Running With Scissors

Steampunk Christmas Tree

First I will start with the Steampunk tree all decorated. I will show the individual ornaments I used on the tree in a separate post. For now, here is our Christmas Steampunk Tree! I made so many of the ornaments on this tree. I think the most I ever made for one tree. I worked on the idea all year. I am glad it turned out as I had envisioned it. Lots of metallic colors, bronze, copper, silver and gold. And although I wanted a Steampunk theme, I still wanted it to be Christmas. Like the deer are Christmas-y, but they have a Steampunk twist. And there's an angel on top, but she's embossed and cut metal. The traditional round ball ornaments are metallic shades of brown, bronze, copper, silver, and mercury glass. Snowflakes are copper glitter gears. The garland is handpainted paper gears strung together with beads. Icicles are copper wire springs and tiny glass vials. Snowmen are made from nuts, washers, and clock hands. You get the idea. When I first started researching ideas for a Steampunk tree, I found very little. And most information I did find did not give good instructions or sources. So I was pretty much on my own, which is why I made so many ornaments. But now, maybe someone else out there will find this post and the next and get some good ideas for a Steampunk Christmas tree. I can only hope.

Steampunk deer and top hat

Various handmade ornaments here

Silver owls, keys, metal orbs

Angel wings & copper springs, keys, top hat, garland

Garland, key, spring, orb, ball ornaments, top hat

Steampunk deer and metal handmade ornaments

Nuts, washer, and clock hands snowman (sorry fuzzy pic)

Handmade key plate ornament with beads

Pocket watch, top hat, Edison light

Vintage frame with Steampunk Santa image

Lots of ornaments, garland & Edison bulbs

The lovely metal angel tree topper

Christmas at the Kirwan's

The Elf Tree, with biggest elf of them all on top, Santa!

Christmas at the Kirwan's! Here's a few pics of our decorated house. I will show the Steampunk Christmas tree in a separate post.

Winter arrangement in silver and white

On the mantel

The old desk with vintage ceramic figures

Tablescape in dining room

Apothecary jar with vintage ornaments and beads

Manger scene in the China cabinet

Mini nutcrackers

Chandelier

Top of China cabinet

Guest room tree

Salt & pepper shakers and paper artwork I made

Piano

Kirwantown

Master bedroom tree

Fireplace

China cabinet

The kitchen coffee cup tree

The Steampunk tree

Flashback to Halloween

Steampunk soldier

Flashback to Halloween 2017! I realized I did not post pics of our house. 2017 saw a lot of Steampunk projects. We decided in January our Christmas tree would have a Steampunk theme. So throughout the year, I was working on endless Steampunk projects. By the time October approached, I was knee deep and some projects turned into Steampunk Halloween too! My favorite new find is the first pic, of this Steampunk Jack o'lantern soldier. I fell in love with him! He's about 20 inches tall. The skull, glitter raven, and pumpkin are Dollar Tree finds turned steampunk with metal gears, die cut gears, paint, buttons, and a tiny paper top hat I created. There were many metal pumpkins this year too.