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Dec. 6th, 2014 05:26 pmI had a lovely day! I did go to that Gothic Christmas craft show and sale and to the musuem where I took in the small Steampunk exhibit and one other that was next to it on the Celts/Gaels who ended up here in Nova Scotia. We have a strong Celtic heritage here. Nova Scotia actually means New Scotland, after all.
Anyway. The Gothic show was excellent. I got there fairly early so tho it was busy it wasn't too bad. I did the round of the room once and then went back to buy a few things. There was a lot of different kinds of items, too many to list of course. They advertise themselves as "goth, steampunk, fairies, Victoriana, anime" and along that lines. I saw one table that had a variety of wooden wands, and a Vampire Killer kit! One booth, the one i was hoping to see, has the most amazing unique jewellry. She had "elf ears" that fit around your ears, and lots of necklaces and bracelets. The one I bought was something new that she's just created. It was inspired by the tv show Once Upon a Time which i did watch in the first season but dropped it after that. Robert Carlyle plays Mr. Gold/Rumplestiltskin and these pendants that were created were inspired by that. They have threads of gold encased in crystal, surrounded by a silver band. The threads are meant to be the straw that was spun into gold! She has only made 24 of them for the show. I picked one out and I love it! It doesn't photograph well but you can see what I mean. (there's a link to a photo album below)
I bought a sample packet of tea that seems to be like a chai mix and one of a drinking chocolate and I bought a tree ornament that's red sparkly covered in sheer black with gold chain on it. So many interesting things! Saw a pottery piece that looked like a dalek with the top part that came off. The lady suggested it could be used as a little teapot! Yes, or just for your mug of tea/coffee with the lid to keep it warm. Most of the vendors were dressed in costume and looked awesome. The show was partly sponsorted by a local group, the Jules Verne Phantastical Society who also put on the exhibit at the museum of Natural History where i headed next.
The exhibit was just in one room and not a lot there, but there were interesting and informative signs on all the aspects and history of Steampunk and they had some fashion examples and some wonderful creations as well including a large weapon looking thing which was apparently a "sky hook". The other impressive thing was a winged creature inside a cage. Again, photos through the link below.
And here's some photos
I got through both things in just two hours so I had a lot more to the rest of my day than expected. I filled up the gas tank in the car and came home. I put my Christmas tree together, and wow, everything plugged in and worked the first time!! I still have to put decorations on it and I'll pick at that over the next couple of days. I did dishes, I watched Friday's Corrie, got caught up on webby stuff. I have chicken and potatoes roasting in the over and man does it smell good! Better go check, it might be nearly done from the smell of it.
Anyway. The Gothic show was excellent. I got there fairly early so tho it was busy it wasn't too bad. I did the round of the room once and then went back to buy a few things. There was a lot of different kinds of items, too many to list of course. They advertise themselves as "goth, steampunk, fairies, Victoriana, anime" and along that lines. I saw one table that had a variety of wooden wands, and a Vampire Killer kit! One booth, the one i was hoping to see, has the most amazing unique jewellry. She had "elf ears" that fit around your ears, and lots of necklaces and bracelets. The one I bought was something new that she's just created. It was inspired by the tv show Once Upon a Time which i did watch in the first season but dropped it after that. Robert Carlyle plays Mr. Gold/Rumplestiltskin and these pendants that were created were inspired by that. They have threads of gold encased in crystal, surrounded by a silver band. The threads are meant to be the straw that was spun into gold! She has only made 24 of them for the show. I picked one out and I love it! It doesn't photograph well but you can see what I mean. (there's a link to a photo album below)
I bought a sample packet of tea that seems to be like a chai mix and one of a drinking chocolate and I bought a tree ornament that's red sparkly covered in sheer black with gold chain on it. So many interesting things! Saw a pottery piece that looked like a dalek with the top part that came off. The lady suggested it could be used as a little teapot! Yes, or just for your mug of tea/coffee with the lid to keep it warm. Most of the vendors were dressed in costume and looked awesome. The show was partly sponsorted by a local group, the Jules Verne Phantastical Society who also put on the exhibit at the museum of Natural History where i headed next.
The exhibit was just in one room and not a lot there, but there were interesting and informative signs on all the aspects and history of Steampunk and they had some fashion examples and some wonderful creations as well including a large weapon looking thing which was apparently a "sky hook". The other impressive thing was a winged creature inside a cage. Again, photos through the link below.
And here's some photos
I got through both things in just two hours so I had a lot more to the rest of my day than expected. I filled up the gas tank in the car and came home. I put my Christmas tree together, and wow, everything plugged in and worked the first time!! I still have to put decorations on it and I'll pick at that over the next couple of days. I did dishes, I watched Friday's Corrie, got caught up on webby stuff. I have chicken and potatoes roasting in the over and man does it smell good! Better go check, it might be nearly done from the smell of it.
