(COLORADO SPRINGS) — A Colorado Springs guitar recieved a major makeover, covered in glitter, jewels, and layers of vibrant paint. Sold over Facebook Marketplace to Tiffany Thompson and Chris Estrada who envisioned turning this instrument into something more meaningful to help give back to chairty.

“We found on Facebook Marketplace, a retired military veteran that had this Taylor guitar because we wanted it to be a Taylor guitar because of Taylor Swift,” said Thompson. “Usually, I get the cheaper kind of repurposed guitars that are not in good shape for about $50 to $100.”

On Tuesday morning, Tiffany Thompson showed off her guitar masterpiece with only a couple final touches left.

This is not the first time Thompson used her talents to paint a guitar–several years ago she was first tasked with channeling her creativity.

“I do all kinds of other paintings, I do murals, and I’ve always done art,” Thompson said. “But I was asked if I could paint a guitar for someone a couple of years ago and had never thought about it and so I did and that’s just kind of how it started. Then I started getting asked mostly for charities, if I would paint guitars for their auctions and to raise money for charity.”

While the two are avid Kansas City Chiefs fans, Estrada deserves recognition for bringing the idea to life, with the instrument sharing the same name as the award-winning performer.

“We were looking around marketplace for different guitars and she’d found several and then when I came up with the idea, ‘Hey, why don’t you paint Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift guitar?” Estrada said. “I thought, what better than to find a Taylor guitar to put it on.”

The instrument and the design both share something in common, the name Taylor.

After purchasing the Taylor guitar, Thompson dove into action, not only getting necessary paint and pens, but also carefully planning the design on this unique canvas.

“You had to get kind of creative with all the sound hole and the shape of it to kind of make it all fit,” Thompson said. “So I usually kind of sketch it out beforehand on a copy of a guitar so I can see how it’s going to fit.”

Saturated in the spirit of “Bejeweled” along with multiple other Swift songs, this guitar sparkles with added bling to elevate the masterpiece.

“Then my favorite part is putting the finishing touches on it and like the bling and outlining it so that it really pops and it comes to life,” Thompson said. “But leading up to it, like when you’re priming, I always tell people, don’t look at it until it’s done, because I like the finished product when you get all the sparkles on it and the details.”

While there is empty space for the autographs of this power duo, in the right hand corner is Tiffany’s name.

Under these layers of paint, there’s more meaning to this work, with the ultimate goal to raise funds for a Hope House. She would like to get the guitar signed by both Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, with the profits going toward a good cause.

“So in 2015, I ended up at the domestic violence shelter in Kansas City, it’s Independence, Missouri, which is Kansas City area, they helped me,” Thompson said. “So over the course of the next probably seven months, I went to counseling, they have a lot of resources, so that I could start over because I basically just had to start over at age 47.”

Her own personal connection to the domestic violence shelter motivates her not only to keep chasing this autograph dream, but also reveals the profound impact a donation could have on so many individuals.

“You need to get a good night’s sleep, you need food, you need that help,” Thompson said. “You can’t sometimes go to your family because you don’t want to draw your family into that, you know, time of your life and put them in danger. So it’s really important for these shelters to get money for the women and children just to be able to have some place to go and be safe.”

While proceeds from this guitar will go to the shelter in Kansas City that helped her, Thompson is on a mission not to stop there, and continue raising funds for other Hope Houses across the country.

The guitar is already gaining attnetion, Tiffany receieved a letter filled with bracelets and a message for Taylor Swift.

In the process of working away on the guitar, she has documented the every step on social media, with the hope that these superstars will catch a glimpse of her artistic endeavor.

“It’s just really cool seeing everybody comment on the videos and the news bits,” Estrada said. “I never expected it, but, you know, I can’t wait to see Taylor and Travis sign this thing because I know it’s going to happen.”

You can follow her journey on Instagram @Guitaristtiffany or on Facebook @Guitartist.

Courtesy:
Maggy Wolanske,
FOX21 MMJ

Courtesy:
Maggy Wolanske,
FOX21 MMJ

While Thompson is chasing her wildest dreams, she hopes to make the power duo aware of the specially crafted guitar, especially since there’s a blank space waiting for their names.

“I just really wanted to get it signed and however it happens would just be a blessing,” Thompson said. “But I just want to get it signed, so that we can just hand that money over to Hope House and get some money raised.”