TO BE BROUGHT METEOROLOGIST CANDACE CAMPOS AND TRAFFIC SAFETY EXPERT TROOPER STEVE.
THIS IS NEWS. 6 AT 09:00AM
GETTING RESULTS.
>> JULIE: I’M BIG EVENT IS
MAKING ITS RETURN TO THE CITY
BEAUTIFUL. THE MAKER FAIR WILL
BE CELEBRATING ITS 10TH
ANNIVERSARY THIS WEEKEND. THE
CRASH SHOWCASES FUN FOR THE
WHOLE FAMILY WILL BE ABLE TO
SEE FEATS OF SCIENCE, ART AND
TECHNOLOGY. JOINING US NOW IS
CARMEN BISHOP, WHO IS THE
OWNER OF.
>> OF COURSE, KATE LEATHER AND
COMPANY. GOOD MORNING, AMY.
>> JULIE: THIS IS AN AMAZING
EVENT. AND YOU KNOW, YOU’RE
THERE TO BE ABLE TO SHOWCASE
SOME OF YOUR CRAFTSMANSHIP.
TALK TO US ABOUT.
>> WHAT YOU BROUGHT IN TODAY
AND WHAT YOUR SPECIALTIES ARE.
SO POOR SKATE IT MEANS TO
SPARKLING REFLECT LIGHT
BRILLIANTLY. AND I LIKE TO
REALLY FOCUS ON MY BAGS.
INDIVIDUALITY. EACH BAG IS
HANDCRAFTED. ONE OF A KIND IN
MY STUDIO. WE USE DIFFERENT
TEXTILES SUCH AS WAXED CANVAS.
YOU CAN SEE ON THE FRONT HERE.
ALL OF THIS IS HAND CANDACE.
THESE RIGHT HERE, OUR SPECIAL
POUCHES THAT ARE MADE. THEY
WORK REALLY GREAT FOR THE
PLAY, WHICH PLAYS, YOU KNOW,
WELL, WITH THE MAKER FOR THEY
DO GREAT FOR COSPLAY AND
RENAISSANCE FAIRS AS WELL.
ALSO GREAT.
>> JULIE: AND SO LAST YEAR YOU
WERE VOLUNTEER TO MAKER FAIRE
AND USE THAT. OKAY. THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT I WOULD LOVE TO
GET INVOLVED IN AS A VENDOR.
TELL US ABOUT THAT PROCESS.
YES. SO JUST BEING A PART OF
IT LAST YEAR AS A VOLUNTEER
WAS AMAZING. THEY WERE SO
WELCOMING. THEY MADE SURE THAT
EVERYBODY WAS TAKING CARE OF
AND WHEN I HAD THE CHANCE TO
BE A VENDOR, IT WAS NOT EVEN A
QUESTION I SIGNED UP RIGHT
AWAY
>> HOW DID YOU GET INTO MAKING
THESE BAGS OF THIS WORKING
WITH LEATHER? BECAUSE I MEAN,
IT TAKES A CERTAIN LEVEL OF
CRAFTSMANSHIP TO BE ABLE TO
PUT THESE PIECES TOGETHER. SO
BEFORE COVID I WAS A
SEAMSTRESS. I WAS SEWING LARGE
AWNINGS AND CABANA TOPS AFTER
LOSING THE JOB DURING THAT
TIME, LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE, I
KIND OF TOOK A MOMENT TO FOCUS
ON WHAT I WAS PASSIONATE ABOUT
AND THEN BAGS ARE DEFINITELY
MY PASSION. SO
>> JULIE: AND WE FEATURED THE
MAKER FAIR BEFORE. AND ONE
THING THAT I LOVE ABOUT IT IS
THAT YOU’RE BRINGING OTHER
PEOPLE INTO LEARNING ABOUT
YOUR CRAFT AND IT’S A FAMILY
FRIENDLY EVENT. WHY IS IT
IMPORTANT FOR YOU TO BE
INVOLVED IN EVENT LIKE THAT
RATHER THAN JUST SETTING UP A
BOOTH SOMEWHERE?
>> YOU KNOW, IT’S IT’S THE
COMMUNITY LIKE YOU MENTIONED,
THEY REALLY MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE
PART OF THE FAMILY AND TO TO
BRING THE CHILDREN INTO THAT
AND LET THEM SEE, YOU KNOW HOW
SPECIAL IT IS TO TO BE ABLE TO
CREATE AND PUT A PART OF
YOURSELF OUT INTO THE WORLD.
