Happy Holidays from Ron’s Organics

Like a qualitytattoo, each piece in Abbie Chesney’s “Eye on the Sparrow” collection is stylishly edgy, and each is infused with a compelling story. Her guitar-string bracelets and earrings are the perfect (removable) body adornment for the rock star on your list.

Chesney started crafting jewelry from used guitar and bass strings following the death of a friend, Dallas musician Carter Albrecht, in 2007. She wanted to do something symbolic in his memory, but that inspiration went through several stages before taking shape.

“I tossed a lot of ideas around...I got a tattoo. It was just a long process of me listening to myself and letting the idea grow organically,” she says.

The “aha!” moment hit when her boyfriend, a guitarist in the band Shibboleth, was re-stringing his instrument and lamenting the trashing of his worn strings.

“They throw the strings away,” Chesney says, “but there’s a lot of memories and music locked into these strings. I started tinkering around with them. Turned out it was pretty easy to make the first bracelet.”

Now, Chesney is contriving new jewels with each donated string — chunky designs are made with E bass strings, while slimmer styles are fashioned from acoustic guitar strings. And a portion of each sale goes to the Carter Albrecht Music Foundation, which supports Dallas musicians.

WEBSITE: Search for “Eye on the Sparrow” at etsy.com

PRICE RANGE: $28-$42

CONTACT: abbie.r.chesney@gmail. com

Rob Braun 9601White Rock Trail, Suite 214 214-343-1515 www.robbraun.net

John Hamman, CPCU 8330 Abrams Rd., Suite 104 214-341-3050 john.hamman.lcjs@statefarm.com

Jim Collins, CLU 11807 Preston Rd. 214-349-7455 jim.collins.bts5@statefarm.com

Reginald W. Johnson 6333 E Mockingbird,Ste. 275 214-821-4242 reginald.johnson.coqr@statefarm.com

Jennifer Wilcox 9660 Audelia Rd., Suite 123 214-348-0480 www.jenniferwilcox.com