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So I was on Etsy today looking for vintage jewelry and I decided to search for “Interview with the Vampire” in the search box to see what people were selling on Etsy and all I can say is WOW! I believe you don’t need to open up an account to search for stuff so go ahead and take a look at all the IWTV stuff they have.
There’s alot of unauthorized VC merch out there, and some of it’s pretty good! Like this cute locket w/ the IWTV cover:
Or you can get an adult replica of Claudia’s dress:
Some of it’s really horrendous tho… I find this really tasteless:
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More pictures of my modern Lestat’s thumb ring you asked me.
Here is, modern thumb ring.
My modern Lestat’s thumb ring.
I tried to have the original, but it was hard to find, the seller of the store told me that this is a modern version of the original, even though Lestat wish buy now the ring would be like mine.
*~snacktime~*
^yah so I don’t have access to any photoshoppin’ tools rn but whatever… that is yours truly and @roselioncourt.
So LOTS of things happening and tbh I’m a little overwhelmed by all the info we’ve gotten in the last week, and the posts in response, some of which I’ve seen… and I was trying to keep up w/ it all on my phone the whole frickin’ time it was happening (I have 100+ tabs open *laughcries* and the phone is not a happy camper)… it’s a little overwhelming.
As Ron Swanson famously said: “Never half-ass two things. Whole-ass one thing.” I’m gonna whole-ass all the things when I have the time this weekend, I got all your messages and plan to do massive replies. Also need to make a post about the PLROA booksigning, I took notes (altho there is a video of it on the official VC FB).
… I also have to read the new book (!!!)… I asked for spoilers and you should know that I *facepalmed* or “Oh, Anne”’d at almost every new piece of canon information.
[X] Raven’s Dire Nail Ring Claw Ring Vintage Brass filigree with Jet Glass and adjustable band – $28.00
Thanks for sharing the link, @littleredmoon!
As someone who studies jewellery and silversmithing (first year, so I’m no expert. yet :D) I think it’s unlikely to make one as detailed as Lestat’s and yet keep it at reasonable price. The design is very filigree indeed. But I’ll keep this in mind for next year’s workshop time, and let you know if I come up with something. (Also, in what way is yours fragile? Pewter generally is quite study.)
OMG A JEWELRY PERSON! [re: Lestat’s thumb ring] This was exactly what I was hoping for, that a jewelry person would see that post! I want to take hot jewelry classes so bad omg
(I can do coldworking w/ beads and wire, might try to sell those here at some point).
It could be done with moldmaking. You’d make a master ring with all the filligree detail (tbh idk how filligree is applied) and then cast copies of it in an affordable but durable metal. Maybe mine isn’t pewter, that’s what I thought it was, like those little figurines you get at Renaissance Faires… (like the dragon here) but if pewter is strong, then mine might not be pewter bc it has at least one hairline crack in it as you can seeee 😛
Yes, keep it in mind for next year’s workshop, message me privately, I could help come up w/ a design that might be easier to make. Like I said, I headcanon that Lestat has a lot of these, so it doesn’t need to be identical to the one in the movie ^______^
Can you tell me where you got your lestat ring?
I’m sorry to tell you that I got my Lestat ring in 1994 for like $15 at Hot Topic so it’s highly unlikely you’d find it there now 😛 (I’ve seen them pop up on eBay in different variations from time to time, tho. See below for that.) I’ve been meaning to make a post about MY thumb ring tho and this is the perfect excuse to do it!
When I compare mine to the ring in the movie, it’s different (other than the fact that it’s too big for me lol). I headcanon that Lestat has tons of these in different designs and that he likes how chunky and ugly rugged and masculine mine is ^______^
^I didn’t have another hand to take the pic so I had to use a banana instead of my wrist look how committed I am to you that I did that just to approximate the angle.
So you can see that the designs are very different, and the curved tip is pretty much just straight on mine, highly impractical for the vampiry purpose although mine can still pierce things.
^He’s got swirls of filigree, I have… melty loops? Almost a fleur-de-lys? I can’t wear it often bc it’s made of pewter, pretty fragile.
^This ring was not mentioned in the books, it was apparently Neil Jordan’s idea, modeled after the thumb picks guitarists sometimes wear (which I also had to buy bc reasons and might be wearing backwards?). It’s meant to be a teensy ref to Lestat’s rock career in the next book ;]
It’s also a lot of metal around the pad of my thumb so after a while you get that smelly effect like when you’re wearing a bandaid :- I’d love to get in touch w/ a jewelry designer to make one more like the movie version, and also more breathable on the underside, and sell it for a reasonable price bc ppl want it!
Here’s a listing on eBay from March 2015, the seller doesn’t appear active. Theirs is a lot closer to the movie version than mine, but much more expensive for their dedication (GBP 95.00; Approximately US $171.98). Lestat’s on the left.
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