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This custom guitar pick necklace was specially designed and
made for Eliza, the participant in the 6th episode of Season two of the Tim Gunn's Guide to Style show. Thank you
so much to Tim Gunn for the kind words on the show, and to everyone involved. It was a wonderful
experience and I'm thrilled that the custom guitar pick necklace was so well received and truly honored to have
been a part of the process.
I will say that handling Eliza's father's guitar pick (as she said on the show, he'd passed away about a year before and was one of the main reasons she pursued a career as a singer/musician), made me quite nervous. I only had about 4-5 days in total to make the custom guitar pick necklace, which left no room at all for error. As an exact replica of Eliza's father's pick, this guitar pick necklace is unique and will always be one of a kind. My favorite part of the necklace was a small detail - the original pick (a Fender pick, by the way), was well worn (and clearly well loved) - the word 'Fender' had been nearly completely rubbed off, and at the tip there was a section that was rounded where the pick went over the strings. The white gold version of the pick retained that detail - which was worn down and molded by Eliza's father - like a finger print. It was extremely touching to see how much custom guitar pick necklace meant to Eliza and it was wonderful to see the necklace on her neck, to see Gretta Monnahan put it on her, and to see her wearing it at her Joe's Pub debut with the gorgeous bright yellow Kay Unger dress. Thank you again to everyone at the Tim Gunn's Guide to Style show! (To see a clip on the Bravo website of Eliza wearing the guitar pick necklace click here.) To visit Eliza's website (and see a picture of her wearing the custom guitar pick necklace) click here.
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