• 12:52 @SteampunkRings is having a Steampunk jewelry Giveaway : tinyurl.com/steampunkgiveaway #

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• 15:17 Let's get @steamteam's @calloohcallay3 over 4000 hearts on @Etsy! calloohcallay.etsy.com #
• 15:20 RT @TomBanwell: Singer Juliette Commagere meets my lacy leaf mask, and magic happens! bit.ly/GnwqO #
• 15:21 RT @ZKitten: 10% off anything in my store through Thursday, mention Twitter in notes to seller! )chaoticsupplies.etsy.com( #
• 15:22 RT @Etsy: Deadline extended to 9/28! Last Call for Artists: One of a Kind Show, Etsy Artist Pavilion bit.ly/uLkKv #

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• 15:09 EST's @room3designs in new @Etsy Treasury - Black Beauty: ow.ly/qA9k #
• 17:33 RT EST's @totusmel: Check it out, my Viva La Reine necklace has been stalked! totusmel.blogspot.com/2009/09/stalker.html #

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• 18:41 RT @RaygunRobyn: if you have any pics of my shirts in action please post 'em to my new Facebook page - bit.ly/1yq2y #
• 19:03 RT @steamteam's @MadArtjewelry: I am included in this gorgeous byhand.me gallery - bit.ly/f1l1a #
• 19:06 RT @SteampunkRings: Just created a new set on Flickr with 18 pictures taken from my #steampunk video: tinyurl.com/mgb6rd #

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• 14:56 Discover all the handcrafted goodness on sale at @Etsy with this handy iPhone tool: Etsy Addict - ow.ly/q3gA #
• 15:01 EST's @room3designs featured on the Mourning Market Blog: ow.ly/q3iE #
• 15:04 Get a chance to win a $100 shopping spree in the @SteampunkRings @Etsy Shop! ow.ly/q3jt #
• 15:44 Check out this sculpture for the "9" contest by @steamteam's Holly Conrad: bit.ly/AIQfr #

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• 14:34 RT @room3designs: not really sure what the Etsy Dark Side is? learn more + I'm featured bit.ly/z0zj9 #
• 14:49 @Steamteam Steampunk Recently listed items retwt.me/1IGT #

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• 00:15 @SteamTeam member @SteampunkRing's Daniel Proulx, introduces the fantastic story behind his creations : tinyurl.com/ntauvks's #

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• 12:42 Our @TomBanwell has a new website with pics of his leather steampunk creations: tombanwell.daportfolio.com/ #

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• 11:54 Help @coilhouse Win a Small-Business Grant! ow.ly/paXJ #

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• 10:58 RT @mykeamend: A listing and gallery of works and prints I'll have available at steamcon: bit.ly/fPwa0 #
• 11:02 @SteamTeam members @MadArtjewelry @ZKitten @CJGrand & ArtSnark are all participating in the @Etsy Free shipping weekend! #

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• 19:38 Hey @Steamteam-ers! @ reply or DM the team twitter to have us re-tweet your stuff! #

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August Team Contest

Every month or so, the Steam Team runs a contest meant to inspire members to push the boundaries of their creativity. Each contest has a theme, and rules specific to that theme. The theme this time was:

Make It Work

Entries were required to have some working, functioning, or moving part. A working clock, a spinning gear, hinged wings...

Congratulations SteamSmith, whose Pirate Ship Revenge blew its challengers out of the water to win!

The two top runners up were Fantasies in Leather with a tophat with a working clock,And 19Moons with her Phoenix Steampunk necklace.

The next contest theme is Seam and Steam: a Challenge of Metal and Cloth. Stay tuned to see what fantastic interpretations team members come up with this time!

Collection of the Week

1. Steampunk Ring - Gunmetal copper and LEOPARD SKIN JASPER by CatherinetteRings



2. Zephyr Sleeve Garters by choklit



3. Top Hat Steampunk cuff links by SteamSmithWorks



4. Modern Black Leather Infinity Cuff - Recycled Bracelet by SteamPunkGarage



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Collection of the Week

1. S.S. Mathilda Necklace in Sterling, Copper and Brass

by Clockworkcrow



2. Steampunk Vintage WWII Military Spat Corset TAN
by VelvetMechanism



3. VEGAN FRIENDLY Industrial Steampunk Restraint Cuffs
by FanstasiesInLeather



4. Tie Dye Rayon Skirt Green/Black
by Crescentwench

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Member WinonaCookie Featured

One of WinonaCookie's pieces is featured on this blog today: http://heartnshop.blogspot.com/

Stop by and check out the "Etsy Hearts" blog and leave some comments and love! The featured piece "Emma the Nautilus" can be purchased in WinonaCookie's Etsy shop.

