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Dec. 3rd, 2009

New Years Eve Steampunk Tea Party

Join us for a Steampunk Tea Party at our house on New Years Eve.

All the fine china hot tea and baked goods (and finger sandwiches!) you can manage and some steampunk parlor games or readings or storytelling or crafts and so on to occupy us until Midnight and beyond.

We live in San Jose, so guests would need to make their way to the South Bay, but we could probably manage some crash space. We also have two indoor cats who are super friendly but shed.

What to Bring:

Yourself
Wayward Friends and Family
Any Small Children you belong to
Something stylish And Steampunky to wear
A Tea Cup
An iPod of music you enjoy
Party games you like to play (hey, we can even keep it Historical! Wink anyone?)
Any celebratory streamers/horns/hats/etc you have hanging around (or kidnap from Target, hehe),
A plate of your favorite finger sandwiches or other savories and an appetite for tea and cake.

We'll privide tea (Black, Green, White, Chai, Roobios, Herbal, Oolong, you name it... its in the Tea Cupboard) and china teapots, the cups and saucers we have and enough baked goods to sink Amsterdam.

When: 8pm, December 31st (7pm if you want to help decorate)

Where: 501 Raymond Ave, San Jose, CA 95128

RSVP Much Appreciated. Last minute attendees, Please don't hesitate to Join us!

As Always, everyone is welcome!

Here are a few photos from Last Year! Great Fun was had by all.

Tags: new years eve, tea

We're on Youtube!

This is very exciting. St. Clair Aeronauts are about 2 min into the clip....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZJf4kDdyxM

Sep. 26th, 2009

St.Clair Aaeronauts at the Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition.

You too can meet Capt. St. Clair and his crew! Be a Part of History.... Alternate History!

The StClair Aeronauts Zepplin Airmail Delivery Service will have a booth at the Nova Albion Steampunk Exhibition.

We'll have parchment paper and pen and ink. We'll have Airmail stamps circa 1883. We'll have envelope paper and envelope patterns (we'll even have a little glue!). And, of course, we will have out fearless crew of Delivery Persons in Uniform to deliver your precious messages!

So come by, and write a letter to someone at the Steam-X. You can pen a criptic message, or start a short story in the middle of the action. Make your envelope, address it and add a stamp and we'll make every effort to deliver it that day.

You'll hear our crew wandering the Exhibition, exclaiming. "Airmail, Airmail Delivery for...." Just imagine your own name there and take home a memento of the Steampunk Exhibition of 2010.
Want to see some letters from our first event? Check out Letters written for the 2008 California Steampunk Convention HERE.

Jul. 18th, 2009

Rosicrucian Steampunk Picnic Pics!

What a great time everybody! Thank you for coming out in such stylish duds on such a warm day and bringing all that fabulous tea and those awesome baked goods (sans salt this time!)

Here is a link to the pics on my camera....Steampunk Rosicrucian Picnic Pics

Gosh, there are so many great pics in this set, I could only pull out a few...

Won't you send me yours?

Jul. 8th, 2009

Walk Like an Egyptian- July 18th Steampunk Picnic and Museum Event in San Jose

The St. Clair Aeronauts will be heading to the San Jose Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum for a Summer Picnic Lunch, Far East photo shoot and of course for our own edification on all matters Egyptian. Won't you join us for this delightful Steampunk Outing?

When: July 18th, Arrival and walk the grounds from 11:00 - Noon. Luncheon from Noon - 1:00, Museum and photos from 1:00 on. Join us for the whole day or just a part...

Where: Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum & Planetarium - http://www.egyptianmuseum.org/index.html
1664 Park Ave
San Jose, CA 95191

What to Bring:

Friends and Family
Small Children (if you have them)
Your Best Summer Steampunk Fashions
Goggles (so we know you are one of us)
A Camera
Money for Admission ($9.00 general admission*, $7.00 seniors 55 and older and students with I.D., $5.00 children ages 5 - 10, free children under 5, * $1.00 discount on general admission for members of AAA, AAM, KQED, and Military)
A Box (or basket) picnic lunch
Thermos of tea (Can't have the Steampunk without the Steam)
China teacup (if you dare!)
Something sweet to share (fruit, cookies, cake, etc. enough for 4 people)

This is a Great photo opportunity and the St. Clair Aeronauts will be taking their formal portraits for the web page. Don't miss the reproduction of an Egyptian tomb (History Alive People!) and the lovely Egyptian architecture and grounds.

