Dee Wilkie – The Art Project Does Jamaica: Heart Strings

I am so in love with heartSTRINGS Jewelry!!  Each piece is so unique and is made out of both new and used guitar strings.  I wore this off and on during my entire trip in Jamaica and it was one of my favorite pieces.  I was worried that the wire which held the beads on it might get caught on my clothing, or scratch my skin.  It didn’t at all, and actually, I tried looking at my bracelet to see where the wire began and ended and I couldn’t find it.  The craftsman ship of Melanie Browns’ work is excellent!

“Once a year, go some place you’ve never gone before.” – Dali Lama

D.W.

Feature Friday: heartSTRINGS Jewelry

Photography: Nashville Dream

Melanie Brown is creative in so many ways.  She is a talented photographer, and makes super cool jewelry out of new and used guitar strings.

Melanie started heartSTRINGS Jewelry in the spring of 2014 while she was going to school in Nashville, Tennessee.  She did it as a hobby for about six months and then decided to try it out as a business.  Words cannot describe how excited she was when her first order came in.  She was so happy that others seemed to enjoy the jewelry as much as she did.

Each piece of jewelry is designed and made by her, using new and/or used guitar strings, copper wire and a variety of stone beads and fresh water pearls.  Melanie loves the simplicity of the materials and how well they complement one another.

You can find her jewelry online on her Facebook page and on her Etsy online store.

http://www.facebook.com/heartSTRINGSbymb https://www.etsy.com/shop/heartSTRINGSbymb

“But if you cut a piece of guitar string I would wear it like it’s a wedding ring.” – Josh Ramsay, Carly Rae Jepsen, Tavish Crowe

M.B.