Learn about scale while making GenCon swag for your BJD companions. We're going to stitch a little screen-printed GenCon t-shirt and make a scale GenCon badge from easy-to-find craft materials.
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Project will be in SD (1/3) scale, but early registrants can contact host to reserve a smaller or larger scale kit.
Get a Nat20 for creativity. We're making fantasy RPG flavored pendants in this inspiring workshop. Choose from your favorite classes or races to make a unique stone & charm pendant.
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Do you identify with the fighter? Maybe you always play the Elf. Want to learn how to show off your inner barbarian without donning a chainmail bikini? This workshop is for you! The ladies of Optimystical Studios are hosting a fantasy RPG flavored pendant workshop. You will get to choose from your favorite classes or races to make fun stone & charm pendants. We will teach basic jewelry construction, the properties of the stones and other design considerations. Each participant will walk away with a finished pendant that they can wear with geeky pride around the Con. All skill levels welcome.
Space: The Final Frontier Costuming & Spaceship Earring Workshop
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We will be covering the basics of space costuming. Topics include ray guns and the appropriate uses of tinfoil & duct tape. Participants will create one pair of retro spaceship earrings.
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Join the ladies of Optimystical Studios for a lively discussion of the basics of space costuming. This one hour panel will focus on jewelry & accessories. Topics include ray guns and the appropriate uses of tinfoil & duct tape. During the workshop we will show you basic jewelry making techniques and help you make one pair of retro spaceship earrings. All skill levels welcome.
Create 3 steampunk themed greeting cards. We will be using acid free paper with comic designs called "Florentine" along with embellishments to enhance your cards.
Join us for a lively chat on Steampunk focusing on jewelry & accessories. Learn where to find components & how make them into fanciful creations. Participants will make 1 pair of Steampunk earrings.
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The ladies of Optimystical Studios are hosting an introduction to Steampunk costuming. Steampunk evokes a sense of adventure and discovery & embraces extinct technologies as a way of talking about the future. This hour long workshop will focus on jewelry & accessories. This DIY community has brought a distinctive Victorian-fantasy style to their crafts and art. Learn where to find components for your creations & how to turn them into jewelry. We will celebrate the inventor as an artist & hero, re-envisioning & discussing retro technologies including antiquated airships, ray guns, submarines, robots & fashion. Participants will get to make one pair of easy Steampunk earrings. All skill levels welcome.
Straight from the pages of Jules Verne! Come learn to make 3 pairs of Victoriana inspired earrings that will knock your stockings off. This fast paced workshop will discuss materials & design ideas.
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Straight from the pages of HG Wells and Jules Verne! The ladies of Optimystical Studios are hosting a Steampunk earring workshop. Steampunk evokes a sense of adventure and discovery & embraces extinct technologies as a way of talking about the future. In this hour long workshop we will create Victorian style earrings that will knock your stockings off! Dazzle your friends and family with the 3 pairs of awesome earrings you are going to create in this fun and fast paced class. All skill levels welcome.
Create a scrapbook layout (2-pgs) with a steampunk theme. We will be using acid free paper that has a Victorian style along with embellishments to specifically enhance your pages.
This 2-pg layout is different from the Friday Steampunk Scrapbooking. We will be using acid free paper that has a Victorian style along with embellishments to specifically enhance your pages.
This latest fashion/gaming trend lends itself well to the delicate lacy look of crochet. This 2 hour class is for experienced crocheters who love the Steampunk look. Project - Choker necklace.