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Steamy Baby Shower?

So my mom is planning me a baby shower which means I do all the planning she just houses the event itself.

I have been looking online for anything steamy or victorian styled appropriate for a baby boy but cant really find anything.

Sorry link doesnt work but basically it's baby blue with a hot air balloon etching in brown..  I did find this for a baby registry announcement which is the most adorable thing in the world IMHO for a steampunk baby boy, However that is where my inspiration has come to a hault.  (also I cant figure out how to word that I have a registry at Walmart in any way but  "Hey I have a Baby Registry at Walmart under my name :)" which doesnt really fit the elegance that I would like to have)

 I have gone to a baby shower where there were letters to the guests from the Baby thanking them for the wonderful gifts and their presence at the event, which I would also like to do.

Any other ideas?
Happy Turtle!

Kids these days!

You know you are living in a steampunk household when you buy a new pocketwatch, and the first thing your daughter says is "Cool! Can I help you take it apart?"

"No honey, this one actually WORKS!"

LOL :-D
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Party Balloons

I'm in the early stages of trying to decide what to do for my son's 9th birthday, since he has requested an Airship Pirate birthday. So, today, I decided to find out what kind of airship shaped balloons were available and thought I'd share what I found.

If your budget is a bit larger than mine, this one looks like fun:


www.amazon.com/Megatech-Party-Blim…

This one, which is meant to be a replacement balloon for RC blimps, is really more my price range:

www.amazon.com/Replacement-Balloon…

If your little adventurer would rather travel to the bottom of the sea, than take to the air, I saw this and thought it was the coolest thing ever:



Dieselpunks

JL Jones & Marlon de Rivera of Ever Tomorrow

Steampunk comic artists JL Jones and Marlon de Rivera of Ever Tomorrow

Ever Tomorrow is a steampunk fantasy created by JL Jones and Marlon de Rivera following the exploits of teenage Andrea Corsair. Miss Corsair lives in the country of Garland, currently at war with the distant nation of Denmore, and her father owns a small clock and music box shop in its capital, St. Emile.


Andrea has a peculiarly strong sense of hearing which allows her to discern tiny sounds within clockwork and machinery, and thus has a rather unladylike affinity for all things mechanical. A natural, daydream-like curiosity, along with her understanding of clockwork, leads her to become involved with the war at a level she never expected, and lands her head first into the kind of adventure she always dreamed of... but is it everything she hoped for?


Click here to read our interview with Ever Tomorrow creators JL Jones and Marlon de Rivera at Dieselpunks.org

Happy Turtle!

Your long lost mod, checking in!

Hi folks, I hope you all have had wonderful holidays.

I am a compulsive email hoarder (I prefer the term archivist), and I didn't realize that LJ has a limit as to how much you can store.  I apologize for any emails that have bounced back.  You can always reach me directly at Rivkasmom AT Comcast DOT net

Before I approve a new member I'll take a look at your LJ, just to make sure that you are a real person, and that you seem at least halfway sane. ;-)  (I know, that's hard to maintain when you have kids!)  Your first post is moderated, but after that I'll switch you over to unmoderated.  Again, his is mainly to keep creeps and spammers out.  It's not that I expect any trouble, it's just that I know how worried people are these days about discussing children on the internet, and I want to make sure that everyone here feels comfortable.

Now start posting some cute holiday pics! :-D