As always, All are welcome!

Let us know if you need a ride from Public Transit.

3rd Saturday of the Month at the Rosicrucian Museum: Games and Leisure in Ancient Egypt
Life was not all work and no play in ancient Egypt. Learn how the ancient Egyptians spent their free time. Try your hand at various popular games such as Senet, Mancala, and UR.

Jun. 6th, 2009

St. Clair Aeronauts at the Take Flight for Kids Event August 8th

The St. Clair Aeronauts Letter Writing and Delivery Service will have a booth at the Take Flight for Kids event on August 8th in San Jose.

Come see us and support this wonderful event for kids. More info below!

Take Flight for Kids

Also, the organizers have asked me to spread the word... They love steampunks, and if you have a steampunk group that would like to put together something for this event to play with the kids, booth space is free. In fact everything is free. Register here: Take Flight for Kids Participant Registration.

May. 4th, 2009

Steampunk Friendly Garage Sale

I've got the Tea Pots- You bring the Steam!

Where: 1169 Scott Blvd, Santa Clara, CA, 95050
When: Saturday, May 9th 11am - 4pm.

Best Offers after 3:30pm

Cash only please.

We're moving to a smaller house and the back log of fine china and unused art supplies has got to go.

Full antique china sets ($2 per piece or best offer)

Massive teapot and tea cup collection (sets and individual pieces) (Pots $5-$10, Cups $2-$5, Sets $10-$20, Antiques $15-$20

DIY/sewing/quilting/scrapbook supplies: cloth, quilting scraps, decorative paper, ribbon, beads, yarn, and more! $2 per yard, $2 a bag.

Costumes- Hand made for Renn Faires and Living History Events: Chemises, Bloomers, corsets, shirts, skirts, Lolita, Military, trousers ($5-$10)

Vintage clothes: Mostly 40's and mostly small ($20 - $30)

Jewelry and accessories- Some hand made!

Moded waterguns- Steampunk Style! ($5 - $10)

Books! On everyhting. Come and see! $1-$10 (some antique books may be more)

Furniture- Chairs, tables and more

cozy Pillows and blankets for your couch- quilts, knitted and more!

Mar. 24th, 2009

Maker Fair Steampunk Letter Writing Project- Recruitment!

You too can meet Capt. St. Clair and his crew! Be a Part of History....Alternate History!

We will have a booth in the Steampunk Section of Maker Fair, Bay Area, 2009 for the StClair Aeronauts Zepplin Airmail Delivery Service.

We'll have parchment paper and pen and ink. We'll have Airmail stamps circa 1883. We'll have envelope paper and envelope patterns (we'll even have a little glue!). And, of course, we will have out fearless crew of Delivery persons in Uniform to deliver your precious messages!

So come by, and write a letter to someone at the Fair. You can pen a criptic message, or start a short story in the middle of the action. Make your envelope, address it and add a stamp and we'll make every effort to deliver it that day.

You'll hear our crew wandering the fair exclaiming. "Airmail, Airmail Delivery for...." Just imagine your own name there and take home a memento of the Steampunk Exhibit at Maker Fair 2009.

So now all we need is crew.... If your are interested in joining the St. Clair Aeronauts at Maker Fair to help run the booth and deliver letters, please contact me. Steampunk Outfit not required... we may be making set uniforms....

Want to see some letters from our first event? Check out Letters written for the Sunnyvale Steampunk Convention, 2008 HERE.

Feb. 20th, 2009

Craft Party Reminder

Still Happening, Still tomorrow, Still serving spaghetti (actually Penne pasta because it was on sale....) See info in previous post.

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Feb. 8th, 2009

Steampunks at Stitches!

Ah... Stitches! Four Football Fields of Yarn, String, Wool, Needles, Hooks, Spacers, Beads, Books, Ribbon, Patterns, Buttons, Jewelry and... Vinegar (we don't know why).

Join your fellow South Bay Steampunks at the Premier Knitting, Crochet, and Fiber Arts Expo.

The Convention Center is pretty enormous, and we won't want to stick together much with so much to see and do, but let us at least meet for tea and cookies at 2pm.

When: Saturday, February 28th at 2:00pm.

Where: Santa Clara Convention Center: 5001 Great America PkwySanta Clara, CA 95054
Inside the Market Hall, to the right of the stage, near the Cafe and the restrooms, next to booth 1131: Knitting Notions. Map Here.

