{"id":4419,"date":"2011-04-05T10:42:49","date_gmt":"2011-04-05T14:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.pro\/?p=4419"},"modified":"2011-11-25T17:08:49","modified_gmt":"2011-11-25T22:08:49","slug":"rockin-recycled-gift-idea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/2011\/rockin-recycled-gift-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockin\u2019 Recycled Gift Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Earth Month is a special time of year here at UncommonGoods, and we\u2019re celebrating all month long with special blog posts on sustainability and profiles of UG artists that are doing their part for the planet. We\u2019re also <a title=\"giveaways\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/\/category\/giveaway-2\/?source=blog\" target=\"_blank\">giving away <\/a>Earth friendly products all month long!<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to check out our profile of recycled glass artists <a title=\"Vawn and Mike Gray\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/artist?15720\" target=\"_blank\">Vawn and Mike Gray<\/a> and enter for your chance to <a title=\"Recycled Night Light Giveaway\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/\/2011\/earth-month-giveaway-recycled-glass-night-light\/#more-4361?source=blog\" target=\"_blank\">win a Recycled Glass Night Light<\/a>\u2014but if you need a really cool, inexpensive, recycled gift now, take a look at these great handmade <a title=\"Guitar String Bracelets\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/product\/guitar-string-bracelets?source=blog\">Guitar String Bracelets<\/a>, designed by <a title=\"Hanna Garrison and Steve Bernstein\" href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/artist?16740\">Hannah Garrison and Steve Bernstein<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/product\/guitar-string-bracelets?source=blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4437\" title=\"18744_guitarBracelets\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/18744_guitarBracelets-548x438.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"548\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/18744_guitarBracelets-548x438.jpg 548w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/18744_guitarBracelets-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/18744_guitarBracelets.jpg 1594w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hannah began crafting bracelets made from used guitar strings for musician friends and their families. When she saw Steve\u2019s Craigslist add reading: &#8220;Do you have any ideas for interesting products made with guitar strings?\u201d Hannah knew she was on to something. Now, the team makes recycled guitar string bracelets in five colors, works with big name musicians to create special bracelets for charity and runs an eco-friendly business.<\/p>\n<p>Hannah even sent us a list of Earth Month reminders of how to stay green while living like a rock star. Her list includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>-Carpool to the next concert.<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>-Get energy efficient speakers, you\u2019ll use less electricity<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>(and save money on your electric bill).<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>-Play acoustic when you\u2019re practicing or working on new material. \u201cYou\u2019ll conserve energy and also hear some cool nuances that you might have otherwise missed.\u201d<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<ul>-Use a chalkboard or marker board when writing out song lyrics or set lists.<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>-Listen to a song that reminds you to help save the planet.<\/ul>\n<p>Are you a guitarist? Do you know someone who is? Your old guitar strings can end up in a bracelet, too! Just send them to:<\/p>\n<p>Wear Your Music<br \/>\n112 Main Street,<br \/>\nWoonsocket, RI 02895<\/p>\n<p>Do you play an instrument or practice another form of art? We want to know how you stay green while sharing your talent! And don\u2019t forget to check back often for more recycled gift ideas and the next Earth Month giveaway!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guitar String Bracelets<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":4437,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[741],"tags":[389,223,80],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4419"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4419\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4437"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.pro\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}