March 12th Elysium Steampunk Ball Announced!

It was announced last night that Austin, TX's Elysium will be hosting a Steampunk Ball on March 12th!

Here is what I know so far:

Elysium Saturday Admission is now 18+.

The event will kick off at 10pm.

There will be giveaways and prizes for costumes!

This is going to be around the time of SXSW so we might be grabbing a big crowd of Steampunk curious people in addition to all our local Austin Steampunks!

Let's show them what steampunk is!

Beer! Brass! B.S.! Hosted by The Mysterium at Opal Divine's in Austin, TX

Beer! Brass! B.S.!

The Mysterium is hosting a Steampunk Gathering at

Opal Divine's at Penn Field, here in Austin, TX!

January 18th at 7pm.

All ages welcome! This is a restaurant setting.

All steampunks and neovictorians welcome, in costume or not.

Check out The Mysterium's page and RSVP on the invite. Spread the word!

http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Mysterium/102513063154435  

Ikkicon Austin, TX 2011

Ikkicon was a most awesome way to spend the New Years holiday!
I met so many new artists and fellow steampunks and had a chance to see old and new friends alike. I was able to grab a wonderful collection of business cards from the various artists in the Artist Alley and I look forward to tracking down their websites, blogs and deviantart.com pages.
I did not get too much of a chance to roam around (that was a good thing because it was busy!) but I did have a chance to stop by some of the steampunk booths along with picking up some more kitty hats. (Human hats with cat ears, not hats for my cats. I didn't see any small enough for that or I would have.)
There was only a minor problem that happened in the middle of Saturday in the Dealer's Room. Evidently someone had complained that it was too cold in there and the hotel thought that meant "Turn the AC off."
-.- In a room full of people, it got very warm, very fast. One of the security guards passed by our table and chatted with us and evidently he kept calling down to them to turn the AC back on and eventually they did, but not before many of the con attendees had already fled the quickly heating up room. I think that was the only hiccup I ran into.
Another thing to note, on Friday evidently the registration line was a bit rediculous. Ikkicon has tried to swap over to being all electronic for registration and this caused the lines to slow down quite a bit more than last year. I hope those that attended and were stuck in line are willing to come back next year after Ikkicon has a chance to adjust their process.
I picked up a few manga, bought a neon green and black tail and a few other things from Fuzumi (XD I love their fuzzies!!) and a few Kuroshitsuji capsul figures along with a duck tape rose from Air Ship Isabella and a small steampunk journal from another steampunk group I thought was called Delusions of Grandeur, (still trying to track them down online.)
On a side note, the hotel cafe sold really yummy italian subs. :3

Ikkicon Prep #2

I think I am pretty much done with all the new pieces for the con.
See something you would like to own? Shoot me an e-mail at turnerstokens@gmail.com and let me know before I take the pieces to the con.

Close-up: Steambath Factory

This is a close up of the delicious and tantilizing scents donated by Steambath Factory. They include "Old Lace", "Mutiny", "Cemetary Roses", "Raygun" and "Time Traveler."
Don't just look the part but wrap yourself in these rich steamy scents. "Mutiny" happens to be my favorite. What sounds yummy to you? Details on the scents are listed below:

Old Lace- Echoeing romance, victorian lace gloves grasp delicate, fragrant violets.

Mutiny- Passion and adventure await you with coconut, pirate’s rum, island spice and salty sea air. Prepare to be boarded!

Cemetary Roses- A haunting blend of dusty roses and fresh wild lavender.

Raygun- Wicked and wonderful, orange, grapefruit & tangerines burst with touch of lime, tea leaves and cinnamon.

Time Traveler- Tingly mint and fresh cut thyme whirling through time and space...

Conservatory- a proper, yet highly provocative blend of wood, coffee & old books with hint of cardamom, ginger & exotic Indian patchouli.

Now which of these are hidden in which treasure chest...

In addition to these prizes, samples of the new scent "Conservatory" have been donated as well so keep an eye out for the samples being handed out at the Pre-Party and at Austin's Elysium Steampunk Ball!

Come out to Austin's Elysium Steampunk Ball on October 30th!

Cover is $5 with costume and $7 without.

Live music starts at 10pm and Costume Contest at midnight.

Playing: Black Tape for a Blue Girl w/randal.holt:dead.cat.cello + DJ Void & Gothfather.

21+ Doors Open at 9:30pm.

705 Red River ATX.

Costume contest prizes provided by

Secret Oktober, Turner’s Tokens,

 Faire Treasures, Chet Phillips, Tormented Artifacts,

Parkers and Quinn, Tada Boutique, Rhapsodical Hats,

 Steam Bath Factory and Christina & Co.

Rare Austin Magazine Photoshoot

Picture from the Rare Austin Magazine Photoshoot.


via: http://prints.thirdspacephoto.com/People/Austin-Steampunk-Big-Top-Candy/13776583_FYLjH#1008469620_bjXU7

4 Days until Austin's Elysium Steampunk Ball

Are you ready for it? What are you going as?
Don't forget there will be vendors there to help you top off your outfits (or get your friends started on theirs!)

Come out to Austin's Elysium Steampunk Ball on October 30th!

Cover is $5 with costume and $7 without.

Live music starts at 10pm and Costume Contest at midnight.

Playing: Black Tape for a Blue Girl w/randal.holt:dead.cat.cello + DJ Void & Gothfather.

21+ Doors Open at 9:30pm.

705 Red River ATX.

Costume contest prizes provided by

Secret Oktober, Turner’s Tokens,

 Faire Treasures, Chet Phillips, Tormented Artifacts,

Parkers and Quinn, Tada Boutique, Rhapsodical Hats,

 Steam Bath Factory and Christina & Co.

