Valentine's Day Gifts - Stone Guitar Pick Necklace - Martin Acoustic Guitar

A Valentine's Day gift for YOU to share with HIM! Polished stone guitar picks by artist Greg M. Atkin

Now available via Etsy- This Valentine's Day - is for Music Lovers! I have the perfect gift for you to share with your guitarist guy-friend or your Taylor Swift-like self.  See Stone Guitar Picks featured at The New Eclectic Sound Experience

Jewelry & Guitar Pick combined. Stone Guitar Picks

Why Stone Picks Rock
These natural Agate stone guitar picks are cut and polished for wear as a necklace and use as a guitar pick. Change them up to mix or match your outfit. Artists and Writers have used Agate stones over the centuries to enhance and inspire creativity. Offer one to that cute guitarist on stage you've been flirting with after the concert! Either way, these make a statement and are great conversation starters not to mention cool guitar picks. 

Change the assorted Stone Picks to mix or match with your outfit.

Crafted by musician and artist Greg M Atkin, these are available now at Artisan Studio Works Etsy website. These sweet-hearts are perfect for Valentine's Day and will remind you of your love of music every time you wear and use them. Smoothly polished and translucent, they make the perfect "working" accessory. See more styles and artistic gifts by visiting Artisan Studio Works Online.

Gift Boxed for Valentine's Day or a Birthday!

Acoustic Guitar-Martin Standard Series
If you've always wanted to learn how to play guitar, THIS is the year to do it! The best advice I can give is to purchase a really good guitar that you can grow into. This is because nothing will discourage progress more than trying to tune and play a "toy" guitar. If you look at all of the music greats, most brought the best instrument they could afford. Here quality will trump quantity. Get ONE good guitar and play it to death!

My Martin HD-28 is what I perform with.

Martin HD-28
C. F. Martin & Co. is the oldest guitar manufacturer in the U.S. now into their 6th generation as a family owed factory. Located in Nazareth PA, you can stop by the Martin Factory for a free guided tour and see how these iconic guitars are made. At the end of the tour, you can even play as many guitars as you'd like in the "Pickin' Parlor".

The HD-28 is a "working guitar". It is very lovely to look at with it's Herringbone boarder but tough and made for the road. When I perform, I like to take this guitar as it has an on board pickup installed so I can plug into a guitar amp on stage. Unplugged (like MTV!), it goes anywhere with it's Sitka Spruce top and Rosewood back & sides. It is very loud even without an amp so play it at your next party, a friend's house or outing. Who knows? You could launch a whole new career.

Martin HD-28 Acoustic Guitar

 

6th Generation owner, Chris Martin and me at the Martin Guitar Factory

Valentine's Day-Dreaming

Need a fresh idea for V-Day?  Take your bike on a train for an adventurous day out & ride new terrain.

Do a little online shopping for something that makes you FEEL sensuous.  Hint: Dior works for me.

An all time winner, the proverbial box of assorted chocolates!  Yes, I see women buying these for themselves.

Spend the day at an art museum and have lunch on the town.

How about a skate date at Rockefeller Center?  Romantic, classic and unforgettable.

Valentine's Day is for lovers...or so they say.  It can also be a day to do the things YOU love.  Here are some ideas that span from romantic to adventurous, especially for those who don't want the same old routine year after year.  Do some Valentine's Day-Dreaming now to make your day extra memorable.

YOUR Weekend Ski Trip!

Getting away for the weekend for a romantic little ski, snowshoeing or snowboarding trip needn't get complicated. Save some time & space by only packing three pairs of undies.  Exofficio's Give-n-Go line of women's underwear is quick drying, odor resistant and VERY durable.  Here are some super essentials to take replete with backpacks and bags to pack them in! Many of these can do double duty such as Rudy Project's Daypack II which also has a removable hydration system. Whatever you do DON'T forget your ski goggles. The sun's glare as it reflects off the snow can damage your corneas and make you snowblind for up to 3 days! Rudy Project's Klonyx offer superior fog-free visual clarity and solar protection.  Also include a serious sunblock.  Neutrogena just came out with a new broad spectrum uva-uvb sunblock called Age Shield Face in a SPF of 110+.  Worth bringing along as the sun's reflection off of the snow rivals that of a day at the beach.

We also really like the Freedom of the Hills and Don't Die Out There card decks with survival and wilderness advice on the face of each card. Available from The Mountaineers Books. Get more ideas on winter sports and baselayering from X-Treme X-Training's Winter Survival Guide.

Craft Layer 1 & Exofficio's Chica Cool Hoody

 The List:

1 pair of jeans (Merona Dark Blue Just Below the Waist & Straight)

2 pair of undies, 1 bra - (Exoffico's Give-n-Go String Bikini)

1 pair cotton flannel lounge / pajama pants

2 pair of socks (Smartwool 100% Merino Wool)

1 baselayer tee (Craft Microclimate Layer 1)

1 mid-layer top (Exofficio's Chica Cool Hoody)

1 pair hardshell ski or snowboarding pants (Moonstone Banshee)

1 ski jacket (Moonstone Lucid Down Jacket)

1 pair ski gloves (Scott Sports Snowboarding Gloves)

1 pair sheepskin boots ( Ugg Baileys or Kookaburras)

1 ski cap (Turtlefur's Merino Wool Collection with no itch headband)

1 pair ski goggles (Rudy Project Klonyx)

1 Adventure Medical - Survival Kit

1 Kestrel Weather Tracker

* Travel sized toiletries, a hairbrush, a silk scarf Sport Wash Packets and Pro-Tech-Skin by Atsko 

The trick to packing is NOT to pack too much!  Our backpacks and duffel bags are often filled with multiple items that we never end up using for the trip.  Keep it to these bare essentials and you can be packed - ready to go in under 10 minutes!