One of our projects was to make a steampunk 'inspired' birdie. Now I have quoted inspired, because there is nothing about this birdie that is steampunk.
I was a little disappointed with this. First it was made of papier mache. Then it was just collage work of vintage bits.
The only thing that was anything that could be steampunkish was the propeller on top of the birdie's head.
I added the watch parts to its necklace.
The old painted look was achieved by smearing vaseline (petroleum jelly) on the column and then painting on top of this. Applying a heat gun to help dry the paint and then it would start to crackle, then a tissue was applied/dabbed over it to remove some of the excess paint to give it that old look (but that still doesn't make it steampunkish).
