Raven

Crow Masks

1. RAVEN Mask - faerywhere
2. Large & Dramatic Gore Crow Skull - MaskEra
3. Black Leather Crow / Plague Doctor Mask - CarolinaGothics
4. Steampunk Mask - "Duchess Demonia Blackiron" - MadameLaMortMasks
I told you there would be more masks and everyone loves ravens.

Mustaches

Top Hats And Octopuses 

1. Mustachioed Octopus - GeekAmore
2. The Fancy Octopus Tie for Men - binarywinter
3. Mens Otto The Octopus T Shirt - lastearth
4. Gentleman Octopus with a Mustache Monocle and Top Hat Statue - egyptianruin

Again, not sure why this combination even exists, but I confess I find a dapper octopus entertaining.

Left My Soul There

Down By The Sea

1. Mechanical Koi Fish - KiriMothDesigns 

2. Dark Aquatic Mechanical Jellyfish - monsterkookies 

3. The Bionic Crawfish - ReactionDesigns 

4. Steamboat Whale - SugarBeetPress

Where beautiful, soulless, mechanical beasts lie under the waves.

The Mark

Of The Cephalopod Collaborator

1. Octopus Love Sterling Silver Pendant - dragonstreasure
2. Giant Squid Shield Brooch - charlotteburkhart
3. Large Octopus Pendant Necklace - martymagic
4. Sterling Silver and Onyx Victorian Kraken Pendant - hansenartguild

They wear their love on their sleeves, or around their necks.

The Great Cephalopod Menace

Are You Afraid Yet?1. OOAK Custom Painted Cephalo-Mod Figurine - timesunk

2. A Victorian Octopus - industrialfairytale
3. Oceanography Steam Treasured, 3 Soap Bars - SteamBathFactory
4. Octopus Recycled Record Silhouette - RandomPrefect
There are those amongst you who fear these eight legged behemoths and those that adore them. Personally, they fascinate me in a, I'm glad you live in the water and not out here, sort of way. But why not get a few idols anyway just in case they do rise up against us and you need to prove your loyalty...it could happen.

Make Your Own

Deep Sea Wunderkammer1. Pattern for Squid in Love (No. 9)

2. Pattern for Cuttlefish
3. Pattern for Red Coral
4. Pattern for Jellyfish (No. 65)
All pieces by jpolka
I was looking to feature more fabulous wunderkammers, then I thought I'd look for pieces to make your own, then I ran across these patterns. I had seen them before of course, but I though, why not give you the tools to really make your own...if you can crochet of course. If not, I'm sure you can bribe someone else to make them for you, because they are all spectacularly awesome.

Buggy

Odd and Alien, Capturing Our Imagination1. Giraffe Weevil plush soft sculpture - weirdbuglady

2. Clockwork Bug Pin - jfarrisfromtheheart
3. Bug Monster Print - Wings 02 - hitchcocksatterlee
4. Velvet Luna Moth Brooch - ratsliveonnoevilstar
We love insects at our house and have become quite the amateur entomologists, looking up all the facts we haven't already digested. They are amazing, fascinating and clearly they inspire art. Looking though the insect listing means trudging through the same amount of assemblage jewelry as an octopus search, but if you're careful you will come out amazed. Anatomically correct plushes, creative sculptures, bizarre art and the occasional piece of gorgeous jewelry.

Cephalopod

Mysterious and a Bit Frightening Really.1. Gilded Steampunk Cuttlefish Necklace - noadi

2. 3.5 X 5 Inch BLUE OCTOPUS Print Scalloped Black Border - marystracle
3. Cold Rain On Warm Skin - gorjuss
4. Squid Bronze Pendant - dragonstreasure
These tentacled creatures are everywhere. From viral videos of vampire squids to mass produced octopus charms added to, well everything. As always I looked for things that were a little bit different. I found polymer clay creatures, art both cute and slightly scary and a hand cast squid pendant. I still don't ever want to meet one outside an aquarium though.
For more Cephalopod love visit the Cephalopod Tea Party.

Animal

It takes more than clock parts to make a SteamPunk Animal.

1. Cyborg Seahorse Necklace -- Model 532 - roamingrabbit
2. Dragon Steampunk Sculpture - IckyDogCreations
3. Clockwork Bird Model no. 57 - HazelFisherCreations
4. Sebastian the Steampunk Mouse - TheHouseOFMouse
It honestly drives me a little batty that so much "SteamPunk" jewelry are the same uninspired clockwork pieces. So when I saw this little seahorse, I thought, wow steampunk animals and a theme was born. I discovered that The House Of Mouse, who I adore, did steampunk. Then I searched and discovered IckyDogCreations many clockwork sculptures and the adorable bird illustrations. Sometimes we just have to look a little harder for truely inspired work.

Curious Creatures

Creatures big and creatures small, not born, but created by the hands of makers both insane and visionary.1. SteamPunk Airship Welding Ant- RiverOtterWidget

2. Octopus Chandelier - lanternfly
3. Steampunk Cicada - kochansky
4. Stone Scarab Specimen (Scarabaeus petrichor) - Nullalux

Would you like an ant to do your welding, the Kraken to light your dining room? Do you think that a cicada is not complete without a top hat or monocle? Perhaps you prefer your creatures mounted behind glass, I suppose you might be safer that way.