tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post1040550887440931796..comments2024-03-28T15:36:02.733-04:00Comments on EPBOT: Saturday Steam 7/28/12Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-67746595908331380072012-12-06T09:59:03.516-05:002012-12-06T09:59:03.516-05:00Jen!! Great news!! I've downloaded the typewri...Jen!! Great news!! I've downloaded the typewriter app, and it's so easy to turn off. You just have to type a code word and it turns off!! I'm running it now...loving it!! :) :) :)shaadhttp://www.instructables.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-51910497266749959532012-08-10T23:17:31.000-04:002012-08-10T23:17:31.000-04:00LOVE the hats, Jen's Mom!
I just have to say ...LOVE the hats, Jen's Mom!<br /><br />I just have to say how freaking cool it is that your mom (and your dad!) does steampunk too! That is ... just beyond. Love it. <br /><br />I hope to see you guys at Dragon*Con this year! It's my first year going. I am attempting a (could possibly turn out lame!) steampunk Kaylee from 'Firefly', as well as an assassin Alice in Wonderland. :)The Harper Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07298885558292598693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-17127097720929935652012-07-30T17:32:02.191-04:002012-07-30T17:32:02.191-04:00I have always loved kinetic sculptures since I saw...I have always loved kinetic sculptures since I saw this one http://www.woodthatworks.com/kinetic-sculptures/1992-archive-page/ On my then boyfriend, now ex's parents wall!<br />(yes I just spent an hour+ going through the archives on that sight looking for it lol)<br /><br />I did add 1 to my amazon dream wish list though!Shadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04101705676186663681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-62796348299910375532012-07-30T17:04:54.085-04:002012-07-30T17:04:54.085-04:00I love how your mom took two pairs of goggles apar...I love how your mom took two pairs of goggles apart and mismatched them back together (I think ;-p). Clever idea for making unique goggles! <br /><br />And of course, I love her hats! Of all the aspects of steampunk costuming, I've fallen in love with the hats the most--I've made for me three feathery, flowery bits of frippery already, as well as scratch-built two leather top hats for my hubby (the first one was a bit too small) and a leather riding hat for me. And I've got at least 7 other vintage hats lined up to be steampunked. It's a surprising obsession for me, given that in any other context, I despise wearing hats!<br /><br />Watch thrift stores, ebay, and etsy for vintage hats. Often you can find hats with damaged hatbands/decorations or other cosmetic defects that bring the price way down, but that you can totally cover up with your new decorations. Old blouses in pretty fabrics can be cut up for hatbands or fabric flowers. Feather picks can be purchased in the floral department at the craft store (take a coupon) or you can sometimes buy them cheaper by tearing apart a cat toy from the pet store! Fabri-tac glue is your best friend for sticking it all together quickly and cleanly.<br /><br />Last tip--Blue Hanger. See if Goodwill has an outlet store in your area (it's called the Blue Hanger here). This is where they take all the stuff they couldn't sell at their stores--single curtain panels (silk bustle skirt anyone?), broken lamps (brass weaponry), belts with broken buckles (leather strapping), torn shirts (button harvesting!), etc, and it's all sold by the pound ($1.39 here)! Super-cheap way to get a pile of raw materials to build from.<br /><br />Happy steampunking!Texpenguinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-64083249181308991602012-07-30T08:17:49.404-04:002012-07-30T08:17:49.404-04:00All of these are just fabulous, but especially you...All of these are just fabulous, but especially your mom's hats!! I NEED that first one! =DStarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06960530636707061893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-90520460464870218492012-07-29T21:45:42.956-04:002012-07-29T21:45:42.956-04:00EEK! I met Rhiannon @ ComicCon in Melbourne and h...EEK! I met Rhiannon @ ComicCon in Melbourne and have more photos! Will dig out and post - go you Aussie good thing!!