I think I hit on a cool idea! I took these little ladies watch faces that I've had in a jar for over a year now, and I formed them into beads. I think the look is very different from the typical Steampunk gear.
Shelley and I made a STEAMPUNK scissors fob. I had so much fun painting the gears and cogs and the two top hats. I hope that some Steampunk Seamstress out there is in need of a scissors fob, or a cool tassel.