Tales of Terror
I was hoping to be writing up a post about a work in progress–specifically the ADO Quarterly Challenge piece I’m doing for Copy the Masters. I know what master I’m copying and even have gathered some of my materials. Unfortunately, I haven’t had time to actually start working on it yet. So instead, I’m going to do yet another “find” post.
Oh, what did she get this time?
Skeleton, Cabinet, Suitcase, Clock, and Car
Periodically, I go on these hunts or binges on eBay looking for a bulk listing of whatever the perfect item of the moment is. I’ve found lots with a bunch of non-working watches, leatherworking tools and acrylic eyes, among other things. I don’t always win the auctions because I actually limit my max bid to what I think is a valid price (for instance, I can get leather stamps from Tandy at a great price, wholesale, so I won’t buy them if they cost more on eBay with shipping). But some things are harder to find locally for a “reasonable” price to a scavenger–I need to make sure that I’m not paying so much for a piece that it’s unreasonable to include the price of it in my pricing formula for the book or doll that I’m making.
Keys, keys, and more keys.
Fleamarket Finds: Padlock Trio
Where does one go to find all the little (and big) goodies out there for making a steampunk or altered art anything? Truth is, you can find them all over the place–you probably have some things lying around your house (or garage) that would work. But after you’ve scavenged your property and started a collection of junk…er…precious vintage items for use in your art, what then? Where do you go to build a collection of gears, brass bits, copper parts, levers, keys, crystal and glass lenses, and what have you for making a steampunk masterpiece?
Second TDB made available.