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*

• 11:47 RT @Etsy: Workshop on getting your Etsy items "feature friendly" starting in 20 min bit.ly/DmOSp click "classroom" pls RT #
• 11:49 RT @mykeamend: At mykeamend.com - 10% w/ coupon code: fhtagn. Valid through tmw, even on sale items #cephalopod #horror #steampunk #art #

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• 15:24 RT @choklit: Bay Area locals... hurry forthwith to the Krank-Boom-Clank fundraiser on this coming Sunday! tinyurl.com/kbc-fundraiser #
• 15:46 Our own @choklit has blogged a photo-laden love-letter about @steamteam's @makerfaire experience: ow.ly/fMuv #

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• 15:14 Call for photos (pref hi-res) on #steampunk at @makerfaire (Bay Area '09) for @Etsy Storque article. Contact @nullalux (nullalux at gmail). #

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• 10:16 RT @CurioCabinet: Atlas Obscura is a travel and altas to the world's curiosities. Call for submissions: tinyurl.com/n5p2h2 #
• 18:28 Etsy Giveaways: Steam Punk Vintage 1930's Watch Ring by @19Moons (Ends 6/24) ow.ly/eVUq #

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• 01:43 RT EST's @mykeamend: Free Wallpaper - Gadreel (sepia variant) tinyurl.com/steamart #steampunk #art #airships #

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• 14:58 RT @CurioCabinet: Handmade Business - Quick Tip #8 - Craft Show Checklist tinyurl.com/l4nr7x (via @Noadi) #
• 20:38 Sale at @steamteam member Velvet Mechanism's @Etsy shop: velvetmechanism.etsy.com #

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• 20:52 Finally finished w/ post-@makerfaire @steamteam paperwork—huzzah! Many thanks to @Xenarthra for his help. Everyone should send him cookies. #

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• 18:56 RT @nullalux: New posts on Cephalopod Tea Party: cephalopodteaparty.blogspot.com/ #

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• 20:37 EST's @dbvictoria and one of her parasols featured in an @Etsy Storque article: tinyurl.com/l8yqp3 #

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• 05:21 hey teamers!! june roll call!! sound off! tinyurl.com/lvnhwg #

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• 12:33 RT @nullalux: @steamteam at @makerfaire is utterly stunning! Thanks @TotusMel, @Choklit, @TomBanwell, ClockworkCrow, & IndustrialFairytale! #

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• 11:54 On-site Carnivale Mechanique - @steamteam set-up for @makerfaire has begun! DM @nullalux with any questions. www.makerfaire.com #mf09 #
• 13:34 Through a miracle of physics, we managed to fit all my @steamteam wares and displays into @nullalux's Saturn Ion. To @makerfaire, ho! #mf09 #

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• 14:17 RT @nullalux: Steampunk Magazine's @LibbyBulloff blogs about Carnival Mechanique and the @steamteam at @makerfaire: ow.ly/9K0Q #mf09 #
• 14:17 And take a gander at the nifty Carnivale Mechanique banner designed by @LibbyBulloff: www.flickr.com/photos/nullalux/3574409054/ #
• 19:18 EST's @Bijouxbead on CRAFTgawker: craftgawker.com/post/2009/05/28/1130/ #

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• 10:45 EST's Dr. @InSectus interviewed on Such Cool Stuff blog: bit.ly/Vx7Yl #
• 14:45 Those @makerfaire tix went quickly! For those who didn't catch it, here's regular ticket info: makerfaire.com/bayarea/2009/tickets/ #
• 22:50 The latest in sexy tactical wear? The hot new Tactical Corset by @lxpk will be on display at @makerfaire - Bay Area '09: tr.im/mwv2 #
• 23:15 The sale section at @SojournCurios returns with 20 items: bit.ly/XsoVw #

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