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"There was a young boy in a clockyardBuilding himself from the pieces he foundScrewing on what's been left on the groundHoping to finish enough one day to leave"~ Abney Park100% Steam Team

New Steampunk Goggles /... steampunk22 $200.00	Koi and Carnelian industrialfair... $60.00
Writer's Pen and In... AgentOfChaos $75.00	Radio Vacuum Tube Earri... likeclockworks... $20.00
Steampunk Retro Victori... BeaPearson0626 $41.00	Quilled Cloud Necklace ... ClockworkCrow $54.00
Steampunk creatures art... Opafaf $85.00	Bespoke Toy Soldier Sea... SteampunkTailo... $499.00
Alice in Wonderl old ke... Yumis $75.00	Steampunk Dark Series N... GreatLook $18.00
Steampunk Black Leather... AnotherWorldOu... $65.00	Tatted Lace Pendant - K... TotusMel $15.00
Dimensional Vision Ampl... torquearm $75.00	Leather Octopus Nautica... harrisonmurray $294.95
Rough Sailing, OOAK ste... CamrynForrestD... $285.00	Conjoined Twins Black B... TheCurioEmpori... $54.98

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The SteamTeam 'Steamy Wonderland' Contest Entries

We occasionally have internal team contests, and now and again we open voting to the public. This is one of those times!
Our team contest themes are chosen by the winner of the previous contest. Our last contest was Seam & Steam, a combination of metal and cloth. MadArtJewelry was our last contest winner, with her Sweet Absinthe Oblivion Steampunk Necklace, so she decided on the theme for this one... to quote her idea-

Since there's a lot of interest in Alice in Wonderland just now, I think the next contest should be something like "Steampunk in Wonderland" or "Alice in Steampunkland". This should provide a contest that any maker can participate in since there would be no materials specified. Criteria could be based on how well the 2 are interwoven.

And that's just what we did! We gave our members 6 weeks to come up with something awesome combining the curiosity of Alice in Wonderland with the innovation of SteamPunk. We had 11 members enter finished items on time, and we're asking YOU the public to vote on our winner.
Because we like to share, the SteamTeam also decided to do a giveaway along with the voting for our current contest! For more information about the Giveaway, please scroll to the bottom of the post!Vote Now!

Now for the Entries!

Raygun Robin
Etsy Store: http://raygunrobyn.etsy.com
For Sale on Etsy

"You may have noticed that I'm not all there myself.
A new design inspired by the Cheshire Cat from "Alice in Wonderland"!


(men's large)
This item is also one of the prizes in our Giveaway!

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techdragon
Etsy Store: http://techdragon.etsy.com
For Sale on Etsy

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19Moons
Etsy Store: http://www.19moons.etsy.com
For Sale on Etsy

Cheshire Cat with a dash of Mad Hatter Belt Buckle
"We're all mad here. I'm mad. You're mad."-Cheshire Cat

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COGnitivecreations
Etsy store: http://www.COGnitivecreations.etsy.com/
For Sale on Etsy

The Mad Hatter's Teatime Watch Artful Hardware Pendant
“No wonder you're late. Why, this watch is exactly two days slow.”~ The Mad Hatter

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Joei Reed Hats
Etsy Store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/joeireedhats
For Sale on Etsy

Tea time, anyone?

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In Sectus
Etsy Store: http://insectus.etsy.com/
On Flickr

This necklace was designed especially for Alice.


a closeup

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CatherinetteRings
Etsy Store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/CatherinetteRings
For Sale on Etsy
Blog Post

Caterpillar: [suddenly angry] I am "exaketededly" three inches high, and it is a very good height indeed!

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Lostdreammachine
Etsy Store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/lostdreammachine
For Sale on Etsy
On Flickr
Blog Post

Just in time ...

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ByGaslight
Etsy Store: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ByGaslight
On Flickr
Blog Entry

Exclusive R.O.S.E steamposum wonderland goggels.

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Wenchie
Etsy Store: http://wenchie.etsy.com
On Flickr

The Clock Box - Never be late again

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Professor Maelstromme
Etsy Store: http://profmaelstromme.etsy.com
For Sale on Etsy
On Flickr

Alice - Check your Watch Now! You're a Super Hot Female!

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The Steamy Wonderland Giveaway
We had 5 members offer items for the Giveaway! Take a Look!


A Cicada Ring by MadArtJewelry


A Cheshire Cat TShirt (Men's Large) by Raygun Robyn


A Set of Custom Spare Pockets by TechDragon


A $50 Gift Certificate towards something by CatherinetteRings


A $50 Gift Certificate towards something by The Lost Dream Machine

Vote Now!

The Giveaway Rules:
-Vote! Placing your vote (making sure to include your email address) automatically enters you!

There's more!
-For an additional entry, leave a comment telling us who you're voting for and why
-For an additional entry, tweet about the giveaway, then leave a comment with a link to your tweet
-For an additional entry, tweet about the contest, then leave a comment with a link to your tweet
-Finally for a 5th entry, blog about this giveaway on your own blog, FaceBook, Liveournal, ect. (complete with links and such), then come back and leave a link to your post.


Your comment profile must include contact information, if it doesn't be sure to leave a valid email address in your comment or your entry is void, because if we can't contact you, we can't tell you that you won!

Since the voting ends on April 17th at Midnight (EST), so will this giveaway.
Winners will be chosen by random number generator and announced Monday the 25th.

Vote Now!

Dr. Insectus

Name: Dr.Insectus
Shop Name: InSectus Artefacts
Shop Link: insectus.etsy.com
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Ships To: All places imaginable, including hot-air balloons, zeppelin cockpits, secret science labs and submarine escape pods

What inspires you?
Junk. Old men's musty garages are especially exciting.
Words. Fernando Pessoa is delicious, although, stuck on a desert island, I'd probably take The Three Musketeers or a full size Oxford dicitonary.
Movies. I like being in a dark room with those lights flickering, and I prefer to hear the film reel if possible. Films by the Brothers Quay and Jan Svankmajer make me tingle. Gypsy shenanigans by Emir Kusturica and Tony Gatlif make me shimmy.
Music. Last year I went to the Guca trumpet festival in Serbia. That's my kinda gig. But I'll take John Coltrane with an espresso too.
Etsy. I love that you can type in 'cabbages and kings' or 'flux capacitor' and come up with stuff. Currently besotted with BarbaraTaramasso. Drool.



Is this a job for you or a hobby?
Hmm. Hobby kinda sounds like I don't take it seriously, but I don't make money off it, either. Can I say I'm a volunteer? Cheesy I work in a library during the day and by night sprout steamy wings. I hope one day to be able to do just this, and write. That would be wonderful.

How did you get into your craft?
I used to paint and sculpt. But things just kept getting smaller and smaller until jewelry was my only option.



Do you have any advice for fellow Etsy shop owners?
Work to a niche. Don't take sales to heart, they indicate demand and self-promotion, not necessarily the quality of work.

What do you love about Steampunk?
In a lot of ways Steampunk seems like a backlash against the mass produced and the sameness of modern culture, proposing a return to craftsmanship and artistic integrity. And madness, naturally. The mad scientist is my Steampunk character champion. Bring on the test tubes and foggy indecipherables in jars...



Anything else you would like to add?
The Steamteam has been the place I've felt most at home on Etsy. Thanks, my steamers! *toot*