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Gifts for People Who Love Music

Have a music lover on your holiday gift list? Someone who lives and breathes music? Being that kind of person myself, I can say with confidence that one of these music gifts is going to be the perfect gift for that person. Whether they love rock, country, or something else, this list of music gift ideas will help you check off at least a name or two on your list.

I did a gift guide for people who love music a couple years back and it was one of my favorite ones to do. When a couple of you wanted to see another one this year, I was more than happy to oblige!

As you know, I love music and my musical tastes are all over the place – my playlists just might the only place where Tom Petty is often followed by Reba McEntire and preceded by Frank Sinatra.

Needless to say, this list of music themed gifts is not limited to one single genre.

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Music Gift Ideas

Dolly Parton (or other artist of your choice) Devotional Prayer Candle

Saint Dolly of Parton Devotional Prayer Candle

I think it’s only right to start with the queen, don’t you agree? I fell in love with this candle earlier this year when Kari from A Graceful Life shared it with me. Grunt got it for me for my birthday and I’ve been praying to Saint Dolly ever since. So far, so good. Find the Dolly candle here. If Dolly wouldn’t be to your gift recipient’s liking, then you need to ditch that person. Kidding.

Music Related Doormats

~~Hear You Knockin’~~ / Gangsta’s Paradise / Hello Darlin’

Help them set the tone for their crib with a new music themed doormat that reflects their musical tastes. A fan of rap? Let them create their own Gangsta’s Paradise at home. Forever a Conway and country music fan? Why, Hello Darlin’.

A Unique Notebook

Eagles Album Cover Notebook

All of the notebooks from upcycleVinyl are made using album covers. I know, right? Super cool. I still love vinyl and I have to say, part of the reason is because of the amazing album art. My dad had this Eagles album as I was growing up and I remember always thinking this one was interesting. There are notebooks from every kind of genre in this shop. If you see one that someone on your list would love, snag it fast! These things are unique and there is usually just one of each in the shop!

Personalized Guitar and Pick Holder

Guitar and Pick Holder

If you know a guitar player, this is both a handy little gift and a meaningful one. It can hold their guitar, picks and you can have it inscribed with a message of your choice. Find it here.

The Only Truth Art

Only Truth is Music Print

I absolutely love this art print because of just how true it is. If you have one of those devout musical people on your list, like where music can take them to a whole other level, transport them to someplace else completely, then this art print is a great gift for them and something they will really appreciate.

One Speaker with Lots of Tricks

FABRIQ Chorus Speaker

Ok, so this speaker is a total game changer. Grunt and I recently received one of these as a gift and we fell in love the moment we got it hooked up. The FABRIQ Chorus is a bluetooth speaker, so it can connect to your phone or iPod and stream music through that, but it is also WiFi enabled and can connect to Amazon Alexa so it can play music that way too as well as do all the other stuff Alexa does. Plus, you can connect up to ten speakers and place them all around your home to create a whole house sound system. And did I also mention that the sound quality is great? The one pictured above is the larger Chorus. There is also a smaller version available as well here. We love this so much we are actually planning on adding one to our wish list to start our own whole house sound system – something we have always wanted!

Entertainer Earrings

Dolly Earrings / George Strait Earrings

I think quite a few of us girls, and a few guys as well, wish we could just cozy on up with George Strait. These earrings though might be as close as we’ll ever get. The Circus received the Dolly ones for her birthday from a friend and since she let her holes grow up, I took ownership of them. I love them. I pretend that Dolly just whispers her words of wisdom into my ear throughout the day. You can get all sorts of folks on earrings from this shop.

Rolling Stones Necklace

Rolling Stones Necklace

Have you ever seen such a classy Rolling Stones Hot Lips symbol? Perfect for your friend who loves the Stones or a true Rock N’ Roll fan.

Cassette Business Card Case and Stand

Cassette Business Card Case and Stand

This cassette card case is the absolute perfect gift for the musician on your list or someone who loves 90’s music and still longs for the mixtapes they created by recording songs on the radio. The icing on the cake is that they can carry it in their pocket or display it on their desk.

Country Music Hair

Country Music Hair

There was one thing I desperately wanted the most for Christmas last year and this book was it. Country Music Hair. The higher the hair, the closer to God, y’all and the ladies of country music most definitely knew how to get just as close to the Almighty as they could. This is a great coffee table book, but I also read the whole thing and enjoyed every bit of it. It doesn’t just talk about hair, but it tells stories about the women behind the hair – Tammy Wynette, Barbara Mandrell, my girl Reba and many more. It doesn’t leave out the boys either – it covers Waylon and Willie and the boys. See what I did there.

