A keepsake music box you don’t just hear. You feel it.

Handcrafted music boxes, custom engraved and made in South Africa, created to hold memories, moments, and meaning.

Start Your Keepsake Music Box

Here in my Cape Town studio, I handcraft keepsake music
boxes with a clear intention: to manifest joy.

You choose the song. You choose the message. Together, we create a memory-keeper you’ll treasure for years to come.

Created for moments you never want to forget

Each Music Box SA keepsake is made for a story. Choose the moment you’re celebrating.

Not sure what to choose? WhatsApp me. I’ll guide you.

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  • Love & Anniversaries

    Celebrate milestones, weddings, and years of love with a melody that says what words can’t.

  • New Life & Beginnings

    A timeless gift for births, christenings, and the start of a beautiful journey.

  • In Memory & Tribute

    A gentle way to honour, remember, and keep loved ones close.
Start Your Keepsake Music Box

Simple. Personal. Made with care.

How It Works

Choose Your Wood

Select from rich, honey-toned Kiaat (our most loved) or elegant Whitewashed Pine. Both are sustainably sourced South African
woods, chosen for their beauty and the way they age gracefully over time.

Choose Your Tune

You'll choose between a traditional 18-note wind-up mechanism or a custom digital mechanism that plays your exact song.

Choose Your Message

Add custom engraving. Names, dates, lyrics, or a message from the heart. This is where your music box becomes uniquely, unmistakably yours.

We Handcraft Your Box

Once your design is approved and payment confirmed, I begin crafting. Each box takes approximately 5 days to complete, then it's carefully packaged and sent via courier (2-5 working days).

Best is to allow 2 weeks from order to delivery.

Delivered with Love

Your music box arrives ready to gift (or keep!), complete with your chosen melody
and message.

Delivery is included in every order.

Loved by customers across South Africa

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Why Music Box SA exists

Music Box SA was created from a deep love for craftsmanship, nostalgia, and the belief that the smallest objects can hold the greatest meaning.

Each keepsake is carefully made to celebrate life’s most important moments, with intention, respect, and heart.

Read The Journey

Ready to create yours?

Build Your Keepsake Music Box

One of a kind means you get to choose...

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    Wood

    Whitewashed Pine or Kiaat.

    Kiaat, one of the prime timber species of the woodlands of southern Africa, is an excellent choice to combine with musical elements for the acoustic quality of its timber.

    Pine wood is medium-weight and relatively soft. We further soften the look by using a whitewashing technique that is pleasing on the eye to fit into various interior decorating styles. Its strength and elasticity both add value to encapsulate the beautiful sound of music..

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    Box Sizes

    LARGE

    230mm x 200mm x 100mm

    MEDIUM

    200mm x 130mm x 100mm

  • Wind Up Music Box Mechanism

    Traditional 18 Note Musical Mechanism

    Made in precision factories and crafted by specialist makers, the available tunes are:

    - Amazing Grace

    - Brahms Lullaby

    - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy

    - Fur Elise

    - La vie en rose

    - Twinkle Twinkle little star

    - Waltz of the flowers

    - You are my sunshine

    Click here to listen to the Tunes 
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    Custom Digital Musical Mechanism

    If you have a special song and maybe want to combine it with a voice message - we can make that happen! Select from our large selection of digital tunes or combine it a personalised voice recording into Medium and Large boxes.

    These tunes are activated by light (when you open the lid), batteries are included.

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    Engraving

    You get to choose a design, or send us your very own.

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    Shipping

    Free delivery to your door on all Kiaat and Whitewashed Pine Keepsake Music Boxes.

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Perfect for Every Occasion

When words aren't enough, there's music.

Music boxes aren't just gifts. They're memory keepers.
They mark the moments that matter most.

  • Weddings & Anniversaries

    Capture
    your first dance, your vows, the song that started it all.

  • Memorials & Remembrance

    Honor a loved one with a melody that brings comfort and
    keeps their memory close.

  • Thank You Gifts

    For the teacher, the mentor, the friend who changed everything.

  • Birthdays & Milestones

    Celebrate a daughter's 21st, a mother's 60th, a grandchild's
    first year.

  • Just Because

    Sometimes the best gifts have no occasion. Just love.

  • New Beginnings & Life Changes

    Mark a new chapter,a new home, a new baby, a new journey. A melody to remind you that every ending is also a beginning.

My customers have gifted music boxes to newlyweds, new mothers, grieving friends, and retiring colleagues.

They've tucked them into hospital bags and placed them on mantels. They've cried opening them and cried giving them.

Because a music box isn't just wood and melody.

It's joy, manifested.

Why Choose Music Box SA? 

Handcrafted in Cape Town
Every keepsake music box is made by hand in my Cape Town studio, never mass produced. I work with a small group of trusted artisans for the woodwork, and I personally guide you through every detail of your custom build.

Any song, any voice message
If it means something to you, it belongs in your music box — from a wedding song to a voice note you want to keep forever.

Premium South African wood
I work with rich Kiaat and soft Whitewashed Pine, chosen for their beauty, durability, and the way they age over time. Each piece of wood is naturally unique, so grain and tone will vary slightly, part of what makes your box one of a kind.

A deeply personal process
You’re not just placing an order. You’re co-creating a memory-keeper with me. I send a design proof, we refine it together on WhatsApp, and I only engrave once you reply: “Design approved.”

Delivery included
Keepsake music boxes start from R1,250, with standard delivery in South Africa and top-lid engraving included. If a remote-area surcharge applies, I’ll confirm it with you before you pay.

Limited capacity, full attention
I take on a limited number of boxes each month so every piece gets the care it deserves. This isn’t about rushing or scaling, it’s about quality, intention, and getting it right.

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