25 Apr Trend Alert: Keychains & Bag Charms
Keychains and bag charms have become the hot accessory trend of the moment.
Of course, fast fashion brands and high-end retailers have been hurrying to mass-produce new designs to keep up with the craze.
However, by commodifying personalization, these big box stores are losing the real charm (pun-intended) of making something your own, which is the potential for storytelling.
Create and Tinker’s basket of vintage and secondhand keychains.
At Melrose Trading Post, our small business vendors have a bevy of options to personalize your keys, purses, totes, and more – all while being sustainable and supporting local artists!
The pieces you find in the market are typically handmade items crafted with love or vintage items rescued from the landfill, so each keychain or charm holds a bit of history that makes them extra special and one-of-a-kind.
Paw Creations
Paw Creations offer custom engraved gifts and keepsakes. You provide the image, and they will personalize a keychain for you on the spot! The possibilities are endless.
Ammar in R2
Ammar’s booth in R2 has a wide variety of interesting finds, and every Sunday, sets up a huge wall of eclectic patches and keychains for patrons to admire, including a lot of secondhand souvenir shop relics.
Create And Tinker
Chisa and Takero curate an incredible collection of vintage wonders at MTP, and keychains are one of their many specialities. Take home a truly unique artifact!
Your Moms Closett
Anthony of Your Moms Closett always has a selection of handmade keychains in his shop, with designs spanning billiard balls, toy cars, and mini-CDs of favorite albums.
Desert Moon
Vanessa’s booth is chock full of her colorful and fun jewelry and charm designs, and she’s greatly expanded her keychain offerings. We especially love her signature holographic balloon animal designs.
What charms will you find at Melrose Trading Post?