What to Bring:

$6 to get in plus the $2 off on line coupon (otherwise, bring $8 to get in.)
Your wallet (some people may want to call their credit card company and impose a spending limit... I mean you CT!)
A recycled bag or tote to carry all the yarn you are going to buy
A camera to capture all the ideas you are going to want to make later
A notebook to write down all the contact information for all the amazing vendors who will have handed out all their bezillion buisiness cards already
A thermous of tea (unless you want to pay their exorbidant cafe prices)
A cup or mug to drink out of
Cookies to share

Anyone needing a ride from the San Jose area or public transit stops need only contact me at stclairaeronauts@gmail.com or by phone 925 787 2591 to make plans. We have plenty of carpool room!

Once inside we won't hear our cell phones in the din, but we will check them and you can always look for the goggles!

See you there! As Always, Everyone is Welcome!

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Feb. 2nd, 2009

San Jose Steampunk Craft Party- 2/21

The weather is.... odd. The economy is the pits. Recycling may be our only hope for the future and the Girl Genius/Mad Scientist Steampunk Ball isn't until April ....So lets make some stuff!

We're having a craft day! I've got a working sewing machine and lots of odds and ends. Join us for goggle modding, jewelry making, costume sewing, plot writing, story swapping, quicky lessons in Knitting and Crochet (just in time for Stitches!) and any other crafty business we can think of.

When: Saturday, February 21st, noon (or when you get here) to 6ish (or later if you Insist...)

Where: Our House! 1169 Scott Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95050 Phone: 925.787.2591

What to Bring:

Yourself
Friends and Family
Small children (if you have them)
A craft project or an idea you want help with (we are especially here for newbies and people who need costume help!)
Any supplies you might need that I don't have (see me for more info on the Room Full of Craftiness)
Something edible to share with three other people.

I'll be making a GIANT pot of home made spaghetti, and of course we have tea.

It is our intention to support the future of America by feeding as many college students as possible, so if you are in college, just show up for the food.

We can also provide rides to and from public transit. Don't be shy!

RSVP Admired but not required. Last minute additions welcome!

Jan. 26th, 2009

Edwardian Ball Pictures!

The first 3 pages are all of the Abney Park show, and most of those are blurry or dark or both, bt there are one or two gems in there.

Starting page 4 you can see some of the outfits and crowds and Objects D'Art that decorated the Ballroom.

Photos HERE!

Below are my favorites!

Jan. 18th, 2009

Babbage Day Photos....

Here they are, though there are more of the machine than the fine people who joined us for Computers and Dinner....

Here is the link to all that we managed to take...

"For Science!"

Gowns for the Friday World's Fair event at Edwardian Ball 09

I've got a gown for Friday! As with the last one, this was made entirely from things in my closet or my craft room. It is not very often that I wear light pink, but in this case it works. Joe says I'll stand out from everyone in Black, but I told him there will be PLENTY of color. Just imagine the tiny boater straw hat with flowers of ribbon and ribbon flowers tucked into the sides of the bustle....

Jan. 17th, 2009

Last minute Steampunk gathering @ the Tech Museum in San Jose

mood:

excited

Howdy all, this is Joseph St Clair posting for my lovely lady Sophia St Clair:

Leonardo: 500 Years into the Future This exhibit has been extended until January 25!

Right, so there we are, a perfectly respectable gathering of 17 mild mannered Steampunks, eating szechuan chinese food, flush with excitement after having seen Charles Babbage's Difference Engine No.2, when Spurious Logic mentions the Leonardo exhibit at The Tech.

Squeals of delight ensued and plans were hastily agreed upon to meet on Sunday, January 18 to see this before it leaves.

The crew of the Airship St Clair have purchased tickets for a 2:00 pm entry and would love to see all our Steamy friends there.

Details and tickets at the link below:

http://www.thetech.org/leonardo/

Tags: leonardo de vinci, st clair aeronauts, steampunk

Jan. 15th, 2009

A most steampunk Corkscrew...

This sculpted corkscrew machine is not just beautiful and useful, its very steampunk. On top of that, my dad sent me the link, so Steampunk is bringing families together too!

Awseomness Here.

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Jan. 3rd, 2009

Steampunk Babbage Day in Mountain View, CA

Some crazy Victorian engineering enthusiasts have built an actual Babbage Engine on the designs of the Brilliant, if persnickity, Charles Babbage. The machine is elegant, beautiful, digital, efficient and calculates numbers to 32 decimal places without the use of electricity.