Vintage Style Music T-Shirts

Various Music Related T-Shirts

Another thing you can never ever go wrong with (or have too many of, in my opinion) is a great t-shirt rocking one of your gift recipient’s favorite singers or bands. I have always found the most affordable and best selection of vintage style music t-shirts here. I have a few of these myself and not only do they look great, but they are also those soft and cozy t-shirts. Technically, these are classified as “Men’s”, but I’ve always bought them for myself and they fit me just fine – not too tight, not too big. Browse through all the t-shirts here – most all of them are $20 or less, with many being $15 or less!

Mama Tried Tote

Mama Tried Tote

I turned 21 in prison doing life without parole.

Lord, I love that song. This little tote is perfect for your country or Merle loving friend. It’s also available in black.

1000 Record Covers Book

1000 Record Covers

As I’ve already stated, I love old record covers. 1000 Record Covers goes through albums from the 60’s to the 90’s detailing the best record covers of rock. This book is a gift that a Rock n’ Roll fan will truly appreciate.

Bluetooth Speaker Shower Head

Bluetooth Speaker Shower Head

I don’t have a shower head speaker, but we do have a bluetooth speaker built into our ceiling light in the bathroom. Just let me tell you that getting ready has never before been so enjoyable. I used to always play music from my phone while getting ready, but for me, it was just never loud enough. Now, I connect the bluetooth and let that bad boy play loud. The speaker above is here, and there’s another option here.

Music Themed Pillows

David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust Pillow / Personalized Mix Tape Pillow

That David Bowie pillow is perfection! I am just crazy over it. You can have whatever you want written on the mix tape pillow – you could do names as shown or put the title of a favorite song. You can find a ton of different music related pillows on Etsy.

Record Coasters

Record Coasters

These coasters are only $18. They would make a perfect small gift for that music or vinyl lover on your list or a great stocking stuffer.

Bluetooth Speaker

Bluetooth Speaker

When Bill went away to college, Nick bought him a bluetooth speaker like this one. As he said, “You’ve always gotta be able to have the music.” We have a couple of bluetooth speakers around here and use them all the time. You won’t find us on the deck or me cooking without having music going on one. There are many things I could live without. A bluetooth speaker is not one of them.

Personalized Music Themed Doormats

Amp Doormat / Mixtape Doormat / Vinyl Record Doormat

I got my Dad and stepmom the personalized vinyl record doormat for Christmas last year and they absolutely loved it! I had it personalized with their last name and “Spinning Since 2005,” which was the year they got married. My dad is a big music lover, so this was a perfect gift for him especially. You can also have the mixtape and amp doormat personalized as well. I want the mixtape one for our house.

Music Coffee Table Books

The Art of Rock / Honky Tonk: Portraits of Country Music / Who Shot Rock N’ Roll? / CBGB & OMFUG: Thirty Years from the Home of Underground Rock

Some think coffee table books are just for decoration. I would have to strongly disagree with them. I think coffee table books should be about the things you find interesting and I think you should read them. I have ones in my living room about Mick Jagger, Elvis, etc. and I love every single one of them. Music themed coffee table books are great gifts for people who love music – they’ll enjoy them, they’ll be proud to display them and they make great conversation pieces.

Music Bookends

Guitar Bookends / Record Bookends

These bookends are great for music lovers. Get the guitar ones for a friend who plays the guitar and the record ones for a person who loves vinyl.

Personalized Guitar Picks

Personalized Guitar Picks

If you have someone on your list who plays the guitar, have some personalized guitar picks made for them. Find these here!

What music themed gifts will you be picking up for someone on your list this year?

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October 30, 2018
Here’s Your One Chance Fancy Printable Art
Who doesn’t love Reba McEntire’s song, Fancy? Seriously, y’all. It’s a total classic. My little five year old self would literally sit in front of the television watching TNN (The Nashville Network) back in the day before heading to school just praying to see the Fancy video. And honestly, if you don’t like it, I just don’t know that we can be friends. Just to commemorate how amazing that song is, here’s some Here’s Your One Chance Fancy printable art to adorn a wall in your home – and to remind us to take those chances. 😉

If you saw my office makeover, then you already know this art made an appearance in there – as well as Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds. I like to cover all my bases.

In there though, I printed off this art in a somewhat uncommon rectangle size, a 5″ x 15″, and then made a frame for it. In that particular space, I really wanted something more rectangular and didn’t want it to be as big as a normal printable size because I didn’t want to take away from Dolly who is just to the right of Fancy.

Because I know most people would just want a normal size of this art, I also made it in a standard printable 8.5″ x 11″ size.

And if you want to print it on regular photo paper, there’s enough white space to crop it down and fit it onto those sizes as well.