<br />So excited that I met a fellow Epbotter - even if I didn't know it at the time. <br />Extra props to her for posing with the Polly Woodside, Melbourne's grand old lady. <br />And Jen, you amaze me and never fail to brighten my day. Thanks. :)Wings Watsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-61624680816905993552012-07-29T21:25:23.752-04:002012-07-29T21:25:23.752-04:00i didn't read through all the comments. please...i didn't read through all the comments. please tell me i'm the first one to notice the Aladdin reference!Belindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-2465221932174610632012-07-29T20:04:27.915-04:002012-07-29T20:04:27.915-04:00I'm so in love with the NoisyTyper app. I'...I'm so in love with the NoisyTyper app. I'm running it now, much to the annoyance of my fiancée. Super easy to get rid of, no worries.jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11349232456328319714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-5382031164520465752012-07-29T18:13:05.555-04:002012-07-29T18:13:05.555-04:00Jen, I love this typewriter app! I giggle every t...Jen, I love this typewriter app! I giggle every time I hit the return button! And if you don't want to continue to switch it on and off, you can just turn the sound on your computer off. Easy peasy. So I recommend it!<br /><br />*giggle* The little ding when you hit the return key is SO awesome!<br /><br />Tell your mother her hats are all amazing, and that she should feel free to make me one, too!!Sabsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-19810528678021848932012-07-29T17:38:38.794-04:002012-07-29T17:38:38.794-04:00So I went ahead and looked for typewriter sounds f...So I went ahead and looked for typewriter sounds for PCs and found these : <br /><br />http://www.colorpilot.com/sound.html<br /><br />http://www.tothepc.com/archives/typewriter-sound-at-key-press-on-pc-keyboard/<br /><br />I haven´t tried them out yet ...but thaught I´d show other PC users that we can have those awsomes sound effect tooErdbeermilchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-69670688461909210982012-07-29T17:14:40.311-04:002012-07-29T17:14:40.311-04:00AH! Those hats! They are the BEST. Tell your mom t...AH! Those hats! They are the BEST. Tell your mom that I am super super jealous. If you go to DragonCon and I can't, I'll be super super SUPER jealous because my favorite video game voice EVER is going to be there. AGH. So. Envious. In a good, geeky way. :DTatooine92https://www.blogger.com/profile/09246491106022884836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-85447123606396022442012-07-29T17:08:40.704-04:002012-07-29T17:08:40.704-04:00Love the clock parts hat Mrs. Jen's Mom :)Love the clock parts hat Mrs. Jen's Mom :)Torihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348454541546499538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-17656974978412969642012-07-29T16:54:31.599-04:002012-07-29T16:54:31.599-04:00The Mother of Jen should do a guest blog post!!!!The Mother of Jen should do a guest blog post!!!!MichelleHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15620214611586302175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-53756071008415241392012-07-29T12:33:48.260-04:002012-07-29T12:33:48.260-04:00Oh! Oh! The typewriter thing is the COOLEST. Thank...Oh! Oh! The typewriter thing is the COOLEST. Thank you SO much for posting. I've had a rough couple of weeks (some days, I think your blog is one of the few things that makes me smile), and I can't help but grin every time I type something. I especially love returns. <br />Best.<br />Ever.<br />So, anyway, thank you. And know that there are a lot of us out here pulling for you, even if we don't always say anything. But seriously. Thanks!Kate Radfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13110438698353994124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-11943967729635675412012-07-28T21:33:10.701-04:002012-07-28T21:33:10.701-04:00Hii! Thank you for your kind comments on my steam...Hii! Thank you for your kind comments on my steampunk outfit Jen! It's so awesome to see my pic up there with your Mum's hats. And they all look fantastic by the way... kind of inspired to start work on my own steam punk hat now.<br /><br />@ Karen W - they're stockings! :) I got them from a shop in Australia called Dangerfield. They do have an online shop, but unfortunately being at the end of winter here, the only have 1 pair of stockings up.Rhiannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538665778421588161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-35833812355013996702012-07-28T20:54:39.023-04:002012-07-28T20:54:39.023-04:00You Mum's hats are awesome!! Please tell her ...You Mum's hats are awesome!! Please tell her so and rock on.Sarchixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07029130698488851450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-51175409795480713852012-07-28T18:50:26.425-04:002012-07-28T18:50:26.425-04:00OH my goodness thanks so much for sharing, I got m...OH my goodness thanks so much for sharing, I got my start reading you:)sue @ cakeballs, cookies and morehttp://cakeballscookiesandmore.