I love shopping Etsy. You just never know what you’re going to find. I ran into this awesomely unique shop called Melsville. This shop owner takes unusable pianos and disables the small interior piece called the action to make unique sculptures, jewelery and hair ornaments. What results is quirky, eccentric and quite frankly, fantastic!
The antique wood is lovingly cleaned and sanded to become something entirely different and altogether new. The previous life of the piano’s musical past shines through the pieces as well as the mechanical and architectural feel of the pieces themselves. Great gift for music lovers, music learners, piano teachers and even engineers.
The owl pictured on the left shows the artist’s general feeling of whimsy and the wisdom inherit in reuse while the heart shaped pins with figures pictured on the right show that the pieces truly could become a new part of your everyday existence by being worn day to day.
Remember to shop Etsy to support local artisans working on a small scale to produce uncommonly unique pieces that are built to stand the test of time. Shopping with your heart can really make a difference when done on a global scale as producers will only make what consumers will buy. If we stand up to big box stores and refuse to buy their goods which are made with unfair wages in unfair conditions overseas, they will eventually stop making it. Companies will only do what is profitable. Let’s make shopping small, fair trade and eco-friendly the only way that companies can produce. Look for organic, recycled and natural products instead of just buying whatever is cheapest:)
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