Best Garage Sale Ever!

You ever get drug out to a garage sale?

"They have tools." your significant other may say to entice you. And then you get there and it's a card table full of store brand tape measures and an unworking circular saw. So now your stuck there for 45 minutes while she paws through the half acre of baby clothes and 20 year old paperbacks.

I've pushed people down stairs for less.

But this time ... Oh sweet gods.

This wonderful man died some time ago and, owing to a quirk in his brain, he liked to collect tools. He had every god damn tool I could ever ask for. He actually had 5 or 6 of each, neatly arranged from smallest to largest. I don't judge.

I've been trying to replace my small anvil for some time now since there was a mishap at a storage facility that claimed my last one. I was on the verge of just buying some shitty poured iron abortion from Harbor Freight and low and behold the first thing I see in this garage is an 18" length of railroad track. Not the best for true blacksmithing but I hate black smithing. And track anvils are great for white and greensmithing. $5.

My air compressor is a loaner. I don't use them much and just haven't got around to getting one. Right there under a card table full of files and burnishers (fucking burnishers!) is an oilless compressor like airbrush artists use or house painters or something. With a half horse motor on it. $5.

Stacy gets a commercial grade potter wheel and motor. $5. A vintage Fischer Scientific burner. $1.

Just insane. So often you roll up on a yard sale and the people think their shit is made of gold or something. That box of paperbacks I mentioned had a sign "Price = 1/2 of list price". I shit you not. I bought an old old dentist drill motor for a buck!

I had to borrow a truck to haul it all home and I don't think we spent more than $50.

Anyway ... had to get that out of my system.

My First Mask

It's more of a half-mask really.

It started out as just ... I don't know the term for it but it would be the equivalent of doodling only with a hammer and some metal instead of paper and pencil.

So it took a roughly cat shape. I like it.

You can buy it here.

You can read its story by selecting from the list on the right.

Sneak Peak - New Product Dropping Soon!

I can't say much about it just yet.

The cat's got my tongue.

Spring Cleaning

Running a coupon code this month in my etsy shop.

Don't count on me running many things like this, I find them tacky.

But I'm gearing up to do a Renn. Faire this summer and hopefully I will be at Renegade Craft Fair in Chicago this year. That means tripling my inventory in the next few weeks. And ... since most of what's up in my shop are prototypes and new designs I have no idea if I should make more of them or concentrate on other things.

So if you have been holding out, do so at your own peril. The coupon will get you 25% off and most items include free-domestic shipping already.

Also, keep an eye open for a few new designs I'm wrapping up. They should be dropping in the next few weeks.

The coupon code is:
APRIL25

New Goggles Dropping ... NOW!

You can see them on my Etsy site here.

Yes, they are Sized to fit American Girl Dolls.

Yes, I will make more people sized things. Try buying a little of what's already there.

Yes, I wrote a story for these. Go read it here.

Yes, I made a video showing off the cool little mechanical gadget on the goggles.

Artificer Made the Grade!

Steampunk Addie and her mommy over at steampunkaddie.blogspot.com have received their purchased goggles and bestowed upon me their mark of approval.

What a fun thing to say.

I'm thrilled they ... alright, Addie is a doll but she earns her personal pronoun dammit ... they liked the goggles. The reception I received has even inspired me to create another pair.

I don't know if I can keep this up. It's hard to be a filthy lecher while making dolly goggles.

But I'll try.

New Dolly Goggles are Dropping Tonight

I haven't put them up on etsy yet, still need to put this doll through a photishoot.
I have some adult human sized goggs in the works, but I'm apparently a doll person for the time being.
That's okay, it's fun. It's certainly not easier than doing full guage metal. It's own unique set of challenges.
So, here's a pic to whet your appetite and be sure to follow me on twitter for a coupon code coming soon.



Another pic hot off the camera...