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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Steampunk Wand - Preview

Okay everyone, here is a preview of my new Steampunk Wand and matching box. The box still needs work but I am very happy with the wand.
That is a working light bulb on the box. It only lights up when the box halves are together.

Here is a slightly different view, it's hard trying to get all the details to look just right in the pictures. 

The inside of the box is lined with leather.

Leather and steampunk, perfect match :). 

Okay, for the details on the wand... There is a copper coil all down the wand, imagine it's the conductor of the electricity or power for the magic. In the hilt of the wand we have a pressure gauge. You know how machinery can be tricky, better keep an eye on it! If your magic starts to get away from you and overload, use the handbrake :). 

I incorporated some gears and watch parts in the hilt too. 

The box, I like to imagine it is the charging station for the wand. I put in another copper coil and pressure gauge. Some watch parts for that popular steampunk look, and a working glass light bulb.
I tried to make the box look like it was made from scrap metals. It's actually all clay and painted in various golds, coppers, brass, and silver.


So why don't I like the box 100% yet? I want the edges to be sharper and one end is narrower that the other because I held it there too tightly before I baked it. Can't really see that until you look for it, but I know it's there :).

Okay, I really need to paint those skull wands and list them. I'll list them on Etsy tomorrow around 11am or 12 noon my time (US Pacific time). According to the little gadget on my blog, I think that is 6pm or 7pm UK time. I'll only be listing 4 wands and 4 wands + boxes. Each little skull turned out different so I'll take pictures of each so you can pick your favorite.

I'll be making 4 skull wand stands, but I'll need some design help so I'll do a blog post either later or tomorrow on them.

35 comments:

  1. Lorraine you are a Genius!!! i have never seen anything so cool. Will try to get a skull wand and box tomorrow. Bravo!!!

    Victoria :)

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  2. This is totally unbelievable, absolutely amazing!

    Hugs
    Birgit

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  3. AMAZING! FANTASTIC! INCREDIBLE! Your imagination seems to have no limits at all! Wonderful box and wand!What more I can say???:D

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  4. OMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!!!
    Absolutely superb!! This is the best!

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  5. WOW!!!!!!!! that is the cleverest most fantabulous mini idea I have seen in a long time... possibly ever! I absolutely love it, you are a proper genius inventor :o)

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  6. Absolutely fantastic, I think this is definitely your best yet Lorraine. Like Wendie said your a proper genius inventor..xxx

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  7. speechless!!! fabulous!!! :D Linda x

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  8. Wow, thanks everyone! I didn't know it would be such a hit, maybe I've just been staring at it too long :).

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  9. Oh WOW! Lorraine! That is amazing! I showed it to my son who is an original steam-punk kind of guy and he was smiling ear to ear! Sheer genius! That box that lights up and all the little dials are just TOO MUCH! I LOVE it! Great work!

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  10. This is amazing! I just love your creativity!

    Lori

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  11. Thanks Lori!

    Thanks Daydreamer! I'm so happy a steampunker approves!

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  12. OMG! I absolutely LOVE this!!! And I'm not a huge steampunk fan, but I've always thought it was pretty cool. This wand and the box, however....oh yeah, I'm a BIG fan!!! Wonderful job Lorraine and such a creative idea.

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  13. Thanks so much Fiver! That's so awesome to hear!

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  14. Wow, this is my favorite wand so far! He's amazing!!!! I love all your work but this is so cool. Mind blowing.
    compliments from Marieke

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  15. In my teenage sons words 'Totally Awesome!!' Just amazing work Lorraine, it really is quite superb. Never seen anything like it and probalby wont again unless you decide to make a whole range of them, which of course i wish you would! he he! Hope to win a wand, would love a stand too so hope you figure it out, Im sure you will! Kate xxx

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  16. Thanks Kate! I'm going to try and focus on wands for a while so maybe I can come up with a range :)

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  17. Wow, that is amazing!! Great work! Love how it even lights up!! That should be in a magazine!

    Jamie

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  18. Thanks Jamie! That's too kind XD

    Thank you Jeanne!

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  19. One of the coolest and most incredible minis I have seen yet. Fabulous, fabulous work!!! I can't believe the box lights up!!! You ARE a genius!! Or, maybe I should make that steampunk wizard scientist?!

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  20. Love it! And the skull wand I just had to have! Great work as usual Lorraine.

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  21. Holy crap, Lorraine! That looks amazing. I can only imagine the type of scene it would be in.

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  22. I think this is the most wonderful wand with box I've ever seen!!! It's so beautiful and the working light is just stunning!!!

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  23. Thanks Janice!

    Thanks Morgan, you quite literally made me laugh out loud :)

    Thank you Margriet! That is so kind of you!

    :) Thanks Minnie Kitchen!

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  24. Amazing work! Any witch or wizard would covet this Rolls-Royce of wands!

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  25. Simply sublime! A master mini in every sense. :o))))

    SUPERB work Lorraine and may it continue!

    Michelle xxx

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  26. That is a very cool wand and box full of steaminess! I bow before your tiny tinkering skills!

    Mieljolie

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  27. All I can say is ....WOOOOOOWWWWWW. Fabulous work xJulie

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  28. I am late but at least it's not never :):). I must add to the accolades, dear Lorraine. You are our Ms Einstein for wands ! You come up with such innovative ones and this one has to be, like Vic said, THE COOLEST ! If I crawl into your brain and stay there for a day, I will be enriched 1000 times by all the ideas that go in there. :):)

    Congratz my dear, on your latest invention! Pure Genius!

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