It Had Taken Some Doing, Finding The Right Tarnish For The Metal To Stain It Different Colors In Different

It had taken some doing, finding the right tarnish for the metal to stain it different colors in different areas. The coating was one she used on her clockwork toys, something to keep them from losing their shine. Milli hoped it would hold up against fingerprints and sea water. But it was flashy. The Admiral had asked for flashy.

She's not alone...*goes back to stalking*

Reblog if you have amazing RP partner(s).

For one brief, horrific moment, she'd thought someone had sent her a human head.

Then she saw the gears and mechanical bits, made sense of it as a machine. A device of some sort. Milli lifted it out carefully with both hands and found the key in the back. She wound it and then watched it go.

Despite the initial horror of the thing, it was rather interesting to watch. She turned it on the table, leaning over and peering underneath to see where the pistons went and what they did. "Sorta neat," she breathed in the soft silence of her shop.

If she put any thought into it, she might have been able to place who'd sent it to her. But she very carefully didn't think about it, just found a place for it on one of her shelves and put a little 'NOT FOR SALE' placard next to it.

She wound it often when she was alone, especially on rainy days, and sat, watching the gears turn.

Steam of Consciousness Handmade polyurethane skull (1/2 scale) with fully functioning custom built miniature steam engine.  Materials: Brass, carbon steel, stainless steel, glass, polyurethane, and wood.  Size: 6” x 9” (15 cm x 23 cm) including glass dome. Christopher Conte

Woot! Yay for a white dye for one of my toons. Thank you Ayrie! :D

THE SUPER FANTASTIC 50 STALKER GIVEAWAY IS OVER!

The first place winner is… Millicent Bowyen!  I’ll be in contact so you can select your dye.

And in second place is Sadira!  You’ll get whichever dye isn’t chosen.

Thanks to everyone for following my stupid tumblr!  <3

The signs and posters had been up all week, but Milli hadn't remembered to post one on her door. So she carefully tacked up one more, with a carefully lettered message at the bottom:

OPEN TONIGHT

7PM

It took her most of the morning, but it was finally done! She hoped Milli would like her new advertisement, and that this would be a sufficient Wintersday gift.