I also did two different font variations and color variations. You can choose from the more chic skinny font, the thicker brushstroke font, if you want Fancy in black or red and if you want a white or black background. If you do want the more horizontal, rectangle size, I’m including that size with these free printables as well and those also have the same variations of the standard 8.5″ x 11″ size.

So really with all these options and sizes, there’s no excuse to not put this up somewhere in your house and all hail Queen Reba. 😉

How to Get the Fancy Free Printable Art

All the Fancy printables are free for my Rain on a Tin Roof email subscribers. Just sign up below to get access to download the printables and to also get all the other free printables in my printable library.

If you’re already a Rain on a Tin Roof subscriber, you can find a link to download the Fancy printable art in my Printable Library. Look at the bottom of the last email you received from me for the password! And, if technology doesn’t fail me, you should be able to put your email address into the box above as well and it should take you straight to the download page. And nope, it shouldn’t sign you up twice for my emails. 🙂

Here’s Your One Chance Fancy Printable Printing Tips

First things first, these are for personal use only. Feel free to print as many as you wish for yourself! Please do not print these and try to sell them. Please do not copy my files and try to sell them on Etsy or anywhere else. Basically, please be a good and honest person. 🙂 Because if you’re not, then I’ll sic my posse on you. 🙂

Printing the Vertical 8.5″ x 11″ Size
- The vertical images can be printed as is on 8.5″ x 11″ sizes of paper. I suggest using a good card stock when printing.
- If you want smaller sizes, there is enough white space around the text that you should be able to print in those sizes as well.
Printing the Horizontal 5″ x 15″ Size

If you want to go with the size I printed my Fancy art out on, then you’ll have to find a place that will print that size. I went with Mpix. They offer the 5″ x 15″ size and their color quality is wonderful.

I hope you guys enjoy this little nod to an iconic song – Here’s Your One Chance Fancy…

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April 18, 2018
DIY Vinyl Record Tree Skirt
Need a Christmas tree skirt but don’t want to settle for the boring options at the store? Then make your own DIY tree skirt using vinyl records! It’s so easy and unique!

A few years ago I was asked to decorate a tree in the theme of a wish – a wish from Lauren, who has Cystic Fibrosis and wanted to go to the Grammys.

Not only was I honored to do so, but decorating that tree was so much fun. It’s not a secret around here that my love language is music.

I decorated that tree in shades of pink, song notes and touches of gold. One of my favorite things I did on the tree was the tree skirt.

The tree skirt included gold vinyl records. This is literally the easiest tree skirt in the history of ever. If you’re a music lover like me, this might be something you’ll want to do this Christmas as well.

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DIY Christmas Tree Skirt

Materials Needed:
- Vinyl Records (I found vinyl records by asking around to friends. Many people have lots of these laying around they don’t use anymore. I used about 20 – 30 records for this skirt.)
- Gold Spray Paint if you want gold records – my favorite gold spray paint is Design Masters Gold Medal.
- Pre-made Tree Skirt – either get a cheap one and cover the entire thing with records or get one that works with the rest of your holiday decor and only cover it partially with records
- Hot Glue Gun & Glue (optional)
Steps

Step 1.

If you want to paint the records, go ahead and do that first. Let them fully dry overnight before attaching them to the tree skirt. The only reason I painted these was because it made them more Grammy like. I would love to do one of these around a Christmas tree in our Jungle Room at some point, but I think I’ll leave them as is. I think it would be fun to see all the artists and album titles.

Step 2.

Now you’re ready to attach the records to your tree skirt – if you want to. You’ve got two options here:
1. Lay your tree skirt out on the ground. Using hot glue, attach the records to the skirt, overlapping the records slightly as you go.
2. Wrap the skirt around the base of the tree stand as you normally would. Lay the records out on top of the tree skirt, overlapping as you go.
Think of it as a “Choose Your Own Adventure” type project. 😉

With this one, I just laid the records on top of the tree skirt without attaching them with hot glue. The tree was being auctioned off, so I knew that the records might not be everyone’s pick and I wanted them to be able to just use the tree skirt without the records if they wanted to.

Beautifully wrapped Christmas gifts just pop off this tree skirt as well!

I also think the records would look great layered on top of faux fur as well – there’s another idea! 🙂

You can see more of the Grammy tree here.

Pretty easy, right? Now if I can just find more records for one of these bad boys in the Jungle Room.

Share your DIY Christmas tree skirt ideas in the comments!

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November 29, 2016
A Grammy Themed Christmas Tree for Lauren

I know what you are thinking.

You are wondering why the girl who throws stuffed animals, barbies, G.I. Joes, glasses, and shoes on her Christmas tree is posting about a Grammy Themed Christmas tree – one that is color coordinated with not a stuffed animal in sight.