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-53991361201781810982012-07-28T18:44:52.217-04:002012-07-28T18:44:52.217-04:00Ohh, I wish I had a Mac. That typewriter app woul...Ohh, I wish I had a Mac. That typewriter app would be so cool!<br /><br />Jen's mom makes amazing hats. I love the one with the gears and watch faces. The blue feathers too since I love that shade of blue. Obviously the talent runs in the family.Marniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254240216101024881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-7498436212751877992012-07-28T16:20:36.368-04:002012-07-28T16:20:36.368-04:00Love, Love, Love David Roy's sculptures. I act...Love, Love, Love David Roy's sculptures. I actually have one hanging in my living room! After years of staring at it on the web, my husband bought it for me for my birthday. (It's called tri-fusion - you can see it in the archives on his site) Everybody who comes to our house loves it. I've been contemplating buying another one for the nursery we're planning - small children seem especially fascinated watching the one we've got.Carolinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-10105288990069736352012-07-28T16:04:02.836-04:002012-07-28T16:04:02.836-04:00Kudos Jens Mom! I might hit yuou up for tipa whe...Kudos Jens Mom! I might hit yuou up for tipa when i make my own for my Halloween-Steampunk-Masquerade ball wedding!Mandee Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05435596509119636434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-33781895292029869412012-07-28T14:15:11.743-04:002012-07-28T14:15:11.743-04:00Now that my 2-yr-old daughter's birthday cake ...Now that my 2-yr-old daughter's birthday cake is done (dare I send you a few pix? It's got goggles and Lil Cthulhu on it!) I can now focus on my very own steampunk costume. Your mom's hats are even more inspiration for me, so thanks, Jen's mom! Too bad the airline would have frowned on all the metal/wire/construction-site goodies my BIL has rounded up for me. I hope he sends me a care package soon. He built me a gun out of old plumbing bits and doodads, heh.Jasrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-88938015963355782882012-07-28T13:31:58.209-04:002012-07-28T13:31:58.209-04:00Those kinetic sculptures just gave me motion sickn...Those kinetic sculptures just gave me motion sickness. I KNEW I shouldn't have clicked play!<br /><br />There's a what I believe to be similar keystroke sound program for PCs here:<br /><br />http://www.prime-projects.co.uk/<br /><br />It has five sounds to choose from.<br /><br />There is another one called ClicKey - just do a google search.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10004965916328609819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-77396500181678109052012-07-28T12:12:25.031-04:002012-07-28T12:12:25.031-04:00I really like the one with the purple goggles and ...I really like the one with the purple goggles and peacock feathers! Are the goggles store bought and did you DIY them up? I'd like to make something fun like that. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18046974853726491407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-64006360891120123772012-07-28T11:52:08.726-04:002012-07-28T11:52:08.726-04:00First Jen, thank you for posting so much this week...First Jen, thank you for posting so much this week! When I see a new post, a little check mark goes under the Happy Face column in my mind. I need lots of Happy Faces to call it a good week.<br /><br />Your mom is an artist! Love those hats. Wearing any of them would add checks in the aforementioned Happy Face column. Unless my cats saw them. They think all feathers must be destroyed. I have an envelope full of pink spoonbill feathers that I might never get to use.<br /><br />AnalogmommyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-39293342190728866572012-07-28T11:03:20.405-04:002012-07-28T11:03:20.405-04:00Hi Jen's mom! I love your hats! I love the one...Hi Jen's mom! I love your hats! I love the one with the feathers from Jen the most. I'd rock that hat all over Detroit. :)<br /><br />That typewriter program would drive me slowly nuts. I could only 20 seconds of the video, so I don't blame you for checking the uninstall options.Suzehttp://www.suzegeeksout.comnoreply@blogger.com