Unfinished Steamy Fempunk...ya, that's what I'll call it.

Another Steampunk project and it's for Sandee & Amelie's Steampunk Challenge...AGAIN.

What can I say--I love steampunk.

The challenge this month is "unfinished'.

This was a hard one for me.  What to do? What to do?

I didn't want to make something and just not actually finish the item, although a few of the people in the challenge have and did some really cool looking stuff.  I wanted to uber-challenge myself and make "unfinished" part of my finished project.

Here it is...my steampunk bot? steampunk machine? steampunk fembot?  steampunk mannequin?

I dunno what to call it to be honest.

 Steambot?  Steamy Fempunk?

She still needs a head and arms, but for my part, as a project it is finished.

I started with a paper mache' mannequin from Michael's, hollowed it out, caved in some seams to look like metal pieces, painted it black and then metallized it with rub n' buff.  I also added some small grommets for a more steampunky look.

Inside the hollow I added a soldered metal concoction made up of jewelry, gears, wings and wire to create Steamy Fempunk guts and glue that in.

I reattached the door with copper tape that doubles as a hinge.

I wish I'd planned the doors a little better so I could use actual hinges, but once the Styrofoam was cut, it was a done deal.

I added a skewer that I metallized to the bottom of the mannequin and then embedded it in a wooden candlestick base that I also metallized.  Gears and a flourish were then added because it IS steampunk and ordinary just won't suffice!

To cover the hole in the candlestick I added a medallion that I purchased at craft warehouse some time ago. 

 Last, but certainly not least because it MAKES the theme work, are the wires that lead to the head connection.  I used copper, aluminum and some plastic coated--some of it I curled, some left straight.

There we have it!

My Steamy Fempunk!

Steampunk Wishes to you all and happy creating!

~Tabitha