F*ck Yeah, Victorians!

So I'm just guessing a few of you have a tumblr page. I found this fun page a few months back called F*ck Yeah, Victorians! that upload pictures from the Victorian age. Great for just looking at clothes that the Victorians wore!

Top 10 Creepy aspects of Victorian Life

I follow Listverse via RSS-feed, so everyday I get a new Top 10 list. This one however caught my eye as I hadn't read it before. Anyways, the top ten most creepy aspects of Victorian life according to the writer are:

10. Vignettes
9. Poorhouses
8. Pea-soupers
7. Food
6. Surgery
5. Gothic Novel
4. Jack the Ripper
3. Freak Shows
2. Memento Mori
1. Queen Victoria

And of course, if you want to read the list to know why these are the top 10, just click the link above!

30 Steampunk Ships

Over on NinjaCrunch there's a picture article showing 30 steampunk concepts [link]. This airship by Remy Hoff is my favorite:

Which out is your favorite?

Fantasy Armour & Lady Bits

This article over at MadArtLab is genius! Have you always wondered why female fantasy armour looks... insane? It doesn't cover any vital organs and just looks stupid. I find that steampunk armour usually (with some exceptions) is tons better than the regular fantasy armour. The steampunk version it usually functions as an exoskeleton with nifty guns and other bits attached to it. What's a boobplate? Well, checkout the article and find out!

"Leatherbound" books

Want to cover your books with leather, but can't get a hold of any or you're a vegetarian? Don't fret, there's another way! Here's a full how-to make "leatherbound" books out of cloth! Book binding is really fun, and me & my friend Sara are going to make a few notebooks for upcoming LARPs.