bookgazing | Gears and Jewels

I was having a bit of a shopping spree last week, as I have a special (and hella exciting) themed reading month planned for February 2010. I picked up some young adult and adult current fiction, but then somehow my spending spilled over into related pre-Christmas Etsy jewellery buying:

‘If rabbits fly over the rainbow, why can’t I?’

I love CosmicFirefly who makes some of the coolest, most affordable steam punk and clock punk necklaces around. I was very restrained and just bought this one necklace, but I already own three others made by this seller, including one of these divers helmet necklaces, which just makes me happy (note I do put this on a silver snake chain that I own because the length works better for me).

Let me encourage you to trade your kids for/gaze at a couple of other steam punk/clock punk sellers I’d love to buy from in the future:

mysticpieces has a smaller steam punk stock but does some interesting things with gears.

StJoshua’s is busy making the insides of watches beautiful.

CatherinetteRings all look so simple, but I bet they take tons of skill to twist. In the new year I might be quite tempted by a steam punk ring, but I’m never sure about buying rings without trying them on.

LondonParticular’s is new to me but omg guys, O M G look, it’s a ring that’s a lock. Honestly I am so easily amazed by independent jewellery sellers it’s dangerous for me to be in control of my own money. In other ‘wear enough costume jewellery and it will keep you warm like that practical coat you really need’ news I really want a bee pendant and because this one is pretty colours it might just be mine in 2010 if it’s still in stock.

The books have started arriving for my February themed reading month, where I'll be consuming large amount of steam punk literature and blogging about it. I am really excited about this experiment, wonder if steam punk will still seem as fun by the end of the month (I bet it will). More news on what I'll be reading closer to the time.