Close-up: TaDa Boutique

This is a close up of the donation made by the great embroiderer from TaDa Boutique for Austin's Elysium Steampunk Ball on October 30, 2010. Her work is not limited to pouches but extends to jackets, patches and much more. Be sure to check out her etsy shop for some amazing pieces!

Now which treasure chest will this be hidden in?

Come out to Austin's Elysium Steampunk Ball on October 30th!

Cover is $5 with costume and $7 without.

Live music starts at 10pm and Costume Contest at midnight.

Playing: Black Tape for a Blue Girl w/randal.holt:dead.cat.cello + DJ Void & Gothfather.

21+ Doors Open at 9:30pm.

705 Red River ATX.

Costume contest prizes provided by

Secret Oktober, Turner’s Tokens,

 Faire Treasures, Chet Phillips, Tormented Artifacts,

Parkers and Quinn, Tada Boutique, Rhapsodical Hats,

 Steam Bath Factory and Christina & Co.

Texas Steampunks Pieces

This is a lapel pin and a matching necklace. I'm really happy with how they pulled together.

Who is performing at the Elysium Halloween Steampunk Ball?

Black Tape For A Blue Girl

Elysium Steampunk Ball : October 30th

Halloween Steam Punk Ball and Costume Contest

Oct. 30 @ 9:30pm @ Elysium: 705 Red River St, Austin, TX.

Featuring: BLACK TAPE FOR A BLUE GIRL + randal.holt:dead.cat.cello & DJs Void + The Gothfather.

Live music starts at 10pm.

Costume contest at midnight. Dancing all night long!

$5 with costume, $7 without.

Doors open at 9:30pm (21+)

I'll be a vendor there; come by and see me!

Pretty Pirate Pendant Necklaces

"Another Side"

"Gold n Glory"

New Lapel Pin Design

This is a new direction I am going with the lapel/hat/bag pins. I recently created a custom order for a German Belly Dancing Group and the pieces we similar in design. They are a little more expensive than the simple lapel pins so I won't be making as many but I look forward to getting more designs worked up.

Austin Steampunks Epoch Coffee Meetup!

Hitting this tonight!

Time: August 11, 2010 from 6pm to 10pm
Location: Epoch Coffee
Street: 221 West North Loop Boulevard
City/Town: Austin, TX
Event Type: meetup
Organized By: Austin Steampunks

http://texassteampunks.ning.com/events/austin-meetup-8

Anime Overload Loot

Goodies from Anime Overload. =^.^=

This is just a shot of all the goodies. =)
The Deadpool badge is from herms85.deviantart.com
I'm a huge Deadpool fan...

I grabbed this hat from Georgia Thomas of "Puddles the Pirate Kitty."
She is an Austin Local artist and takes custom order at kittaba@yahoo.com

Unfortunately it seems I didn't grab a business card for the artists that made him.
I shall have to hunt!

Snagged this from Rhapsodical Wares (listed Rhapsodical Hats on the Local Artist tab.)
Find more items on their Etsy shop at rhapsodicalhats.etsy.com!

I'm in love with this from Rhapsodical Wares (listed Rhapsodical Hats on the Local Artist tab.)
Find more items on their Etsy shop at rhapsodicalhats.etsy.com! So Tiny! So Cute!

This is another item from Georgia Thomas of "Puddles the Pirate Kitty."
She had quite a few and sold all of them tonight.
She is an Austin Local artist and takes custom order at kittaba@yahoo.com

This is from ClockWork Threads. (http://www.clockworkthreads.com/)

I really love the design on this! I can't wait to see more of her work.

She handles a lot of custom item work from her website.

Have a picture in mind? Talk to her! She'll make it work!

So overall the con was rather small and the panels were a bit hard to hear but I really think it makes for a good one day con. Everything was packed into one room (performance stage, dealers, artists and panels with cloth dividers in the back of the room.) They also had two food vendors there which was kind of nice. (Yummy Sno-cones!) I mainly just went to go check out the artists.

Other artists that were there include Winged Cat Studios (lucubro-insomnis.deviantart.com), A Key Within: Geek Chic (http://www.akeywithin.etsy.com/), Airship Isabella (Airshipisabella.com) and Bleak World Productions (http://www.metaphoricsurrealist.com/.)

Taking it easy tonight...

I didn't really feel like working tonight so I decided to play a little. Did some drawing and then decided to play with some ideas I had for chain mail. I don't really like following directions, I think that is why reading through lots of chain mail tutorials just kills my head. Once I can establish some kind of basics though, it gives me a chance to start twisting and molding things to the way I like it.

I didn't really make this to sell but I I thought I could really play around with the object in some photos and general arrangement. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out, considering I really don't know anything about chain mail.
Kind of reminds me of a steampunk rosary.

South Congress Steampunk Stroll - Aug 5th

Time: August 5, 2010 from 6pm to 10pm

Location: South Congress Avenue
Street: South Congress Ave.
City/Town: Austin, Tx

Take advantage of Austin's "First Thursday on South Congress" to enjoy the festivities in your Steampunk Finest!

The meeting point will be The Big Top Candy Shop located between Milton and Annie Streets on the west side of the avenue.

via: http://texassteampunks.ning.com/events/austin-steampunk-stroll-on-1

I can't wait to take lots of pictures!

Now on Etsy

Visit online at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/turnerstokens

Etsy Shop Revamp Planned

Woot!
This weekend I'm gonna try to focus on updating photos and uploading new items to the Etsy.com shop. Keep an eye out!

Thanks for everyone's support!

Elysium Steampunk Ball : October 30th

Just got the news last night:

Elysium will be hosting another

Steampunk Ball here in Austin at

The Elysium on October 30, 2010.

As more information develops I'll post details.

It should be nice and cool then and perfect for dressing up in the heavy steampunk outfits.