STEAMPUNK.... Other Interesting Jewelry Line Cold Connections

 Steampunk style jewelry is very HOT.  In some cases, it is also called cold fusion, since you really do not need to solder anything,  Although it helps if you do.  It is also great for your creativity, and if you have little things here and there in that messy drawer we all have, with some of those, nails, dice, broken clocks, watches, children toys, screws, and wire, all you have to do is buy copper and or metal sheets (Michaels), and a good pair of metal shears.  Also very popular and in high demand are words, little designs or names that are stamped (hammer and anvil) like old fashion tags to your jewelery.  

Basically create organic, interchangeable pieces!  Either used with a chain or a choker style wired necklace.  All the components are basically inexpensive, at least 2 rolls of wire, either silver tone, or copper, if you have colored ones even better a thick gauge and a thin gauge.  A good hammer, preferably one with heads that you can exchange for texturing metals, if you can afford to buy thin gauge silver...go for IT.   It will add more dimension and color to your pieces, mix them up with stones, and findings such as wire, spacers, get your tools to do the  work. A hole puncher is also a great investment as it is an anvil, there are more interesting tools out there if you want to spend the cash, but you can start with a small investment of $50, and most likely get it all when you sell your first piece :)

Now for the actual meaning of the word : Steampunk involves a setting where steam power is still widely used—usually Victorian era Britain or "Wild West"-era United States—that incorporates elements of either science fiction or fantasy. Works of steampunk often feature anachronistic technology, or futuristic innovations as Victorians might have envisioned them, based on a Victorian perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, art!