
cynthia: hi! i’m cynthia from artbeads cafeand today i have two guests, two very special guests, i have becky with me.becky: hi! cytnthia: and this is a very, very specialone, this is my daughter, jessica. jessica: hi!cynthia: hey jessica! jessica is 16 years old and like any teenager she loves “fandoms.â€so today we are going to talk about fandom jewelry but, jessica, please tell us whatis a fandom? jessica: a fandom is the common word for a“fan base.†it’s essentially a group of people who love a particular thing. fandomscan be about anything really, but in general they are about books, movies, tv shows, bandsor youtubers.
cynthia: okay, okay. and fandom has been increasinglike crazy, especially when you have internet and all the social media. people have beendoing so many things on pinterest, on instagram, on facebook and it’s really a big, big trend!and i love it! becky: it’s such a great way to connectto people that have and share the same interests as you.cynthia: exactly! and i know that all of us are crazy about some tv shows and we liketo show it, right? becky: yes!cynthia: so we like to dress up with our favorite things, right? and then we love making jewelry.becky: yes! cynthia: and we would like to show you whatwe made from some of our favorite shows. and
what kind of fandoms do you like?becky: well, i really love downton abbey and the jewelry is 1920s, 1910s, so the jewelryin that show is just fabulous. so, it’s really easy to get inspired and make somethingfor yourself. so, i made this necklace here. it’s got a very downton abbey feel.cynthia: it does! becky: and it’s fun to wear because yourwhole outfit feels influenced by downton abbey. and i love the downton abbey fandombecause so many people from all different walks of life love that show, like i knowgrown men that love downton abbey so that is a really fun one.cynthia: it’s a gorgeous necklace! becky: oh, thank you!cynthia: beautiful!
becky: and then, i love the beauty and thebeast fairytale so i made an enchanted rose necklace. i actually used gilders paste onone of our nunn design bottles to turn it gold.cynthia: pretty! becky: it was sliver but i turned it gold.like magic! cynthia: yes!becky: and then, i also love game of thrones. cynthia: right.becky: which is huge right now! so, i made this - i actually made this at one of ourbeading parties and i was inspired by the dragon eggs and the dragon kind of theme inthat show. and i really love how you can use gemstones to kind of start a fantastical colorpalette for your jewelry. and you have also
made a cool game of thrones necklace here.cynthia: yes! i love those dragons and i thought a dragon necklace would be great and we havethis really beautiful dragon with a bead inside. and i thought the chain looks really greatalso. becky: it’s perfect!cynthia: like so medieval. and i also made this ring. i thought that was really cool,it’s just a kabela link that i put around my finger and i tried to bend it very slowly.becky: that’s really easy then! cynthia: it is really easy and just put achain behind. becky: that’s awesome. and the chain matchesthis chain! cynthia: it does, yes!becky: and cheri made this - our designer
cheri - made this necklace, which also hasa game of thrones feel. i love that scale maille that she blinged out, it’s perfect.cynthia: i do too! and don’t forget men. we have this very simple necklace with a dragonslider which i think is great for men, too. becky: it is.cynthia: and jessica, you have so many fandoms. jessica: yeah.cynthia: so tell us what you made and what you like.jessica: well, i really love the show supernatural so i made this bracelet and all these charmsthat i chose represent something about the show. for instance, this book is their dad’sjournal that contains all of the information about the creatures that they hunt. we havea colt - a gun - they use to hunt with, which
is very special in one season. wings for angels,a moon for werewolves and keys because they always have to break into stuff.becky: i love the colors you used too! those are perfect for supernatural.cynthia: yes. and then you made this one too. so this one is a little special.jessica: yeah, so, this one is for harry potter and i found this, it’s the deathly hallowssymbol and i found it on a keychain on etsy so i ordered that and i took it apart andi used that for this necklace. cynthia: yeah, that is a great idea and ilove how you added the beads in the middle and then you have some charms so it’s athree layered necklace. it’s really cool. jessica: and these colors represent my hogwartshouse, ravenclaw, of course!
becky: mine too! represent ravenclaw!cynthia: and then what is very trendy, too, is wearing several bracelets together andyou made some, several, here so can you talk about those, too?jessica: yeah, so when you’re a fan you’re considered a “fangirl†or “fanboyâ€so i took this plate and i stamped the word “fangirl†into it and i had the letterskind of uneven because fangirls are weird and crazy. and i just added charms that meantsomething to me according to my fandoms. not everyone understands them, but to me theydo so, wings for supernatural, a crown for once upon a time or sherlock and owl for harrypotter and this emoji charm with the heart eyes because i love and obsess over a lotof things.
cynthia: and i remember what you told me alsoyesterday that it’s okay if you do something and people don’t understand.jessica: yeah! becky: but there will be some that do! andthen you’re like instant friends. jessica: yep! it’s a great way to starta conversation. cynthia: exactly. well, it is something veryclose to you so it means really something. yeah, those are really great, jessica, i lovethose. and i love also harry potter so i made a necklace with harry potter and i did differentcharms that represent something from each episode, like the dragon and the key. i lovehow i glued some wings behind the key. becky: oh that’s perfect!cynthia: yeah, i love that. and this is a
love potion.becky: cute! cynthia: i love the movie with that love potion,that was so funny. and then doctor who! doctor who, we love doctor who, right?jessica: yes! becky: yes!cynthia: so i had to do something with doctor who and i love the chain because it kind ofrepresents also what we see in his tardis. all the symbols from his language, what’sthe name of his language? jessica and becky: gallifreyancynthia: gallifreyan . and then, i put a bow tie. bow ties are cool, so you have to havea bow tie. so that one's a doctor who. and this one, i really like this one, it’s notreally - it has nothing in particular but
we love sci-fi, i do love sci-fi since i wasa teenager so i wanted to do something that represents that. so i found some really beautifulbeads and lampwork beads from grace lampwork and it’s kind of a space with moon and a- becky: so it covers a broad array of fandoms.cynthia: yes, exactly and i love this little container here, the bottle, and i put somerocks in it and i thought that could be like the moon rocks, right?! like planet rocksor something. and then a robot. you need a robot, there is always a robot!becky: of course! cynthia: so yeah, you can put whatever youwant in your jewelry and really like jessica said it’s something that you love, somethingthat really has meaning for you. and like
you said, if some fan recognizes it you feellike, “yay, we know something about each other!†it’s a big community out therewith fandom jewelry. becky: and there’s something out there foreveryone so go find your fandom! cynthia: yes, exactly! well thank you so muchfor coming! thank you, jessica for showing us all of this!jessica: you’re welcome! cynthia: and thank you so much for joiningus to today on artbeads cafe and make sure to subscribe to our newsletter for gettingour great promotions and new ideas. so, thank you! au revoir, a bientot!becky: bye!
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