A few months back, Dana & Nancy from Forest Home Media in Nashville contacted me. They wanted me to decorate a tree in the theme of a child’s wish – a child that is braver than I ever could be, fighting for their life. Afterwards, the tree would be auctioned off and proceeds would go to Make-A-Wish of Middle Tennessee.

My first thoughts were:

Me? You really want me? Have you seen my Christmas decor? Nothing matches, nothing is themed, its just all a big hot mess that somehow works for us.

But I said yes. Because it was for an amazing cause.

And I started acting like the little engine that could, “I think I can. I think I can. I think I can.”

When Dana sent the email with the list of kids and their wishes, I knew I could.

One of the kids was a girl.

An 18 year old named Lauren, who has Cystic Fibrosis and her wish is to go to the Grammys. She loves music and playing the guitar.

And if there is anything I love as much as decorating, its music – and little girls like Lauren who are braver than I’ll ever be.

I am the girl who knew for certain at the age of four that she was going to be the next Reba McEntire. And I still believed that until I finally reached high school and realized that my voice just wasn’t ever going to be pretty enough to sing in public – only in my car and the kitchen.

Dreams crushed. Love of music still strong though.

I was thrilled to be able to share my love of music is such an awesome, awesome way with an extraordinary girl.

There were four of us that were asked to decorate trees (look for the links to everyone at the end) and each was showcased in four different homes in the Kings Chapel Neighborhood in Arrington, Tennessee. My tree was in a home built by Drees Homes – it was stunning and I will be sharing more photos from it soon. The builders provided each of us with funds to decorate the tree and Kirkland’s also gave us a gift card for some of the ornaments – thank you!

Doesn’t that tree look real? Its not!! Balsam Hill donated the trees for this project, so a big thank you to them! My tree was the Calistoga Fir.

Honestly, I had no idea where I was going with this tree, except that I knew there would be lots of gold because the Grammys have gold awards. I knew I wanted musical notes somewhere and thought I may have to make them, but I ended up finding ones.

And they were already gold and sparkly, so that was a huge win.

Then I found pink microphones, pink headphones and pink guitar ornaments.

Those worked perfectly since Lauren loves music and playing the guitar. It also helped to decided my colors of gold, a little black, and pops of pink.

The only thing I actually made myself for this tree was the bunting garland and the record tree skirt.

I found scrapbook paper with musical notes on it and made it exactly how I made the Vintage Storybook Garland on my tree.

I found some gold glitter paint that I put over the top of each “flag.”

For the tree skirt, I put out a plea for old records on Facebook. A big thanks to Rosemary from Not Just Paper and Paint who convinced her husband to give me some of his old records, my friend, Kara, who rounded up a ton for me and my father-in-law who went through his record collection pulling out duplicates.

All I did was spray paint the records gold with this spray paint and laid them around the edges of the tree skirt. I opted not to glue them down because whoever wins this tree may not prefer gold records on their tree skirt.

Nancy, one part of Forest Home Media, saw my plea on Facebook and connected with one of her friends whose husband is a three time Grammy winner, Keb’ Mo’. Although they wouldn’t give me their Grammy to pop on the top of the tree as I so desperately wanted (haha!), they did graciously send me an album of his that won a Grammy. How cool (and super nice) is that?! I was pretty pumped.

I tied it onto one of the gifts under the tree and it is part of my tree’s silent auction.

And as if that wasn’t enough, Keb’ Mo’ and his wife, Robbie, even stopped by to see the tree!

Unfortunately, I wasn’t there to thank them in person for helping out, so here is a big virtual thank you!!

I topped the tree off with a gold glittery star and some fun picks.

The trees (and gorgeous homes) can all be viewed at the Holiday Parade of Homes at Kings’ Chapel from now through December 21st. As I said earlier, all our trees will be auctioned off and the proceeds will go to Make-A-Wish of Middle Tennessee.

Lauren, I hope you get to go to the Grammys, sweetie.

After we all decorated our trees, we had a fun blogger high tea that was sponsored by HomeTalk, StyleBlueprint and Kirkland’s. Big thanks to them for letting us have a little fun!

The other trees were:

Circus Themed Tree from Thistlewood Farms

Super Model Themed Tree from Chaotically Creative

Greece Themed Tree from The Decorologist

And one more thing, while I still have your attention.

Guys, let’s all remember that it is so much more important to give back this time of year than to receive, well I think that’s true throughout the year.

There are so many good causes out there and even just giving a toy for a kid who won’t get anything for Christmas or $10 can help out.

Thank you to everyone who made this event happen – it was truly an honor to be included.

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December 8, 2014