The machine itself is one of 2 in existence (the other is housed in a dark, neglected, corner of the Science Museum in London. We were there. Very sad.) and it will only be available for public viewing until May 2009. After that it disappears into a private collection (and the livingroom of one of the Captains of Industry, Nathan Myhrvold of Microsoft fame.)

So we're planning a field trip... And... to honor Babbage and all that might have been, we're making it a Steampunk Event!

Join us at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View for a little Tech History and then off to the Green Lantern for Chinese Food and socializing.

When:
Saturday, January 17 at 2:00 pm then Dinner at 5:00 pm (when the Museum closes)

Where:
The Computer History Museum- 1401 N Shoreline Blvd. Mountain View, CA 94043
The Green Lantern- 1477 Plymouth St. Mountain View, CA 94043

What to Wear:
Come show off your best Steampunk/Mad Scientist/Dr. Horrible/Victorian Adventurer/Time Traveler outfits or slum it as a Modern Californian.

What to Bring:
A little money for dinner. (The Museum is free (Donations accepted). The Green Lantern Menu is HERE.)
Small children
Friends
Family
Cameras (for the inevitable photo op)

Join us for the whole day, just the museum or just dinner. We always want to see you!

Note to People Taking Public Transit- We can easily pick you up at the Mountain View Caltran Station. Its a straight shot to the museum and we have a (micro) mini van.

As Always- Everyone is Welcome!

Jan. 1st, 2009

Steampunk New Years Eve Tea Party- Pictures

What can I say, but that Steampunk people are the Best people. What other group in the whole world is so kind, generous, entertaining and lively that you can invite 20 near strangers with an age range of 4 or 5 decades to a party and everyone has a great time?

There was tea! (Mmmmm.... blackberries)
There were Sweets and Sandwiches! (Walnuts and cucumbers and cream cheese, Oh My!)
There were Parlor Games (Charade - 0 - Pictionary Anyone?)

And there were 20 people in my livingroom, which, considering its size, is Quite remarkable.

Thank you everyone for a wonderful, joyful evening welcoming in the new year. I could not have asked for (nor arranged) better company.

Pictures Are Here (except for all the blurry ones of Leigh... will that girl EVER stop moving?)

Dec. 14th, 2008

Steampunk Day at Dickens Fair in SF

Here are photos of Steampunk Day at Dickens Fair. It was really wonderful to see everyone that I read and reply to in the forums and to renew acquaintances from the Steam Con. My students had a terrific time and the car ride home was filled with delighted cries of "It was fantastic!" "NO! It was Fan-Tas-Tique!". I am sure this joke is going to live on in my 3rd period for quite some time.

Kuddos go to La Legion Fantastique for making everyone feel like a winner. The certificates made the perfect memento. (How DID you know to have so many on hand?) and the prizes were classy and meaningful (and there were so many!) and well disposed (tickets to the new Academy of Sciences for the mother and son team. Perfect!). It was a great show all around.

Photos Found Here!

A few of the many winners of the Steampunk Adventurers Costume Contest:

Dec. 1st, 2008

Bay Area New Year's Eve Tea Party

Join us for a Steampunk Tea Party at our house on New Years Eve.

All the fine china (I have enough cups and saucers for about 50 people and enough tea for 100) hot tea and baked goods (and finger sandwiches!) you can manage and some steampunk parlor games or readings or storytelling or crafts and so on to occupy us until Midnight and beyond.

We live in Santa Clara , so guests would need to make their way to the South Bay, but we could probably manage some crash space. We also have two indoor cats who are super friendly but shed.

What to Bring:

Yourself
Wayward Friends and Family
Any Small Children you belong to
Something stylish And Steampunky to wear
An iPod of music you enjoy
Party games you like to play (hey, we can even keep it Historical! Wink anyone?)
Any celebratory streamers/horns/hats/etc you have hanging around (or kidnap from Target, hehe),
A plate of your favorite finger sandwiches and an appetite for tea and cake.

We'll privide tea (Black, Green, White, Chai, Roobios, Herbal, Oolong, you name it... its in the Tea Cupboard) and china teapots, cups and saucers and enough baked goods to sink Amsterdam.

When: 8pm, December 31st (7pm if you want to help decorate)

Where: 1169 Scott Blvd, Santa Clara, CA, 95050

RSVP Much Appreciated. Last minute attendees, Please don't hesitate to Join us!

As Always, everyone is welcome!

Tags: new years eve, steampunk, tea

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