right around when SXSW is kicking off so dress to the nines and show those who happen to pop by what Texas Steampunks can do!