IS IT A ONCE IN A LIFETIME
OPPORTUNITY FOR MAKER?
>> JULIE: NOW WE’RE LOOKING AT
SOME VIDEO, I THINK FROM LAST
YEAR, YOU KNOW, JUST A FEW
PEOPLE SHOW UP TO THIS. SO
THIS IS, YOU KNOW, A GREAT
FAMILY EVENT WHERE YOU CAN BE
EXPOSED TO THINGS THAT YOU
MIGHT NOT EXPERIENCE
OTHERWISE. WHY DO YOU THINK
THAT’S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE?
WILL JUST, YOU KNOW, ANY TIME
LEARN ANY KIND OF NEW SKILL IS
GOING TO HELP YOU IN LIFE,
JUST, YOU KNOW, GETTING PAST
THAT FEAR OF TRYING SOMETHING
NEW. YOU KNOW, MOVING ON TO
THAT NEXT LEVEL.
>> BRIDGETT: THIS REALLY STEAM
NOT JUST AS A TEAM, BECAUSE I
MEAN, YOU’RE THE ARTS. YOU’RE
THE A IN STEAM. THIS IS THIS
IS GREAT FOR FAMILIES FOR
BUILDING IDEAS AND SORT OF
GETTING THOSE JUICES FLOWING
FOR CAN AT LEAST DIFFERENT
THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO.
>> THAT POSSIBLE. YEAH, IT’S
GOING TO BE A BLAST WITH IT
BEING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY.
THEY’VE REALLY GONE ABOVE AND
BEYOND TO MAKE IT AN AMAZING
EXPERIENCE AND SO EXCITED FOR
THIS WEEKEND. WHAT ARE YOU
MOST EXCITED ABOUT THE ROBOT
IT’S GOING TO BE SO GREAT.
THEY’VE GOT TEAMS COMING FROM
ALL OVER THE PLACE TO BATTLE
ROBOTS IN ALL DIFFERENT SIZES.
AND IT’S GOING TO BE
WONDERFUL. I CANNOT WAIT.
>> JULIE: YEAH, THERE REALLY
IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE. AND
YOU’RE THINKING, OH, YOU KNOW,
THIS MIGHT NOT BE MY THING.
YOU CAN FIND SOME SOMETHING TO
FOR ANY INTEREST THERE.
DEFINITELY. AND I MEAN THAT
THE NAME SAYS IT ALL MAKER,
IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT GOING TO A
STORE AND GETTING SOMETHING
BUT APPRECIATING ACTUALLY
MEETING PEOPLE WHO ARE MAKING
THINGS AND BEING PART PEOPLE
THAT I THEMSELVES OUT THERE.
AND, YOU KNOW, PUTTING A PART
OF THEMSELVES INTO WHAT THEY
CREATE, WHETHER IT BE.
>> 3 D PRINTING OR LEATHER.
>> JULIE: WELL, NOT SO
IMPORTANT PUTTING THEMSELVES
OUT THERE AND THAT SUCH A
GREAT LESSON FOR KIDS TO SEE
AS WELL THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE
YOU SAID DURING COVID US
YOURSELF, WHAT IS MY PASSION?
AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I’M
SURE YOU WANT TO PASS ON TO
PEOPLE YOU MEET THIS WEEKEND.
DEFINITELY. I’M HOPING THAT
THE CHANCE TO DO THAT.
>> ALL RIGHT. SO LET’S GET THE
DEETS REALLY QUICKLY ON. DO WE
HAVE THE FULL SCREEN ON THE
EVENT? WE CAN TAKE A LOOK AT
THAT AND TALK ABOUT GETTING
OUT THERE. CAN YOU GIVE US THE
DETAILS ON HOW TO GET OUT TO
MAKER FAIRE AND?
>> YES, I CAN GO TO WWW DOT
MAKER FAIRE ORLANDO DOT COM.
YOU CAN BUY TICKETS ONLINE. I
BELIEVE IT’S $20 FOR ONLINE
TICKETS AND I THINK IT MIGHT
BE. THE DAY OF THE SHOW THAT
YOU CAN PURCHASE THEM THE DAY
OF THE SHOW AS WELL. AND IT’S
AT THE CENTRAL FLORIDA
FAIRGROUNDS. I’M SO SUPER EASY
TO FIND.
>> YES. AND INDOOR AND OUTDOOR
THINK. IT’S ALWAYS IMPORTANT
THANK YOU SO MUCH. LIKE ALL OF
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