From one Steampunk Event to another!
Isn’t life strange sometimes? Last Sunday I was in Nottingham, in the wonderful company of my daughter, Lisa, and her role-playing friends. I was attending a book launch for “Steampunk Apothecary”, an enchanting collection of jewellery and fantastical tales. Emilly Ladybird (otherwise known as Jema Hewitt, and the chief bridesmaid at my daughter’s wedding, if you remember that far back) describes how to make these beautifully curvy pieces.
Blood red ruby earrings- Jema demonstrates how to make them
Or how about these curvaceous mermaids?
The beautifully curved balcony in the Malt Cross Cafe
We were upstairs in the uniquely beautiful Malt Cross Cafe, a grade 2 listed building. Emilly Ladybird was our gracious hostess, and naturally, there was cake!
Lisa, Emilly Ladybird, Mr. Woppit and Claire
Mr. Woppit and cake
Lisa was keeping cool most elegantly
And posing, when requested, with her husband, Leo
Imagine my surprise to learn, during the conversation, that this coming Sunday my hometown is to host its first ever Steampunk event! Lynne and Richard Hardy, designers of the game “Cogs, Cakes and Swordsticks” will be appearing on board HMS Trincomalee in Hartlepool marina. “Come and say hello” they said.
Sure enough, on my return home I found “Tiffin on the Trinc- a Steampunk convivial”, advertised locally.
Tiffin on board the Trinc poster
What’s a girl to do? It’s Father’s day so I’ll be cooking lunch first. For more details of Jema’s fabulous work, and last Sunday’s fun, take a look at An extraordinary, but delicious, affair. Tomorrow? It won’t be the same without my gorgeous girl.
Got your six words ready for Saturday? With thanks to Cate at Show My Face. And I really can’t resist a “two for one” approach this week. I’m submitting this to the Daily Post Weekly Photo Challenge : Curves
After all, what’s a corset without curves?
restlessjo 
nice old poster about tea duelling …
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On board a beautiful old boat, Frizz. Fingers crossed for the weather (though she can handle stormy seas) 🙂
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Hello Joanne,
It’s wonderful I wish I was there to learn to how to make thoses pieces of curves as well. Now I remember that long ago, I visiting you for the SWS and you were preparing your daugther wedding. Wow !!! Time flies !
What will be your menu for father’s day lunch tomorrow ?
happy saturday
Grace
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Dad likes roast pork so it will be traditional Sunday roast with Yorkshire puddings and roast potatoes, Grace.
Yes, it was a very special wedding, and last weekend was the first time I’d seen them since then. Many thanks for your visit. 🙂
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Steampunk event look fun! Your daughter is so gorgeous! Hope you are getting some rest, Jo.
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Sunshine, showers and zumba this weekend, Amy, but I sat in the garden recovering a while. 🙂
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They look beautiful, Jo! 😀
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Gorgeous girls, Marion! I love them. 🙂
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Wow! I haven’t seen such costumes since Wild Wild West with Will Smith! The café looked the perfect location, thanks for sharing the Steam Punk trend in jewellery. Hope the Father’s Day lunch goes well – Roast?
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Yes, pork is his favourite, Cath. Jema uses lots of polymer clay and a few cogs and things. So different from your style, but still lovely. 🙂
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It’s a really popular style at the moment! Wish I could handle polymer clay, it’s still a mystery to me. Hope you enjoyed the Roast Pork, Yum!
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I have no idea what steam punk is and now I will have to find out 🙂 I loved the curved theme,I think I may look for curves too this weekend! Yet another thing for my already overflowing mind to twirl around 🙂 have a great weekend x
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There’s been so much variety in the Curves posts I’ve seen so far, Jess. Why not give it a go? Thanks- you and your family too! 🙂
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Looks like fun! Love those dresses. 🙂
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It really was, Dana. I had a shocking cold but managed to forget all about it while I was there. (and hopefully haven’t passed it on!) 🙂
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How cool to enjoy two steambunk events. Great photos
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Thanks, Austine! 🙂 Strange to be becoming almost cool in my old age.
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What fun! I love the photos…almost makes me want to get a corset, lol ;p
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I was happy just to look, Kayleigh. Those things really aren’t comfortable, but they do give you a “certain something”. 🙂
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Cranking!
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Just your kind of thing, Ron! 🙂 🙂
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Role playing involving colourful dress ups is so much fun for young and older! Looks like a lively event!
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It was wonderful strolling around admiring the outfits, Gemma. 🙂
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I love the colours in Lisa’s dress. ‘Steampunk Apothecary’ sounds as though it might be an interesting read.
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I bought one, Elaine, with no intention to do anything but look! There’s a photo of Lisa (in the blond wig) as a ship’s figurehead on one of the pages. (the link to my “extraordinary affair” post will tell you more about Jema’s work.
So nice to see her in colours other than black. 🙂
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Wow … what a sumptuous choice for the challenge – loads of soft and female curves. I have gone for a boring building with curves.
You, even it not feeling very well – did a fantastic job for this afternoon. Have a pleasant weekend now – I have sunshine so far.
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Sunshine, showers and zumba! I barely just survived this morning, but on the walk back saw some fabulous Icelandic poppies, so it was all worthwhile. 🙂
I’ll believe your boring when I see it!
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fine not fin.
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What an absolute hoot! And your daughter and sil look so fin in their fancy getup.
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If there’s anything Lisa does well it’s “dress to kill” (and she does lots of things well!) 🙂
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And you still haven’t told me what STEAMPUNK actually is!
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I did look on Wikipedia for you, Viv, but that’s as far as I got. 🙂
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That book looks SUMPTUOUS.
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It really is, Tilly, and you don’t even have to like Steampunk. There’s a link to Jema’s Emilly Ladybird stuff on the other “extraordinary” post. 🙂
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I’ll check it out later.
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feliz dia
continues the series of beautiful Alice in Wonderland … looks a bit if you find Biancoconiglio too …
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Si signorina. J’ adoro Mr. Woppit! 🙂
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